Sightings

Wednesday – A Solitary Sandpiper found on the Great Pool, Tresco was re- identified by local birder John Higginson, after it was initially reported as a Lesser Yellowlegs.

Thursday – The Solitary Sandpiper was still on the Great Pool, Tresco. 9 Greenshanks, 2 Common Sandpipers and a Common Snipe were on Porth Hellick Pool and a Little Egret was on Annet. On the return crossing  of the Scillonian III from St. Mary’s to Penzance a feeding frenzy of birds was seen 40 minutes out, amongst them were 15 Cory’s, 6 Great and a few Balearic Shearwaters.

Seen on the evening birding/sharking trip, which was mainly drifting & chumming, were: 50 European Storm-petrels, 10 Wilson’s Storm-petrels, a Great Shearwater, a Balearic Shearwater and 3 Cory’s Shearwaters. Also a Blue Shark was caught, tagged and released. (more…)

Friday – The Baird’s Sandpiper was still on the Great Pool, Tresco, a Pied Flycatcher was at Longstone and the female Merlin was at Buzza.

The first night of the birders’ special pelagic weekends produced lots of European Storm-petrels, 2 Wilson’s Storm-petrels, 1200 Manx, 200 Great, 75 Sooty & 3 Cory’s Shearwaters, a Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Great Skuas, 3 Grey Phalaropes and 200+ Common Dolphins.

Saturday – A Common Whitethroat was at Mount Todden, 3 Common Sandpipers were on Porthcressa Beach, 8 Greenshanks & a Redshank were at Porth Hellick, 10 Great Shearwaters & 6 Sooty Shearwaters flew past Peninnis Head and 2 Great Skuas were odd Deep Point. Birders who braved a very wet & windy daytime pelagic trip were rewarded with 50+ European Storm-petrels, a Wilson’s Storm-petrel, 200+ Great, 75 Sooty, a Cory’s, a Balearic & 100s of Manx Shearwaters, a Great Skua ,lots of Common Dolphins and a Blue Shark. (more…)

Tuesday – 50 Sandwich Terns and 2 Mediterranean Gulls were on rocks in Porthcressa Bay. A Common Snipe and a Sanderling were in Lower Moors. Wednesday – 9 Greenshanks were on Porth Hellick Pool and 3 Golden Plover flew past Read more…

Friday – 40 European Storm-petrels, 2 Wilson’s Storm-petrels, about 100Common Dolphins and a Blue Shark were seen on the evening pelagic trip. Saturday – 2 Great Shearwaters on the pelagic and a Little Grebe, a Pochard, a Green Sandpiper & 5 Grey Herons were on the Great Pool, Tresco. Sunday – A Common Redstart was at Innisidgen, a Common Read more…

Tuesday – 30 Sandwich Terns, 3 Mediterranean Gulls & 2 Whimbrels were at Porthcressa, the summering female Merlin was at Carn Gwaval. Wednesday – The Merlin flew over Sallyport. Thursday – The evening short-range pelagic trip produced 20 European Storm-petrels, 2 Wilson’s Storm-petrels, a Sooty Shearwater and 2 Grey Phalaropes. In the water there were lots of Short-beaked Read more…

No reports for Saturday & Sunday. Friday – The only report was of a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull seen on Tresco and of Morning Point. Monday – 20 Sandwich Terns were in Porthcressa Bay, a Mediterranean Gull was off the Eastern Read more…

Wednesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – 6 Greenshanks & 3 Green Sandpipers were on Porth Hellick Pool, 2 more  Green Sandpipers were on rocks at the end of Peninnis and 1 was on Newford Duck Pond. A Common Sandpiper was Read more…

Friday: A Grey Wagtail was at Porth Hellick Pool and an adult & 3 juvenile Mediterranean Gulls were in Porthcressa Bay. Saturday: 4 Common Swifts were over Hugh Town, a Crossbill flew over the Garrison campsite, a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull Read more…

Friday: 2 Lapwings & 2 Greenshanks were on Porth Hellick Pool and a Hobby flew over. Saturday: 2 Lapwings, 2 Greenshanks & a Green Sandpiper were still on Porth Hellick Pool. Sunday: A Lapwing was still on Porth Hellick Pool Read more…

Monday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – 2 Greenshanks, 2 Lapwings and a Green Sandpiper were at Porth Hellick Pool. Tresco – A Little Egret, 7 Grey Herons, a Green Sandpiper, a Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Common Swifts, a Black Redstart and Read more…