Sightings

St. Mary’s – 7 Crossbills flew over the Garrison

Bryher – A Balearic Shearwater was ¼ mile northwest of the island. At sea – 20 European Storm-petrels, a Sooty, a Balearic and 500+ Manx Shearwaters were seen from an evening short-range pelagic trip. A Blue Shark was also caught, Read more…

St. Mary’s – A Black Kite flew over Hugh Town and headed west over the Garrison. A Green Sandpiper, a Common Sandpiper and 2 Greenshanks were on Porth Hellick Pool. Annet – A Balearic Shearwater was just north of the Read more…

St. Mary’s – A Great Northern Diver was off Peninnis Head and a Green Sandpiper was at Porth Hellick Pool.

St. Mary’s – The Hobby was still in the Porth Hellick area and 2 Greenshank and a Redshank were on the pool there. At sea – An evening pelagic trip produced 100+ Manx Shearwaters, 10+ European Storm-petrels and 2 Great Read more…

St. Mary’s – A Wood Sandpiper flew over Porthcressa, a Hobby was over Porth Hellick and a Common Swift was over Lower Moors

St. Mary’s – A female Wheatear was at Giant’s Castle and a juvenile Cuckoo was being fed by a pair of Meadow Pipits on Porth Hellick Down

  Saturday’s bird was: St. Martin’s – The female Dotterel was still near the Daymark. Sunday’s birds were: Bryher – A Short-toed Lark was on Shipman Head Down. St. Martin’s – A Common Swift

St. Mary’s – The Cuckoo was still on Peninnis. St. Martin’s – The Dotterel was still near the Daymark

St. Mary’s – A male Cuckoo was on Peninnis. St. Martin’s – A very unseasonal Dotterel was near the Daymark. Tresco – 2 Common Buzzards. Annet – 290 Manx Shearwaters were offshore.