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…
Wednesday (04/06) Black Guillemot – 1 was seen again between Round Island and Man-a-vaur. Balearic Shearwater – 2 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the afternoon crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance. Lapwing – 1 on Tresco Heliport. Golden Oriole – 1 on Lunnon Farm. Spotted Flycatcher – 1 on Lunnon Farm. Read more…
Wednesday (28/05) Purple Haron – 1 at Porth Hellick Pool in the evening. Pomarine Skua – 1 was seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III, on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s. Great White Egret – On St. Mary’s there were reports from Porthloo & Porth Cressa and on St. Read more…
Wednesday (21/05) Purple Heron – 2 still at Porth Hellick Pool Hawfinch – 1 again made a brief visit to the garden of the staff accommodation behind Star Castle on the Garrison. Quail – 1 flushed from the Popplestone area of Bryher. Whimbrel – 2 on Lower Town Beach, St. Martin’s. Hen Harrier – 1 Read more…
Friday (16/05) Short-toed Lark – 1 was on the airfield. Black Guillemot – 1 was again near Round Island. Golden Oriole – 1 singing at Trenoweth. Great White Egret – 1 flew down Tresco Chaneel. Hobby – 1 over Bryher. Common Swift – 4 over Bryher. Turtle Dove – 2 on Bryher and 1 on St, Agnes, Read more…