Sightings

Sunday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – 3 Crossbills flew north over the Garrison. At sea – A morning short-range pelagic trip recorded 1 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, a Pomarine Skua and 2 Sabine’s Gulls. Monday’s birds were: St. Mary’s Read more…

Mondays birds were: St. Mary’s – An adult Mediterranean Gull was at Porthloo and 3 juveniles were in Porthcressa Bay. 2 Green Sandpipers, 5 Greenshank and an early returning Sand Martin were at Porth Hellick Pool, Tuesday’s birds were: Tresco Read more…

At sea – A Great and 2 Cory’s Shearwaters were scene from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.

St. Agnes – There was no sign of the Least Sandpiper but an early Wheatear was there. St. Mary’s – 6 Greenshanks were on Porth Hellick Pool. Bryher – A Greenshank, and the Hooded Crow was still present. St. Martin’s Read more…

St. Agnes – The Least Sandpiper was still on the Big Pool, also on the island were 5 Dunlins and 3 Sanderlings. St. Mary’s – A Yellow-legged Gull, a Mediterranean Gull and 12 Sandwich Terns were in Porthcressa Bay. Tresco Read more…

St. Agnes – The Least Sandpiper was still on the Big Pool. St. Mary’s – An unseasonal Turtle Dove was in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors. Tresco – 3 Whimbrels, 5 Turnstones and a Redshank. Samson – 5 Whimbrels, Read more…

St. Agnes – A Common Sandpiper,and the Least Sandpiper was still on the Big Pool. St. Martin’s – A Cory’s Shearwater and 5 Ocean Sunfish were off the Daymark. Tresco – A Common Buzzard flew over and a Cory’s Shearwater Read more…

St. Agnes – The Least Sandpiper was still on the Big Pool. St. Martin’s – A Sooty, a Cory’s & 7 Great Shearwaters, 6 Great Skuas and 5 Bottlenose Dolphins went past the Daymark. Inter-island waters – 20 Cory’s Shearwaters Read more…

St. Agnes – The Least Sandpiper was still on the Big Pool. Tresco – 2 Redshanks were on the Great Pool and a Honey Buzzard & 2 Swifts flew over the pool. St. Mary’s – 6 Greenshanks & 4 Dunlins Read more…