Tuesday The Spotted Sandpiper was still at Porth Hellick, where there were also, 9 Greenshank, a flyover Spotted Redshank, a Wigeon, a Kingfisher, a Cetti’s Warbler and a Whinchat. Elsewhere on St. Mary’s the Curlew Sandpiper was still on Porthloo Beach, a Black Kite was circling over the island. A male Merlin flew over Newford Duck Pond, a Wryneck, a Pied flycatcher & 2 Spotted Flycatcher were on Carn Read more…
Monday St. Mary’s At least 2 Black Kite were over St. Mary’s from locations and timings of sightings there may well have been 4 birds. The possible Spotted Sandpiper from yesterday was confirmed when it was seen and photographed at Porth Hellick, also there were a Wigeon and a Whinchat. The Curlew Sandpiper was still at Porthloo, a Common Sandpiper & Read more…
Friday 7 European Storm-petrel and a Sooty Shearwater were seen from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s. The juvenile Ruff was still on Porth Hellick Pool and the Buff-breasted Sandpiper was again on Peninnis before flying off towards the Garrison. A female type Woodchat Shrike was on Carn Friars Farm & in the Porth Read more…
Sunday A juvenile Ruff and 5 Wheatear were on the airfield. At Porth Hellick 9 Greenshank, 2 Dunlin & 9 Ringed Plover were on the beach, a Common Sandpiper was on the Pool and a Cetti’s Warbler was in the bushes. A Crossbill was at Longstone. Birds reported from Tresco were 100 Sanderling, 100 Ringed Plover, 16 Dunlin, 6 Knot and a Black-tailed Godwit. The daytime 8 “Birders’ Special” pelagic trip 8 miles Read more…
Thursday 42 Great Shearwater, 26 Cory’s Shearwater, a Sooty Shearwater & a Balearic Shearwater flew past Peninnis and 15 Great Shearwater, a Cory’s Shearwater & 2 Sooty Shearwater flew past Deep Point. On St. Martin’s 3 Great Skua flew past the Daymark and a Pied Flycatcher was at Little Arthur Farm’ A very early Black Redstart was near the cricket Pavilion on the Garrison and a Pied Flycatcher was Read more…
Tuesday A Balearic Shearwater flew past Peninnis Head and a Cory’s Shearwater was seen from the Scillonian III on the return trip to Penzance. A Green Sandpiper was between Pendrathen & Bar Point and a Whinchat & a Wheatear were near Peninnis Lighthouse. The evening sharking/pelagic trip 5 miles south of St. Mary’s continued the recent run of good sightings, Read more…
Sunday 6 Whimbrel & 9 Greenshank were in Porth Hellick Bay and a Green Sandpiper flew over the airfield. A Sooty Shearwater flew past Giant’s Castle and 15 Mediterranean Gull, a Yellow-legged Gull & 34 Sandwich Tern were at Porthcressa. A Pied Flycatcher was in the bushes at Newford duck Pond. On Tresco there were 11 Greenshank, 8 Redshank, a Common Sandpiper, 12 Dunlin, 4 Yellow-legged Gull & a Kingfisher. 3 Whimbrel & a Wheatear were Read more…
Friday A Great Northern Diver was off St. Agnes and a Lapwing, a Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 10 Greenshank & a Cetti’s Warbler were at Porth Hellick. A Whimbrel flew over the Garrison, 3 Pied Flycatcher were in the Garrison Pines, a Wheatear was near the Star Castle and 2 Crossbill were at Longstone. On St. Agnes a Hobby and 3 Wheatear were on Wingletang. A Great Shearwater, a Cory’s Shearwater, 8 European Read more…
Tuesday The first Wryneck of the autumn was along the coastal path from Old Town to Porth Hellick 200 yards west of Blue Carn and likewise the first Pied Flycatcher was in the pines above Innisidgen. A Wheatear, a Blackcap & a Common Whitethroat were on Peninnis, single Water Rail were at Porth Hellick & Lower Moors, another Common Whitethroat & 6 Willow Warbler were Read more…
Wednesday A Sooty Shearwater flew past Peninnis Head, a Common Sandpiper was in Lower Moors and a Crossbill was at Longstone Thursday 3 Swift were over Old town and the Crossbill was still at Longstone. The evening pelagic trip 5 miles south of St. Mary’s produced 1 Cory’s Shearwater, 16 Great Shearwater, 6 Wilsons Storm-petrel, about 300 European Storm-petrel, 2 Bluefin Tuna and a Blue Shark. Friday Read more…