Friday 3rd to Monday 6th August 2018 IoS Bird Sightings

Friday – 40 European Storm-petrels, 2 Wilson’s Storm-petrels, about 100Common Dolphins and a Blue Shark were seen on the evening pelagic trip. Saturday – 2 Great Shearwaters on the pelagic and a Little Grebe, a Pochard, a Green Sandpiper & 5 Grey Herons were on the Great Pool, Tresco. Sunday – A Common Redstart was at Innisidgen, a Common Whitethroat & 5 Green Sandpipers were at Porth Hellick and another Gr een Sandpiper over Read more…

Tuesday 31st July to Thursday 2nd August 2018 IoS Bird Sightings

Tuesday – 30 Sandwich Terns, 3 Mediterranean Gulls & 2 Whimbrels were at Porthcressa, the summering female Merlin was at Carn Gwaval. Wednesday – The Merlin flew over Sallyport. Thursday – The evening short-range pelagic trip produced 20 European Storm-petrels, 2 Wilson’s Storm-petrels, a Sooty Shearwater and 2 Grey Phalaropes. In the water there were lots of Short-beaked (aka Common) Dolphins, a Porbeagle Shark and 2 Blue Sharks, the latter 2 Read more…