St. Martin’s – 4 Ravens, a Cuckoo, a Common Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warblers and a Wheatear St. Agnes – A Cuckoo. Inter-island waters – A Great Northern Diver and 20 Common Terns. At sea – A short-range pelagic trip produced 10 European Storm-petrels and 2 Great Skuas.
St. Mary’s – A Common Swift, a Turtle Dove and 2 Cuckoos. St. Helen’s – 4 Ravens.
St. Mary’s – The female Woodchat Shrike was still in the pine belt opposite Spray View, a Spotted Flycatcher was at Higher Moors and a Willow Warbler (an unexpected bird on Scilly at this time of year) was singing between the hides at Porth Hellick. St. Agnes – 2 Turtle Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Woodchat Shrike was in the pine belt at Normandy opposite Spray View, a Turtle Dove was at Holy Vale and 3 Spotted Flycatchers were caught and ringed at Porth Hellick. St. Martin’s – A Bee-eater was at Higher Town. St. Agnes – A Turtle Dove, 3 Read more…
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St. Mary’s – 7 Turtle Doves were still in fields adjoining Holy Vale. St. Agnes – 2 Turtle Doves, 6 Wheatears, a Common Redstart and 2 Spotted Flycatchers. Gugh – A very late Redwing. Samson – 6 Great Northern Divers offshore and a Whimbrel. At sea – 70+ Manx Shearwaters Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Wood Warbler and a Garden Warbler were in Mount Todden Pines, both singing and showing well. 12 Turtle Doves were in a field below the riding stables and 4 were at Salakee, with the serious decline in recent years of this species this is an encouraging Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Golden Oriole was in Holy Vale. St. Martin’s – A Purple Heron, a Turtle Dove, a Golden Plover, a Golden Oriole and a Common Whitethroat. St. Agnes – 3 Turtle Doves
St. Mary’s – The Blue-headed Wagtail & a Common Swift were at Carn Friars, a Turtle Dove & a Cuckoo were at Salakee, a Lesser Redpoll & 2 drake Tufted Ducks were at Porth Hellick and a Garden Warbler was in Carreg Dhu Gardens. St. Agnes – 12 Dunlins, 2 Read more…
St. Mary’s – A female Woodchat Shrike & a Blue-headed Wagtail were at Carn Friars, a Golden Oriole was at Carreg Dhu, single Turtle Doves were at Longstone and Borough Farm and a Lesser Redpoll was at Porth Hellick. Tresco – A Red-backed Shrike and 2 Whimbrels. Bryher – A Read more…