Saturday 5th January 2013 IoS Bird Reports

Roads – On a cruise around the island at lunchtime today  a Black-throated Diver, up to six Great Northern Divers, the flock of 35+ Common Scoters near the Eastern Isles, a Mediterranean Gull to the east of Tresco and the three Spoonbills on Samson were seen. Also four Purple Sandpipers, five Bar-tailed Godwits and over twenty Grey Plovers. On Samson was a Merlin and a Peregrine.