BIRD REPORTS

Friday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – 4 Dunlins & a Green Sandpiper were at Porth Hellick Pool and 6 Sandwich Terns were at Bar Point. Bryher – 28 Ringed Plover and 3 Willow Warblers. Inter-island waters – A Mediterranean Gull, 10 Common and 6 Sandwich Terns were in Tresco Channel. Read more…

There was an islands-wide influx of Wheatears with lots of birds on most headlands. St. Mary’s – Yesterday’s Pectoral Sandpiper at Porth Hellick Pool was briefly joined by a second bird which had earlier been seen on Tresco and at Lower Moors, also at Porth Hellick were 10 Greenshanks, 2 Read more…

St. Mary’s – 2 Whinchats, a Spotted & a Pied Flycatcher were on Peninnis, single Pied Flycatchers were at Longstone & Holy Vale and 2 more Whinchats were in Lower Moors. 9 Greenshanks were at Porth Hellick Pool. St. Agnes – There were signs of wader movement with 7 Sanderlings, Read more…

Thursday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The Western Bonelli’s Warbler was seen again in the pines halfway along Sandy Lane. St. Martin’s – A Dowitcher sp. was reported flying from White Island to Teän, present for a second day. At sea – An evening pelagic trip 7 miles SE of Read more…

Wednesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Mediterranean Gull was at Porthcressa. At sea – A Pomarine Skua was seen from the Scillonian III on the evening crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance. Thursday’s birds were: St. Agnes – A Green Sandpiper and a Whimbrel. Tresco – The Common Buzzard Read more…