Latest bird sightings from the Islands
St. Mary’s – The Western Bonelli’s was still in the pines on the Garrison also there were a Spotted and a Pied Flycatcher. 6 Spotted Flycatchers were at Salakee and 2 were at High Lanes. The Bee-eater showed briefly on wires at Trenoweth and single Grasshopper Warblers were seen in Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Western Bonelli’s Warbler was found in the western pines on the Garrison, also in the area were a juvenile Woodchat Shrike, a Melodious Warbler, a Whinchat and a Wryneck. A Wood Sandpiper was at Porth Hellick pool and nearby a Garden Warbler & a Kingfisher (a Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Black Kite flew over Lower Moors. 5 Bar-tailed Godwits & 2 Knots were on Porthloo and 2 wheatears were on Porth Mellon. The Bee-eater flew over the Garrison, where there was also 7 Common Whitethroats, a Spotted Flycatcher and a Melodious Warbler. 5 Common Whitethroats, 8 Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Common Sandpiper & a Wood Sandpiper were on Porth Hellick Pool. The Bee-eater flew over Carn Friars towards Normandy and a Wryneck was seen at Pelistry. A *Black Kite* that flew over Harry’s Walls was seen over Lower Moors later in the evening and may have Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Bee-eater flew from Porth Hellick Bay over the airfield and over Old Town Bay towards Peninnis. The juvenile Woodchat Shrike was reported as still at Helvear and a Kingfisher was caught and ringed at Porth Hellick. At sea – A Pomarine Skua and 2 Sooty Shearwaters Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Bee-eater was seen again near Newford Duck Pond, the juvenile Woodchat Shrike was still at Helvear and at Porth Hellick were 7 Greenshanks, 4 Green Sandpipers & a Common Sandpiper. Tresco – A Wood Sandpiper, a Ruff, 70+ Sanderlings, 5 Whimbrels and 70+ Common Terns. Annet Read more…
St. Mary’s – the juvenile Woodchat Shrike was still at Helvear. At sea – A Great Shearwater, an adult Sabine’s Gull, a Pomarine Skua, a Balearic Shearwater, a Sooty Shearwater, 4 Great Skuas, 40 + European Storm-petrels and an Ocean Sunfish were seen on a daytime pelagic trip.
St. Mary’s – the juvenile Woodchat Shrike was still at Helvear. At sea – The first Wilson’s Storm-petrel since July 22nd was seen on a short-range pelagic trip 5 miles southeast of St. Mary’s.
St. Mary’s – The juvenile Woodchat Shrike was still at Helvear. At sea – A shark fishing trip 6 miles west of St. Agnes, produced 4 Great Shearwaters, 2 adult Sabine’s Gulls, 5 Sooty Shearwaters, 80+ European Storm-petrels, a Blue Fulmar and 4 Great Skuas.
St. Mary’s – A Wood Sandpiper was at Porth Hellick and the juvenile Woodchat Shrike was still at Helvear. At sea – Birders on a short-range pelagic trip saw a Great Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 3 Great Skuas and 25+ European Storm-petrels. Of interest, after over 10 years of shark Read more…