ISLES OF SCILLY BIRD GROUP

Tresco – A Turtle Dove, a Wigeon and a Common Swift.

St. Martin’s – A Common Swift.

At sea – 50 European Storm-petrels and 3 Sunfish were seen on a short-range pelagic trip

St. Mary’s – A male Cuckoo was on Peninnis and a pair were at Innisidgen. 3 juvenile Siskins were in a Holy Vale garden, it seems last year’s breeding success has been repeated

Siskin, juvenile, Holy Vale, 12.06.13, Martin Goddey

St. Mary’s – A Hobby flew over Porth Hellick.

St. Martin’s – A summer-plumage  Great Northern Diver was off-shore.

St. Agnes – 5 Curlews and 2 Whimbrels

St. Martin’s – The Great Northern Diver was still off-shore.

Tresco – A Turtle Dove, a Common Buzzard, 2 Siskins, a Lesser Redpoll, a Wigeon and a very unseasonal Redwing

St. Agnes – A Turtle Dove was at Troy Town.

Teän – 2 Whimbrels.

St. Mary’s – A Hobby flew from Salakee Farm to Higher Moors and a Common Whitethroat was at Lower Moors. A Cuckoo was on Peninnis and another was at Porth Hellick, where there were also 2 Swifts and a Lesser Redpoll, a Swift was also over Hugh Town.

St. Martin’s – A Hobby, a Great Northern Diver, a Lesser Redpoll and 5 Swifts.

St. Mary’s – A Lesser Whitethroat was on the Garrison Campsite, 2 Common Swifts were over Hugh Town and single Cuckoos were at Pelistry and Porthloo.

Tresco – 2 Common Swifts.

Bryher – A Hobby and 2 Spotted Flycatchers

Spoonbill, Porth Hellick, 05.06.13, Martin Goodey

St. Mary’s – 3 Spoonbills and 20 Common Swifts were at Porth Hellick Pool and nearby 2 Siskins (a male and a juvenile) were on Porth Hellick Loop.

Tresco – A Roseate Tern and a Turtle Dove.

St. Agnes -  A female Wigeon, 2 Whimbrels and a Spotted Flycatcher.

Inter-island waters – 30 Puffins were off Annet and 20 were off Rosevear

St. Agnes – A Quail, 3 Curlews and a Skylark.

St. Mary’s – A Common Swift was at Porth Hellick.

Bryher – A Black-tailed Godwit and a Hooded Crow.

Teän – 8 Dunlins.

St. Agnes – A singing Greenish Warbler was at Cove Vean, this was(only the second spring record for Scilly. Also on the island were a female Wigeon and a Spotted Flycatcher.

Annet – 42 Manx Shearwaters were off-shore.

St. Mary’s – A Swift was over Hugh Town.

Bryher – A Lesser Redpoll.

Eastern Isles – A Dunlin.

At sea – A short-range pelagic trip to Pool Bank produced 3 Great Skuas and 6 European Storm-petrels.