Sunday (25/04) Snow Goose – A white morph of unknown origin flew over St. Agnes Pool, was the first record for Scilly (photo) Bee-eater – 1 high over Porth Hellick, also heard in the golf course/telegraph tower area and over New Grimsby, Read more…
Saturday (24/04) Despite the cold wind a lovely sunny day with several Mediterranean species seen on the islands. Bee-eater – After its visit to Tresco yesterday, it was back between Carn Friars and Normandy House Purple Heron – 1 flew over St. Agnes Cricket Read more…
Thursday (22/04) Bee-eater – 1 still in the Carn Friars/Normandy area Cattle Egret – 3+ still on Tresco Greylag Goose – 1 in a field on Peninnis that also visited Lower Moors Pool Shoveler – 1 Porth Hellick Pool Swift – 1 over Old Town Read more…
Tuesday (20/04) Bee-eater – 1 flew east over Longstone and later in the Normandy/ Carn Friars area Cattle Egret – 4 still on Tresco in the fields above the cricket pitch at Old Grimsby and then by Pool Road, Tresco Wood Warbler – Read more…
Reviewing the whales around Scilly in winter 2020-21, by Will Wagstaff Over the years, whale sightings in Scillonian waters have been few and far between. The Minke Whale has been the most regularly noted but even then a rare sight. Read more…
Sunday (18/04) Bee-eater – 1 still around Carn Friars Hoopoe – 1 at the Garrison Campsite (photo), there is conjecture that there have been between 5 and 7 birds this spring Dotterel – 1 flew northeast over the Garrison Shoveler – A pair on Read more…
Friday (16/04) Tawny Pipit – 1 flew north over Popplestone, Bryher Bee-eater – 1 heard at Lower Moors/Old Town seen in the afternoon in trees along Old Town Lane and in flight over the chicken field at Parting Carn Hoopoe – 1 at Read more…
Wednesday (14/04) Citrine Wagtail – A male at Stinky Porth and then the big Pool Bryher Bee-eater – 1 at Porth Hellick (photo) Great White Egret – 1 still on Bryher (photo) Hoopoe – 1 flew over Higher Moors pumping station towards Carn Read more…
Monday (12/04) Great White Egret – 1 on Bryher, present since at least Friday (photo) Cattle Egret – 4 on Tresco Coal Tit – 1 on Pool Road, Tresco. This is a scarce bird on Scilly (photo) Hoopoe – 1 by Buzza Tower flew towards Read more…
Monday (05/04) Hoopoe – 1 in a garden behind Star Castle (photo) Iceland Gull – 1 Porthloo, 1 in a ploughed field by Longstone Cottage Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 in the horse paddocks at Content Ring Ouzel – 1 Carn Friars Pied Flycatcher – Read more…