Scilly continues to come up with the goods this spring
Pallid Harrier – An immature male flew over Heathy Hill, Bryher towards Samson and was then seen over Wingletang, St. Agnes heading towards Annet and then spending the rest of the day on/over Samson (photo)
Red-throated Pipit – 1 in the low cut reeds near the ringing lanes beside Porth Hellick Pool (photo)
Cattle Egret – 4 near Borough Farm, Tresco
Hawfinch – 1 flew over Trenoweth Farm
Eider – 1 St. Martin’s
Cuckoo – 2 St. Martin’s
Turtle Dove – 1 St. Agnes
Great Northern Diver – 2 Lawrance’s Bay, St. Martin’s
Marsh Harrier – 1 over Samson
Whimbrel – 6 Porthloo, 18 Middletown Beach and 3 Lawrance’s Bay & 6 Par Beach, St. Martin’s, 12 Bryher. 5 Samson
Purple Sandpiper – 5 St. Martin’s
Common Sandpiper – 1 Porthloo, 1 Perpitch, St. Martin’s
Iceland Gull – 1 Porthloo
Skylark – 1 Bryher
Grasshopper Warbler – 1 reeling near the entrance to the Golf Club
Garden Warbler – 1 Sallyport
Ring Ouzel – 1 at Troy Town Maze, St. Agnes
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 in the field behind the cricket pitch pool, St. Martin’s
White Wagtail – 1 Bryher
Tree Pipit – 1 Trenoweth
Siskin – 1 over Trenoweth
