Saturday (18/03) Pink-footed Goose – 10 on Tommy’s Hill, Tresco. Common Scoter – 5 in Crow Sound. Red-throated Diver – 1 close to the Eastern Isles. Sandwich Tern – 4 on Hats Buoy in Crow Sound. House Martin – 1 behind the pumping station at Read more…
Saturday (11/03) Cattle Egret – At least 4 at Trewince and 2 on Tresco. Pink-footed Goose – 10 flew west over St. Nicholas Church, Tresco. Shelduck – 2 on the Great Pool, Tresco. Shoveler – 7 on the Great Pool, Tresco. Pochard – 5 on the Great Read more…
Monday (20/02) Long-tailed Skua – Sadly, the adult seen on Saturday was found dead on Porth Hellick Down. Pink-footed Goose – 9 in fields above the cricket pitch on Tresco. Glaucous Gull – 1 that flew over New Grimsby, Tresco was identified as Read more…
Monday (13/02) Richard’s Pipit – 1 still on the Airfield. Cattle Egret – At least 6 around St. Mary’s. Spoonbill – 3 on Samson. Jack Snipe – 1 in the Porth Hellick/Carn Friars Farm area. Cetti’s Warbler – 1 Porth Hellick Loop. Fieldfare – 1 at Tremelethen. Grey Read more…
Monday (06/02) Glaucous Gull – A juvenile flew over Peninnis towards Old Town. Cattle Egret – 3 flew from Holy Vale over Longstone and landed amongst the cattle at Trewince, later increasing to 4. Spoonbill – 1 on Skirt Island, Tresco. Black Redstart – Read more…
Monday (30/01) Cattle Egret – 4 still at Parting Carn. Buzzard – 1 flew over St. Warna’s Cove, St. Agnes. Fin Whale – 1 between Old Town and Deep Point. Tuesday (31/01) Cattle Egret – 4 in the morning with cattle at Trewince, moving to Parting Read more…
Monday (23/01) Glossy Ibis – 1 flew south over St. Agnes. Cattle Egret – 1 still at Longstone and 3 at Parting Carn. Mediterranean Gull – 2 at Porthloo. Tuesday (24/01) Cattle Egret – 2 at Longstone and 3 on Tresco. Slavonian Grebe – 1 on the Read more…
Monday (16/01) Glaucous Gull – 1 still at Porthloo. Cattle Egret – 4 at Longstone. Little Egret – 1 at Longstone. Tuesday (17/01) Stone Curlew – 1 still in flower fields in the Telegraph/ Pungies Lane/High Lanes area, Glaucous Gull – 1 on Taylor’s Read more…
Tuesday (10/01) Stone Curlew – The bird that was last reported on December 21st was seen in a large flower field opposite Porthloo Lane at Telegraph, later moving to the field at the junction of Pungies Lane and MacFarland Down. Arctic Skua – Read more…
Saturday (10/12) Spoonbill – 2 on Samson. Ringed Plover – The German colour-ringed bird from last winter was on Porthloo Beach. Great Northern Diver – 1 off Newford Island, Porthloo later moving to Porth Mellon. Woodcock – 1 in Holy Vale. Merlin – 1 in Read more…