Sightings

St Mary’s – Swallow over Hugh Town today. Also Sandwich Tern (2) in The Roads. Bryher – Swallow, Hooded Crow and Sand Martin reported today

The Gyr was seen again on Tresco on  7th March and there was also the first Wheatear of the year there. A Spoonbill was on Bryher on the 8th. There are currently up 10 Firecrests on St. Agnes.

St Mary’s – Golden Plover (3) on airfield and Kingfisher at Porth Hellick pool (Thanks J.Pender)

Apologies for the lack of recent reports. Relatively quiet as to be expected over the last few months with one or two exceptions:   Up to 5 Short- eared Owls and a Long-tailed Duck through out on Tresco. Still good Read more…

Tresco – 8 Pochard, 1 female Tufted Duck, 4 Wigeon, 150+ Redwing, 7+ Lapwing, 2 Grey Plover, 12+ Fieldfare, 57 Coot, 136 Black-headed Gulls, 3 Dunlin, 83 Sanderling, 58 Turnstone, BLACK DUCK, Long-tailed Duck, 2 Pintail, Sparrowhawk, Great Northern Diver, Read more…

St Mary’s – Balearic Shearwater flew East past Porth Hellick Bay at 12.05hrs and c40 Lapwing over Porth Hellick area. There seemed to be fewer Redwings and Fieldfare about today

Tresco – BLACK DUCK  again briefly on Abbey Pool. Also Long-tailed Duck, 3 Shoveler (2 male 1 fem) and Canada Goose. Six Short-eared Owls between Pentle Bay and the Woodpile.1 Dunlin on the beach at Pentle and 8+Great Northern Divers off shore. Mistle Thrush Read more…

Sunday 17th January 2010 – 2 Spoonbill still on Samson, 3 Slav Grebes from Innisidgen and Black Redstart at Old Town beach. Friday 15th January 2010 – Mistle Thrush on the Golf Course, lots of Redwings everywhere, plenty of Fieldfare Read more…

Thursday 7th Flocks of Fieldfare and Lapwing are still arriving on the islands and Redwing seem to be popping up from every verge – still no snow. Friday 8th The Black Duck was on Tresco early in the day then Read more…