Only birds of note today were a Whimbrel at Hugh Town Quay and two Tufted Ducks on Tresco.

St Mary’s - Common Crossbills again today at Longstone (50+) and Trenoweth (10).

St Mary’s - Only report today was of a Common Sandpiper in Hugh Town.

Scilly Pelagic - European Storm-Petrel (15) and Manx Shearwater (15) on this evenings pelagic. Also on the pelagic 2 Blue Sharks, one over 7 ft and 100 lbs+!

The first day of the month saw a female Red-backed Shrike on Peninnis Head. Bryher had a Spotted Flycatcher and Tree Pipit and Tresco saw two Lesser Redpolls, a Marsh Harrier and a Common Buzzard. St Agnes had a male Black-eared Wheatear showing well at Little Porth Askin in the afternoon and evening and a female Red-backed Shrike at the end of Barnaby Lane. Read more »

St Mary’s - Common Crossbill (30) at Trenoweth at 12.12hrs

St. Martins - Marsh Harrier and Redshank reported today

Annet - Manx Shearwater (200+) and Whimbrel

St Mary’s - Common Crossbill (8) at Longstones this morning.

St Mary’s - Greenshank (3) at Porth Hellick Pool this evening (Thanks R.Mawer)

Scilly Pelagic - Species seen from this evenings Pelagic included: *WILSON’S STORM PETREL* (the first of the year), 35 European Storm-Petrels, 20 Manx Shearwaters and 2 Great Skuas.

Still quiet on the islands, Monday’s birds were:

Tresco - Redshank (4), Greenshank, Pintail, Swift (2) and Grey Heron (14)

St.Mary’s - Water Rail at Porth Hellick.

The SeaWatch SW website has recently been updated, as preparations begin for the start of the 2009 survey phase in southwest UK. (See: http://www.seawatch-sw.org) News items are as follows: Read more »

St. Mary’s - Green Sandpiper still at Porth Hellick and Cuckoo (juvenile) at Deep Point.

Tresco - Bar-tailed Godwit reported today

Near Samson- Whimbrel (2) and Sandwich Tern.

Teän - Whimbrel (25), Peregrine and Marsh Harrier.