June 2026 – IoS Bird Sightings

Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 1 on an evening pelagic on 18^th and 12 seen on 30^th from a boat 3 miles south of St. Agnes.

European Storm-petrel – c 60 on an evening pelagic on 15^th, about 30 on an evening pelagic on 18^th and 7 seen on 30^th from a boat 3 miles south of St. Agnes.

Manx Shearwater – c 200 on an evening pelagic on 15^th.

Great Shearwater – 3 on an evening pelagic on 18^th and 1 seen on 30^th from a boat 3 miles south of St. Agnes.

Sooty Shearwater – 1 on  22^nd, seen in Scilly Waters from the Scillonian III and 1 flew west past Deep Point on 24^th.

Honey Buzzard – 0n 21^st 1 flew south over Lower Moors. then over Hugh Town, then towards Samson and Bryher and was last seen been mobbed by crows over the Creeb.

Osprey  – 1 over Samson on 13^th.

Shoveler – A female and 6 young were on Abbey Pool, Tresco. This is the first breeding record since the 70’s.

Yellow-legged Gull – An adult was on Teän on 9^th.

Mediterranean Gull  – 3 adults on Samsom on 13^th, 2 in Tresco Channel on 15^th, 1 om the Great Pool, Tresco on 21^st, 2 near Samson on 21^st, 6 in Tresco Channel  on 22^nd, 1 on Gleaner Beach & 4 on Stony Island on 23^rd, 30 near Samson on 28^th and 4 around Great Cheese Rock, Tresco on 29^th.

Arctic skua – 1 off Tresco on 2^nd.

Great Skua – 1 on an evening pelagic on 15^th. 

Arctic Tern – 1 on an evening pelagic on 18^th.

Common Tern – 2 on Annet on 7^th, 1 in Crow Sound on 13^th, 1 at High Town, St. Martin’s on 15^th, 2 off Bryher on 18^th, 3 on Spencer’s Buoy on 18^th, 2 on Annet on 21^st, 8 on Annet on 23^rd, 6 Western Rocks  and 4 Annet on 24^th and 3 near Samson on 28^th.

Puffin – A leucistic bird was off Annet.

Golden Plover  – 1 on Bryher on the Airfield & later on the Airfield 8^th,1 over Telegraph Road  & 1 still on the Airfield on 11^th and 1 on the Western Rocks on 24^th.

Bar-tailed Godwit – 1 on Teän on 7^th and 1 Porth Hellick on 14^th & 15^th.

Whimbrel – 2 on Teän on 7^th, 1 on Samson on 13^th, 2 at Browarth, St. Agnes & 3 over Bryher on 18^th, 8 on Samson on 21^st and 3 Teän on 29^th .

Quail – 1 at Horse Point, St. Agnes on 14^th, 1 flushed from the main path to hides at Porth Hellick on 15^th, 1 in private fields on St. Agnes on 16^th and 17^th.  1 Porth Hellick Down on 22^nd, 1 at Longstone on 23^rd, 1 on the coastal path near Camel Rock, Porth Hellick Bay and 1 Porth Killier, St. Agnes on 25^th.

Cuckoo – 1 calling near Pentle House, Tresco on 24^th.

Marsh Harrier – On 23^rd 1 circled low over Salakee Farm and then on to Tremelethen and on to Lower Moors.

Hobby – 1 sat on the airfield runway on 14^th, 1 over the Mermaid Inn, Hugh town o 15^th, 1 flew east over the Garrison, on 20^th. On 21^st singles were seen over 1 Annet,  over Old Town Bay, over Longstone and Bryher.

Swift – 2 over Tresco on 9^th, 2 over the airfield on 14^th, 4 over Deep Point on 21^st, 13 over St. Agnes, 4 over Tresco & 1 over St. Martin’s on 21^st, 2 over the Airfield  & 2 seen from the Scillonian on 22^nd, 2 Peninnis, 3 Porth Hellick and 3 Abbey Farm. Tresco on 25^th.

Tree Pipit – 1 on Tresco on 4^th.

Mistle Thrush – 1 Content Farm on 24^th.

Wheatear – A late (or early?) bird at Deep Point on 11^th and another at Giant’s Castle on 13^th.

Spotted Flycatcher – 2 adults at Longstone on 14^th and 1 at Old Grimsby, Tresco on 23^rd.

Yellow Wagtail – 1 flew from Simpson’s Field over the Great Pool, Tresco on 15^th and 1 flew over St. Agnes cricket pitch on 18^th.

Redpoll – 1 at Porth Hellick on 14^th.

Risso’s Dolphin –1 near the Western Rocks on 24th

Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 6 on an evening pelagic on 18^th and 50+ near the Western Rocks on 24^th.