Sightings

St. Mary’s – The Short-toed Lark was still on the airfield and a Great Northern Diver was in The Roads. Tresco – A Black Kite was still on the island. St. Martin’s – A Purple Heron flew over Great Bay Read more…

St. Mary’s – The Short-toed Lark was still on the airfield, single Cuckoos were at Bar Point & on the Garrison and the 5 Tufted Ducks were still on Porth Hellick Pool. There were also 10+ Whimbrels on the island. Read more…

St. Mary’s – A male Ortolan Bunting was found early in the day on the golf course and then promptly disappeared before it was relocated back on the golf course mid-afternoon. The Short-toed Lark was still near the windsock on Read more…

The Black Kite was seen on 4 different island today – Tresco, St. Mary’s, St. Martin’s and Bryher. St. Mary’s – The Wood Warbler was still at Higher Moors pumping station, a Turtle Dove was at Kittydown, 2 Whimbrels & Read more…

St. Mary’s  The Red-rumped Swallow was at Porth Hellick mid-morning and at Higher Moors in the evening. The Hawfinch was still at Normandy, a Garden Warbler was on the Garrison and a Red-breasted Flycatcher was reported in the Dump Clump. 3 Great Northern Divers were in Crow Sound. St. Agnes – The Red-rumped Read more…

  St. Mary’s – A Red-rumped Swallow was found mid-afternoon in the Porth Hellick/ Higher Moors vicinity was seen several times before the last sighting in the evening at Trewince. The Black-Tailed Godwit & Tufted Duck were still on Porth Hellick Pool, there was also a Hobby in the Read more…

  St. Mary’s – A cracking full-summer islandica Black-tailed Godwit was on Porth Hellick Pool, also seen there were a Tufted Duck, a Common Sandpiper and a Common Swift. Tresco – A Treecreeper (a very rare bird on Scilly) was in the Abbey Gardens and an Iceland Gull was on the Read more…

The only reports on a wet and windy day were: St. Martin’s – A GLOSSY IBIS was on a roadside puddle bear the reading room. St. Mary’s – A Hooded Crow flew over Longstone late evening