Sightings

St. Mary’s – A Garden Warbler in Lower Moors, and a Kingfisher, a Common Sandpiper & 2 Greenshank at Porth Hellick Pool. Samson – A Spoonbill

St. Mary’s – A Kingfisher, a Tufted Duck, a Swift, 4 Greenshank and 4 Common Sandpipers at Porth Hellick. A juvenile Mediterranean Gull at Porthloo and a Common Sandpiper by the quay. Tresco – A Common Buzzard. Samson – A Read more…

Monday’s highlights were on the evening pelagic trip, when 3 adult Grey Phalaropes were seen, one in summer plumage. A probable Yelkouan Shearwater flew past the boat but unfortunately no photographs were obtained in the wet and windy weather. Also Read more…

Tresco – 2 Whimbrel, 2 Redshank, a Common Sandpiper, a Tufted Duck and a Pintail. Samson – 2 Whimbrel, 6 Curlew, a Spoonbill and a Marsh Harrier. Teän – 60 Curlew.

St. Mary’s – 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Greenshank and a Common Sandpiper at Porth Hellick. 2 Sandwich Tern at Porthcressa and 3 on Taylor’s Island. Samson – A Marsh Harrier. White Island – A Spoonbill. The evening pelagic produced 2 Read more…

St. Mary’s – Common Sandpiper and Greenshank at Porth Hellick Pool. St. Agnes – Common Sandpiper. Samson – A Spoonbill.

St. Mary’s – A Hobby over the municipal dump. 40+ European Storm-petrel were seen on the evening pelagic.

St. Mary’s – A Common Sandpiper and a Greenshank at Porth Hellick Pool. Teän – A Whimbrel and 30 Curlew. Samson – A Spoonbill, a Marsh Harrier, 4 Whimbrel, 6 Curlew, 15 Common Tern and 7 Sandwich Tern. The evening Read more…

St. Mary’s – A juvenile Cuckoo on Peninnis, a Hobby over Old Town, a Greenshank & a Common Sandpiper at Porth Hellick Pool. Samson – The Spoonbill still present. The evening pelagic trip to Bristow’s Reef produced 3 European Storm-petrel, Read more…

St Mary’s – Juv Cuckoo on Penninis this Morning. Plus Quail deep point this afternoon