Wednesday (13/08) Western Bonelli’s Warbler – 1 in the pines behind the cadet hut on the Garrison. Melodious Warbler – 1 by the path through Lower Moors. Mediterranean Gull – 8 on the rocks by Carn Near, Tresco. Common Sandpiper – 1 on Porthloo Beach. Black-tailed Godwit – 1 at Little Arthur, St. Martin’s. Common Read more…
Wednesday (06/08) Melodious Warbler – 1 above Bant’s Carn. Green Sandpiper – 1 over Longstone Terrace. Mediterranean Gull – 1 at Higher Town Bay, St. Martin’s. Wheatear – 1 at Blue Carn and 1 at Giants’ Castle, Thursday (07/08) Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 33 on an evening pelagic trip7.5 miles southeast of St. Mary’s. European Storm-petrel – Read more…
Wednesday (30/07) Green Sandpiper – 1 heard from the airport Common Sandpiper – 9 at Bar Point, 3 on Porthloo Beach, 1 on Porth Hellick Pool and 4 on Tresco. Whimbrel – 3 on Tresco. Yellow-legged Gull – 4 juveniles on Tresco. Kingfisher – the first of the autumn, were 2 on Tresco. Thursday (31/07) Read more…
Wednesday (23/07) Wilson’s Storm Petrel – 9 on a JNCC charter 7 miles south of St. Mary’s and 1 seen in Scillonian waters from the Scillonian III. European Storm-petrel – 50 on a JNCC charter 7 miles south of St. Mary’s and 3 seen in Scillonian waters from the Scillonian III. Cory’s Read more…
Wednesday (16/07) Wilson’s Storm Petrel – 8 on a JNCC charter 8 miles south of St. Mary’s. European Storm-petrel – 140 on a JNCC charter 8 miles south of St. Mary’s. Cory’s Shearwater – 4 on a JNCC charter 8 miles south of St. Mary’s. Great Shearwater – 1 on a JNCC charter 8 Read more…
Wednesday (09/07) A couple of local birders invited as spotters on a private charter, doing research on the height that storm-petrels fly, to see how they would be affected by at sea wind turbines, had a mind blowing, once in a life time trip. 9 miles south of St. Mary’s they Read more…
Wednesday (02/07) Purple Heron – 1 High over Hugh Town, Also seen on Lower Moord Pool in the evening Marsh Harrier – 1 on St. Helen’s. Green Sandpiper – 1 flew from the muddy scrape in the garden of the staff accommodation behind Star Castle on the Garrison and possibly the same bird Read more…
Wednesday (25/06) Purple Heron – 1 in Lower Moors early morning and was later seen at Porth Hellick Pool. Little Egret – 1 at Porth Hellick Pool. Grey Wagtail –1 on Bryher. Thursday (26/06) Purple Heron – 1 flew out of the ringing lanes at Porth Hellick. Wilson’s Storm Petrel – 6 on an evening Read more…
Wednesday (18/06) Laughing Gull – A first-summer bird was roosting with Oystercatchers on Porth Hellick Beach. Little Bittern – The female was still at Lower Moors Purple Heron – 1 flew south from near the dump. Mediterranean Gull – 4 on Skirt Island, Tresco. Hawfinch – 1 was visiting a feeder at the top of Read more…
Wednesday (11/06) Purple Heron – ! flew from Lower Moors towards Rosehill. Thursday (12/06) Purple Heron – An adult bird flew from near the ISBG hide in Lower Moors towards the Project Pool. Golden Oriole – 1 was singing at Salakee. Hobby – 1 flew over St. Agnes Campsite. Yellow-legged Gull – An adult on Read more…