BIRD REPORTS

St. Mary’s - Marsh Harrier over Porthloo.

Samson - 8 Whimbrel.

Teän - 2 Whimbrel.

Western Rocks - Bottlenose Dolphin

The only report of the day was of a Hobby over Old Town, St Mary’s.

St. Agnes - A Common Swift and at Beady Pool a Ringed Plover with chicks.

Tresco - 2 Common Swift, a Common Buzzard, 3 Jackdaw and 3 Grey Heron.

Annet - 200 Manx Shearwater offshore.

St. Mary’s - 60+ Manx shearwater off Deep Point and 6 common Swift at Porth Hellick.

St. Mary’s - 3 Swift & 2 Grey Heron at Porth Hellick and a Curlew in Crow Sound.

Tresco - 2 drake Teal, a Swift, 6 Grey Heron, a Common Buzzard and a Common Sandpiper.

Annet - 450 Manx Shearwater offshore.

On the evening pelagic trip there were 10 European Storm-petrel, 6 Manx shearwater, 4 Great Skua and 2 Blue Shark were caught, tagged & released.

St. Mary’s - 2 Common Swift.

Bryher - 8 Common Swift.

St. Martin’s - A Lesser Redpoll.

St. Agnes - A Serin and a Golden Oriole.

St. Agnes - The male Serin still present.

Samson - Still a Spoonbill on the island.

Annet - A Marsh Harrier.

St. Agnes - The male Serin was still on the island, though mobile.

Samson - Spoonbill.

Tresco - A Lapwing, a drake Tufted Duck, 2 Common Swift and a Sand Martin. The latter is unusual in summer as they do not breed on the islands

St. Mary’s - An unseasonal Mistle Thrush.

Annet - A Marsh Harrier and a Raven.

Samson - 6 Sanderling.

Also on a fishing trip 8 miles south of St. Mary’s a Roseate Tern, a Great Skua, 15 European Storm-petrel, 2 Blue Shark and a Leatherback Turtle

St. Agnes - A Serin, a Swift, a Marsh Harrier and a Kestrel.

St. Mary’s - A drake Tufted duck on Porth Hellick Pool and 2 Stock Dove at Normandy.

Samson - A Marsh Harrier, a Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Whimbrel and 2 Curlew.