Friday 4th September 2009 IoS Bird Reports

St. Mary’s - 9 Greenshank and a dunlin at Porth Hellick Pool, Greenshank at Old Town, 8 Wheatear on the airfield & 4 on Peninnis, 3 Pied Wagtail at Porthcressa and a Pied Flycatcher at Tremelethen. Elsewhere, 2 Grey Phalaropes were on the sea between the Garrison and St. Agnes.

Tresco- 20+ Sanderling

Scillonian Crossing - Penzance to St. Mary’s - 2 Sabine’s Gulls, Leach’s Petrel, Balearic Shearwater, 80+ Manx Shearwaters, Arctic Skua and Great Skua.