Monday (10/06) Goldeneye – The female was still on the Great Pool, Tresco. European Storm-petrel – 25 on an evening pelagic trip 5 kms southwest of Bishop Rock. Manx Shearwater – 180+ on an evening pelagic trip 5 kms southwest of Bishop Rock. Fulmar – 12 on an evening pelagic trip 5 kms southwest Read more…
Monday (03/06) Short-toed Lark – 1 on the airfield in the evening. Goldeneye – The female was still on the Great Pool, Tresco. Pochard – 5 on the Great Pool, Tresco Great Northern Diver – 2 off Innisidgen,1 off the Daymark, St. Martin’s. Common Swift – 1 over Little Arthur Farm, St. Martin’s. Cuckoo – 1 Read more…
Monday (27/05) Bee-eater – 2 flew north over the Garrison. Golden Oriole – 1 in the Carreg Dhu/Longstone area, Goldeneye – A female on the Great Pool, Tresco. Cuckoo – 1 at Porth Hellick. Yellow Wagtail – 1 flew oar Bryher Pool and 1 flew over the Garrison. Tuesday (28/05) Golden Oriole – 1 singing in Read more…
Monday (20/05) Bee-eater – 1+ flew north over higher Moor in the evening. Red-rumped Swallow – 1 on wires at the road entrance to Porth Hellick Nightjar– 1 heard the churring from the path to Bant’s Carn from Telegraph. It was also heard in the same area on Sunday night. Golden Oriole – 1 Read more…
Monday (13/05) Marsh Harrier – 1 flew over Holy Vale Golden Oriole – 1 in the elms along the track from Porth Hellick to Salakee Farm Hobby – Still at least 1 on St. Mary’s Turtle Dove – 1 near the boatyard on Bryher. Cuckoo – 1 at Deep Pont Cetti’s Warbler – 1 at Higher Moors and Read more…
Monday (06/05) Bee-eater – 6 late morning around Old Town and Peninnis. They were then seen late afternoon flying over St. Martin’s Vineyard. Waxwing – A very late bird was near Stinky Porth, Bryher. Woodchat Shrike – 1 still at Helvear. Turtle Dove – 1 at Telegraph. Common Sandpiper – 1 flew over Porth Mellon Read more…
Tuesday (30/04) Bee-eater – 1 heard calling over the airfield. Short-toed Lark – 1 on Shipman Head Down, Bryher. Woodchat Shrike – 1 still on the airfield. Hen Harrier – 1 still around St. Mary’s. Marsh Harrier – 1 on Bryher. Great Northern Diver – 4 off Morning Point, Garison, 2 in the Roads, 3 Samson Flats and Read more…
The DNA analysis of sample from the “Porth Hellick” Flycatcher suspected to be a Mediterranean Flycatcher have been received. It was a Spotted Flycatcher, Monday (22/04) Richards Pipit – 1 in Popplestone Fields, Bryher. Water Pipit – 1 by Bryher Pool. Purple Heron 1 still in field adjacent to Rosehill Gardens. At one Read more…
Monday (15/04) Pallid Swift – Yesterday’s bird was hawking over the Deep Point area. Purple Heron –1 was flushed from Lower Moors Pool and flew towards Shooters’ Pool, where it seemed to drop in. Ring-necked Duck – The adult male was still on Abbey Pool, Tresco. Woodchat Shrike – 1 on the airfield, on Read more…
Monday (08/04) Pallid Harrier – 1 still on St. Agnes, It also made a brief visit to Gugh Common Crane – 2 were reported from Bryher early morning and they then flew off. One was seen flying towards St. Martin’s and one was seen over Holy Vale and over other locations on St. Mary’s. Read more…