Latest bird sightings from the Islands
St. Mary’s – 2 Crossbills were at Innisidgen. Tresco – 3 Black-tailed Godwits and a Common Sandpiper At sea – A short-range pelagic trip produced a Sooty Shearwater, 4 Great Skuas, 20 European Storm-petrels and 2 Blue Sharks.
St. Agnes – 6 Common Swifts, a Common Sandpiper and a Wheatear. St. Mary’s – A Lapwing was on the airfield Tresco – 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Whimbrels, 5 Greenshanks and a Common Sandpiper
St Mary’s – 10+Common Swifts over Deep Point and 2 Green Sandpipers at Porth Hellick. St. Agnes – 5 Common Swifts, a Wheatear and an amazing count of 32 Common Sandpipers. At sea – A short-range pelagic trip in the daytime was very quiet producing just 10 European Storm-petrels and Read more…
St. Mary’s – a Lesser Redpoll was caught and ringed at Porth Hellick. St. Agnes – 2 Whimbrel
Tresco – A Common Buzzard, 6 Greenshanks and 4 Little Egrets. At sea – Birders on a short-range pelagic trip 6 miles south of St. Mary’s saw a Wilson’s Storm-petrel, 60+ European Storm-petrels, a Cory’s Shearwater, 3 Pomarine Skuas and a Great Skua. Fishermen on board were happy, as 3 Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Lesser Redpoll at Lower Moors and 2 the Greenshanks were still on Porth Hellick Pool. At sea – A Cory’s Shearwater was east of the islands.
St. Mary’s – A Common Sandpiper was by the quay and 2 Greenshanks were on Porth Hellick Pool. St. Martin’s – 6 Curlews. Annet – A Common Sandpiper and a Marsh Harrier.
The only report from the island was of 2 Whimbrels and 3 Curlews on St. Agnes. Things were better at sea with a Wilson’s Storm-petrel seen from the Scillonian evening crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance. It was seen at 17:40hrs and would therefore be within Scillonian waters. Read more…
Samson – A Knot and 2 Bar-tailed Godwits. Tresco – A Black-tailed Godwit, a Whimbrel, 12 Sanderlings and a Common Buzzard.
St. Mary’s – A Lesser Redpoll was in Holy Vale. Tresco – A Black-tailed Godwit and 8 Greenshank. At sea – A Cory’s Shearwater was seen from the evening Scillonian crossing from Hugh Town to Penzance.