Firstly late news from Saturday (13/06) 2 Rose-coloured Starling flew past the Daymark on St. Martin’s. Also of interest the Scopoli’s Shearwater seen from a Sapphire Pelagic on July 11 last year has been accepted by BBRC as the second record for Britain after the first one in 2004. Monday The Yellow-legged Gull was still at Porthloo, 2 Crossbill flew Read more…
Wednesday 3 Crossbill flew over the pines at Spray View, near Deep Point & 1 was at Longstone, a Hobby was over Trenoweth and the Yellow-legged Gull flew over Bay View Terrace towards Porthloo Thursday 7 Crossbill flew over Longstone, 3 Swift were over Longstone with another over High Lanes and the Yellow-legged Gull was at Porthloo. Friday The Yellow-legged Gull was on a Read more…
Friday The Red-rumped Swallow & a Swift were at Porth Hellick, the Rose-coloured Starling flew over Ennor Close, Old Town and 2 Golden Oriole were singing in Holy Vale with another at Porth Hellick. Saturday The Red-rumped Swallow & a Swift were still at Porth Hellick and the Rose-coloured Starling flew over Sallyport and was then briefly in a garden at Little Porth. Sunday Read more…
Monday 2 Hooded Crow flew over Porthloo heading towards the Golf Course and 1 was seen later on the Garrison. Tuesday A Red-rumped Swallow (the third of the year), a Hobbyand 2 Swift were over Porth Hellick Pool. 2 Golden Oriole were singing in the elms at the top of Holy Vale and 1 was at Porth Hellick, where Read more…
At least 2 pairs of Ringed Plover are nesting on St. Martin’s and 2 pairs of Wheatear are near the Daymark. Thursday An Osprey was on Taylors Island, Porthloo, it then flew over Old Town and Kittydown. It was photographed and the photos showed it to be bearing a blue ring on the right leg with Read more…
The lockdown has an upside with a very good show of cetaceans at the moment with large numbers of Common Dolphin and some Risso’s Dolphin & Minke Whale in recent days. Monday The second (possibly third) Purple Heron of the spring was at Porth Hellick Pool and a Hobby was seen over Porth Hellick & Watermill. A trip to Tresco Read more…
Thursday The male Red-backed Shrike was still on the Airfield where there was also a Hobby and it or another was seen over Peninnis. 6 Whimbrel were at Bar Point, the Grey Plover flew from Taylor’s Island, Porthloo towards Tresco and 40 Sanderling were on St. Martin’s. 3 Great Northern Diver were in The Roads, a ringtail Hen Harrier flew north past Samson and Cuckoo were Read more…
Tuesday A Little Ringed Plover (the fourth this Spring) was sound recorded flying over the Garrison at 03:34 and the partial summer-plumaged Grey Plover still on Porthloo Beach. A Golden Oriole was at the junction of Porthloo Lane & Rocky Hills, the Jackdaw was still on the Garrison and a Cuckoo was at Giant’s Castle. Wednesday Read more…
Saturday On Tresco, a Purple Heron, a drake Pintail, a female Tufted Duck & 3 Pochard were on the Great Pool and 3 Great Northern Diver were near Hedge Rock. On St. Martin’s, what was almost certainly a Chough flew over Middle Town been mobbed by Crows and an Arctic Skua was north of Menawethan, Eastern Isles. A Red Kite was still touring St. Read more…
Wednesday A Red Kite was touring St. Mary’s & another was on Tresco and a Common Buzzard was seen at several locations on St. Mary’s. Hobby was reported from Hugh Town, Normandy, Garrison and Borough Farm, there were probably 2 birds involved in these sightings, a Merlin was on the Garrison, a female Kestrel was at Longstone and a Cuckoo was Read more…