Saturday (17/06) Rose-coloured Starling – An adult in a garden at Telegraph. Red Kite – 1 at Deep Point. Common Tern – 20+ Crebawthan. Sunday (18/06) Red Kite – 4 or 5 over St. Martin’s, these were the last reported sightings, so they may have all now moved out. Turtle Dove – 1 heard near Normandy. Hobby – Read more…
Monday (12/06) Wilson’s Storm-petrel – The first of the season was 1 on the evening Pelagic trip, 3 miles southwest of the Bishop Rock (photo). Golden Oriole – 1 in Carreg Dhu Gardens, Red Kite – Still about 10 around. Pintail – A drake on Abbey Pool, Tresco. Tufted Duck – 2 drakes and a Read more…
Wednesday (07/06) Red Kite – About 10 were the only birds reported today. Mediterranean Gull – 2 first-summer birds on the Big Pool, St. Agnes. Thursday (08/06) Red Kite – Still a few remaining. Pintail – A drake on the Great Pool, Tresco. Shoveler– A pair on the Great Pool, Tresco. Pochard – A female Read more…
Thursday (01/06) Rose-coloured Starling – An adult was in the Big Pool/church area, St. Agnes. Nightjar – 1 was flushed from fields of Barnaby Lane, St. Agnes. This a very scarce bird on Scilly the last sighting was on St. Martin’s in May 2016. Red Kite – Still a few lingering. European Storm-petrel – Read more…
Saturday (27/05) Great White Egret – What was probably yesterday’s bird was viewed distantly from St. Mary’s, sat in a pine at the eastern end of the Great Pool, Tresco Red Kite – Still a few lingering from last Sunday’s influx. Golden Oriole – 1 calling from South Hill, Bryher. Rook – 2 of Read more…