Latest bird sightings from the Islands
St. Mary’s – A drake Tufted Duck was on Porth Hellick Pool. St. Agnes – 6 Common Swifts. Annet – 40 Manx Shearwaters offshore. At sea – 25+ European Storm-petrels from a short-range pelagic trip.
Tresco – The pair of American Wigeons were still on the Great Pool. Bryher – The Common Crane flew over Hell Bay Hotel towards Castle Down on Tresco. The Hooded Crow was still present. Samson – 12 Curlews. Teän – 2 Curlews.
St. Martin’s – The Purple Heron flew over Great Bay towards Wine Cove.
Bryher – The Great Blue Heron was not seen until the afternoon when it was on the Big Pool and Great Porth. Also seen were a Wryneck, a female/1st summer male Golden Oriole, 2 Common Sandpipers, 2 Whimbrels, 10 Tree Pipits, 6+ Common Redstarts, a Pied Flycatcher and 10+ Common Read more…
Bryher – The Great Blue Heron was seen on the Big Pool at first light and then not seen again until late morning when it was found at Popplestone Bay, it then moved back to the Big Pool were it spent the rest of the day. Also seen were a Read more…
The Great Blue Heron did a tour various locations on Tresco then Bryher, Back to Tresco, then to St. Mary’s – Lower Moors – Old Town Bay finally flying off at dusk towards the Dump Clump. The rest of Tuesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Pied Flycatcher & a Read more…
St Mary’s – GREAT BLUE HERON (1w) in Old Town Bay at 20:20. At Lower Moors earlier
Wednesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – the Long-tailed Duck was still in Porthcressa. Tresco – the Black Duck was seen again on Abbey Pool and the Green-winged Teal was on Great Pool. Thursday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – a female Garganey was found at Porth Hellick Pool. At least one Read more…
Monday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The Eastern Black Redstart was still at Shark’s Pit. Tresco – A Long-tailed Duck was off New Grimsby and a Black-necked Grebe was in Appletree Bay. Bryher – A Long-eared Owl was at Vine Farm Tuesday’s Birds were: St. Mary’s – The Eastern Black Read more…