Sightings

no reports received today

St. Mary’s – A Crossbill flew over Porth Hellick and appeared to land in the Kittydown pines. Bryher – A Hobby.

St. Martin’s – The Purple Heron, a Hobby and 20+ Common Swifts. Bryher – The Common Crane was seen in the morning and the evening. Annet – 200+ Manx Shearwaters were offshore. Inter-island waters – A 2nd summer Mediterranean Gull was in The Roads. At sea – 2 European Storm-petrels, a Great Skua and 7 Ocean Sunfish.

St. Mary’s – 4 Common Swifts over the airport. St. Agnes – A Wheatear and 3 Tufted Ducks. Tresco – The drake American Wigeon was still on the Great Pool.

St. Mary’s – A drake Tufted Duck was on Porth Hellick Pool. St. Agnes – 6 Common Swifts. Annet – 40 Manx Shearwaters offshore. At sea – 25+ European Storm-petrels from a short-range pelagic trip.

St. Martin’s – A Siskin.

Tresco – The pair of American Wigeons were still on the Great Pool. Bryher – The Common Crane flew over Hell Bay Hotel towards Castle Down on Tresco. The Hooded Crow was still present. Samson – 12 Curlews. Teän – 2 Curlews.

St. Martin’s – The Purple Heron flew over Great Bay towards Wine Cove.