Sightings

St. Mary’s – The female Hawfinch was again in the trees between Porth Hellick and Carn Friars Farm. St. Agnes – A Whimbrel, a Cuckoo and 7 Wheatears. Samson – A Great Northern Diver off-shore.

Bryher – 4 Wheatears and a Cuckoo. Tresco – A Whimbrel. At sea – 40+ Common Terns and 200+ Manx shearwaters were off Annet. 15+ European Storm-petrels and 3 Great Skuas were seen on a short-range pelagic trip.

  St. Mary’s – A female Hawfinch and 3 Swifts. St. Agnes – 2 Cuckoos. St. Martin’s – 2 Wheatears

St. Mary’s – A Wheatear was on the Garrison a pair of Cuckoos were at Porth Hellick and another was on Peninnis. St. Agnes – 2 Cuckoos. Gugh – A Cuckoo. Tresco – A Sand Martin and 2 Pochards. St. Read more…

St. Mary’s – A Swift and Cuckoo on Peninnis

St. Martin’s – 4 Ravens, a Cuckoo, a Common Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warblers and a Wheatear St. Agnes – A Cuckoo. Inter-island waters – A Great Northern Diver and 20 Common Terns. At sea – A short-range pelagic trip produced Read more…

St. Mary’s – A Common Swift, a Turtle Dove and 2 Cuckoos. St. Helen’s – 4 Ravens.

St. Mary’s – The female Woodchat Shrike was still in the pine belt opposite Spray View, a Spotted Flycatcher was at Higher Moors and a Willow Warbler (an unexpected bird on Scilly at this time of year) was singing between Read more…

St. Mary’s – A Woodchat Shrike was in the pine belt at Normandy opposite Spray View, a Turtle Dove was at Holy Vale and 3 Spotted Flycatchers were caught and ringed at Porth Hellick. St. Martin’s – A Bee-eater was Read more…