Wednesday (05/08) White-rumped Sandpiper – After not been seen all day it reappeared on Periglis Beach, St. Agnes in the afternoon. Great Shearwater – 2 a mile north of Menawethan, Western Rocks. Lapwing – 1 still on St. Agnes Pool and 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco. Wood Sandpiper – 1 still on Porth Read more…
Wednesday (29/07) Purple Heron – The juvenile was still in the Lower Moors area. Wood Sandpiper – 1 on the Lower Moors Pool and 1 on Porth Hellick Pool. Green Sandpiper – 1 on the Lower Moors Pool and 2 on Shooters’ Pool. Common Sandpiper – 1 on St. Agnes. Yellow-legged Gull – 1 flew Read more…
Wednesday (22/07) Purple Heron – A juvenile flew from Porth Hellick Pool towards Holy Vale. Wood Sandpiper – 1 still on the Lower Moors Pool. Common Sandpiper – 1 on St. Agnes. Common Gull – 1 off South Beach, Tresco. Mediterranean Gull – 1 on St. Agnes. Yellow-legged Gull – A juvenile was in a gull Read more…
Wednesday (15/07) Green Sandpiper – 1 flew over Longstone. Common Swift – 1 over Longstone and 1 over St. Agnes. Cuckoo– 1 on Bryher Thursday (16/07) Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 15 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of Bishop Rock. European Storm-petrel – 25 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of Read more…
Wednesday (08/07) Common Sandpiper – 1 Porth Cressa. Sandwich Tern – 1 over the Roads. Thursday (09/07) European Storm-petrel – 10 on an evening pelagic trip 5.5 miles southwest of the Bishop Rock. Sooty Shearwater – 2 on an evening pelagic trip 5.5 miles southwest of the Bishop Rock. Common Tern – 4 on an Read more…
Wednesday (01/06) No reports Thursday (02/07) Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 6+ on an evening pelagic trip 5 miles southeast of St. Mary’s European Storm-petrel – 6 on an evening pelagic trip 5 miles southeast of St. Mary’s Great Skua – 1 on an evening pelagic trip 5 miles southeast of St. Mary’s Quail – The Read more…
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 1 on an evening pelagic on 18th and 12 seen on 30th from a boat 3 miles south of St. Agnes. European Storm-petrel – c 60 on an evening pelagic on 15th, about 30 on an evening pelagic on 18th and 7 seen on 30th from a boat 3 miles south of St. Read more…
Monday (25/05) Wilson’s Storm – petrel – 2 on the first evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of Bishop Rock (photo), were the earliest ever recorded in Scillonian waters. European Storm – petrel – c100 on the evening pelagic trip. Manx Shearwater – c2000 on the evening pelagic trip. Sooty Shearwater – 2 on Read more…
Monday (18/05) Whimbrel – 1 on Porthloo Beach. Swift – 1 over Middle Town, St. Martin’s. Spotted Flycatcher – 1 at Lower Town, St. Martin’s. Tuesday (19/05) Shoveler – A drake on Abbey Pool, Tresco. Pochard – 3 drakes on Abbey Pool, Tresco. Swift – 3 over Abbey Pool, Tresco. Great Northern Diver – 2 in Pentle Bay, Read more…
Monday (04/05) Little Bittern – 1 flew from Holy Vale to Porth Hellick Pool, where it eventually showed well before flying to the beach (photos). It then flew east over Porth Hellick Down towards Deep Point. Night Heron – 1 roosted at Higher Moors. Golden Oriole – 1 in pines on Sandy Lane, Read more…