Tresco – A Ruddy Shelduck, a Green Sandpiper, 10 Common Sandpipers, and 4 Common Swifts. At sea – 2 Balearic Shearwaters were near Steeple Rock west of Samson. Birds seen from a short-range pelagic trip 6 miles southeast of St. Mary’s included 2 Balearic Shearwaters (1 with a metal ring Read more…
St. Mary’s – 6 Common Sandpipers were at Old Town, 2 Mediterranean Gulls were at Porthcressa and a Common Swift was over Hugh Town
St. Mary’s – A Mediterranean Gull was at Porthloo. Annet – A Balearic Shearwater lingers a ¼ mile offshore for most of the day. At sea – The evening pelagic trip logged 30 European Storm-petrels, 3 Cory’s Shearwaters, 4 Great Skuas and 3 Blue Sharks’
St. Mary’s – A Common Sandpiper, & 6 Greenshank were on Porth Hellick Pool and 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls were at Porthloo. Tresco – A Wood Sandpiper & 2 Green Sandpipers were on Abbey Pool and a Green Sandpiper & 4 Greenshanks were on the Great Pool. At sea – Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpipers, 5 Greenshank, a Common Swift and a rarity this year a Sand Martin. Western Rocks – A Balearic Shearwater and a Sooty Shearwater
St. Mary’s – 3 Green Sandpipers & a Common Sandpiper were on Porth Hellick Pool and an adult Mediterranean Gull was at Porthloo. Tresco – 2 Crossbills, 2 Lapwings, 3 Green Sandpipers, 2 Wood Sandpipers and a Common Sandpiper. At sea – A short-range pelagic trip produced 3 European Storm-petrels, Read more…
St. Mary’s – 2 Green Sandpipers and a Common Sandpiper were on Porth Hellick Pool. Tresco – 2 Wood Sandpipers, 2 Greenshanks, 2 Sanderlings and 8 Crossbills. 300 + Manx Shearwaters were north of the island. Samson – The Ruddy Shelduck, a Common Gull and a Mediterranean Gull
St. Mary’s – 2 Mediterranean Gulls were at Porthcressa and 2 Green Sandpipers, a Common Sandpiper & 5 Greenshanks were on Porth Hellick Pool. Tresco – 7 Greenshanks and 5 Little Egrets. St. Agnes – 2 Whimbrels, 5 Curlews and 4 Common Sandpipers.
St. Mary’s – 7 Crossbills were on the Garrison and 6 were at Longstone. The 2 Mediterranean Gulls were still at Porthloo, a Green Sandpiper was on Porth Hellick Pool and nearby the first returning Willow Warbler was was at higher Moors. St. Agnes – A Whimbrel and 2 Curlews