Latest bird sightings from the Islands
St. Mary’s – 2 Cory’s Shearwaters past Deep Point and 2 Crossbills in the pine belt nearby. A Mediterranean Gull on Taylor’s Island, Porthloo and a Common Sandpiper on Porth Hellick Pool.
St. Agnes – 107 Cory’s Shearwaters had flown west past Horse Point by 10:30. St. Mary’s – The 3 Mediterranean Gulls were still at Porthloo and despite the numbers past St. Agnes, just 1 Cory’s shearwater was seen off Deep Point. Tresco – 3 Swifts, 2 Common Buzzards and a Read more…
St. Mary’s – The 3 Mediterranean Gulls (2 adults and a first-summer) were still at Porthloo
St. Mary’s – The 3 Mediterranean Gulls were still at Porthloo and a Common Sandpiper was on Porth Hellick Pool. Tresco – 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls (commuting from Porthloo?) a first-summer Arctic Tern, a Quail and 2 Crossbills. Samson – A Marsh Harrier and a Whimbrel.
St. Mary’s – 3 Mediterranean Gulls ( 2 adults & a first-summer) were at Porthloo and a Balearic Shearwater flew past Deep Point. Tresco – 3 Redshanks, 5 Greenshanks, a Swift and 3 Jackdaws
St. Mary’s – 2 Mediterranean Gulls at Porthloo, a Swift over Hugh Town, 6 Swifts, a White Wagtail & a Green Sandpiper at Lower Moors and 3 Common Sandpipers at Porth Hellick. Bryher – 7 Swifts. At sea – A very quiet pelagic trip produced a handful of European Storm-Petrels Read more…
St. Mary’s – 4 Common Sandpipers, 2 Greenshanks, a very early Snipe, 6 Sand Martins, 8 Swifts and a European Bee-eater were all at/over Porth Hellick Pool. A Golden Oriole was singing at Rocky Hills, a juvenile Mediterranean Gull was in Porthcressa Bay and a first-summer bird was in the Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Golden Oriole was singing at Trenoweth and a Hobby, 3 Common Sandpipers, a Green Sandpiper, 2 Teal & a drake Tufted Duck were all at Porth Hellick. St. Agnes – A Green Sandpiper, a Common Sandpiper, 3 Curlew and 3 Swifts.
St. Agnes – 2 Curlews and 2 Common Sandpipers. Tresco – A Common Buzzard and 3 Swifts. At sea – A very quiet evening pelagic trip produced about a dozen European Storm-petrels and 2 Great Skuas.
St. Mary’s – A Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpipers and a Greenshank were at Porth Hellick. A Wheatear was on the airfield, 2 Ravens were at Trewince and a Balearic Shearwater flew past Deep Point. 20 Common and 3 Sandwich Terns were in The Roads. Annet – 2 Common Sandpipers, 25 Read more…