Alan Hannington

St. Mary’s – A Serin flew over Star Castle and a Golden Oriole was in Lower Moors. At sea – A short-range pelagic trip produced a Pomarine Skua, a Great Skua and 30+ European Storm-petrels

St. Mary’s – The Eider was still at Pendrethen, a White Wagtail was at Higher Moors, a Cuckoo was at Deep Point and 2 Turtle Doves and a Rook were at Lunnon

    St. Mary’s – A Lesser Redpoll was at Borough Farm, 4 Swifts were over Salakee and the Eider was off Bar Point. Tresco – Swift numbers are still well above average with 7 on the island. At sea – An evening pelagic trip produced a Pomarine Skua, 3 Read more…

Tresco – 3 Dunlins and 15+ Sanderlings. Bryher – A Lesser Redpoll, a Spotted Flycatcher and the Hooded Crow

St. Mary’s – The Eider was still at Pendrethen. St. Agnes – A Quail

St. Martin’s – A Golden Oriole and 10 Swifts. At sea – The first shark fishing/pelagic trip of the year produced 40+ European Storm-petrels, 6 Manx Shearwaters, a Basking Shark and a Blue Shark which was landed, tagged and released.

St. Mary’s – 2 Hobbies & a Yellow Wagtail at Carn Friars, a second-summer Yellow-legged Gull off Morning Point and an Osprey late evening over Lower Moors. St. Martin’s – A Short-toed Lark was near the Daymark in the evening.

St. Mary’s – The Eider was off Bar Point, a Lesser Redpoll was at High Lanes and a probable Mealy Redpoll was in the Carn Friars/Porth Hellick area. Tresco – A Hawfinch, a Hobby and 2 Whimbrels. St. Agnes – A Bee-eater was heard near the campsite. Also on the Read more…

Bryher – A suberb summer-plumaged male Black-headed Bunting was near Great Popplestone Bay. Tresco – A Golden Oriole, a Hobby, a Bar-tailed Godwit, an Iceland Gull, a Lesser Redpoll, 16 Dunlins, 14 Sanderlings and a Buzzard. The Marsh Harrier was seen between Tresco and St. Martins. St. Mary’s – The Read more…

St. Mary’s – An Iceland Gull at Salakee in the morning was later seen on the Airfield, a Dunlin was at Porthloo and 2 Turtle Doves were at Lunnon. Tresco – 30+ Dunlins, 8+ Sanderlings and 4 Turnstones. Samson – A Marsh Harrier. Bryher – A Quail, a Golden Oriole, Read more…