BIRD REPORTS

  St. Mary’s – The Wood Sandpiper was still at Porth Hellick, a Mediterranean Gull was in Porthcressa and a Swift was over the island. St. Agnes – A Golden Plover, a Green Sandpiper, 3 Redshanks, 3 Sand Martins and 2 Wheatears. St. Martin’s – 4 Swifts. At sea – Read more…

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St. Mary’s – 7 Turtle Doves were still in fields adjoining Holy Vale. St. Agnes – 2 Turtle Doves, 6 Wheatears, a Common Redstart and 2 Spotted Flycatchers. Gugh – A very late Redwing. Samson – 6 Great Northern Divers offshore and a Whimbrel. At sea – 70+ Manx Shearwaters Read more…

St. Mary’s – A Wood Warbler and a Garden Warbler were in Mount Todden Pines, both singing and showing well. 12 Turtle Doves were in a field below the riding stables and 4 were at Salakee, with the serious decline in recent years of this species this is an encouraging Read more…

St. Mary’s – A Golden Oriole was in Holy Vale. St. Martin’s – A Purple Heron, a Turtle Dove, a Golden Plover, a Golden Oriole and a Common Whitethroat. St. Agnes – 3 Turtle Doves

St. Mary’s – The Blue-headed Wagtail & a Common Swift were at Carn Friars, a Turtle Dove & a Cuckoo were at Salakee, a Lesser Redpoll & 2 drake Tufted Ducks were at Porth Hellick and a Garden Warbler was in Carreg Dhu Gardens. St. Agnes – 12 Dunlins, 2 Read more…

St. Mary’s – A female Woodchat Shrike & a Blue-headed Wagtail were at Carn Friars, a Golden Oriole was at Carreg Dhu, single Turtle Doves were at Longstone and Borough Farm and a Lesser Redpoll was at Porth Hellick. Tresco – A Red-backed Shrike and 2 Whimbrels. Bryher – A Read more…

St. Mary’s – 2 Golden Orioles were calling from the pines at Longstone Terrace near Longstone and another was in Holy Vale, 4 Turtle Doves were at Holy Vale and 3 were in pines on Kittydown. A Lesser Redpoll was between the hides at Porth Hellick. Tresco – A Common Read more…

St. Mary’s – A Hawfinch was in elms behind Rocky Hill Studio, a Turtle Dove was in Carreg Dhu Gardens and a Tree Pipit flew in off the sea at Peninnis Head. St. Agnes – A Golden Oriole and 2 Spotted Flycatchers. Annet – 10 Great Northern Divers and 250+ Read more…

St. Mary’s – A Woodchat Shrike was on the golf Course before moving to Bant’s Carn where a Pied Flycatcher and a Golden Oriole were also seen. 4 Turtle Doves were on the island, a Quail flew from the airfield to Salakee Down, a Nightjar was in the pines on Read more…