Thursday 20th May 2010 IoS Bird Reports

St. Mary’s – A Quail at Porth Hellick, a Spotted Flycatcher in Lower Moors, 2 White Wagtails at the quay, 3 Turtle Dove along Sandy Lane and another near Buzza Tower. An immature male Marsh Harrier was seen over both Higher and Lower Moors.

Tresco – A Red-breasted Merganser, a Common Gull, a Pintail, a Jackdaw and a Raven.

St. Agnes –  A Bar-tailed Godwit and a Turtle Dove.

Samson – A Roseate Tern and a female Marsh Harrier.

St. Martin’s – A Raven flew over the cricket pitch in the evening.

Annet - A Spotted Flycatcher.

The first evening pelagic of the year produced a Great Skua, 20 European Storm-petrel, 15 Manx Shearwater and rather unusually for a pelagic trip a female Pied Flycatcher & a Garden Warbler.