Reviewing the whales around Scilly in winter 2020-21, by Will Wagstaff Over the years, whale sightings in Scillonian waters have been few and far between. The Minke Whale has been the most regularly noted but even then a rare sight. Long-finned Pilot Whales were seen occasionally but have become even Read more…
Sunday (18/04) Bee-eater – 1 still around Carn Friars Hoopoe – 1 at the Garrison Campsite (photo), there is conjecture that there have been between 5 and 7 birds this spring Dotterel – 1 flew northeast over the Garrison Shoveler – A pair on the Abbey Pool, Tresco Pintail – A drake on the Great Read more…
Friday (16/04) Tawny Pipit – 1 flew north over Popplestone, Bryher Bee-eater – 1 heard at Lower Moors/Old Town seen in the afternoon in trees along Old Town Lane and in flight over the chicken field at Parting Carn Hoopoe – 1 at the Vineyard, St. Martin’s flew towards Little Arthur Farm, 1 Read more…
Wednesday (14/04) Citrine Wagtail – A male at Stinky Porth and then the big Pool Bryher Bee-eater – 1 at Porth Hellick (photo) Great White Egret – 1 still on Bryher (photo) Hoopoe – 1 flew over Higher Moors pumping station towards Carn Friars Blue-headed Wagtail – 1 Porth Hellick Black-throated Diver – A winter-plumage Read more…
Monday (12/04) Great White Egret – 1 on Bryher, present since at least Friday (photo) Cattle Egret – 4 on Tresco Coal Tit – 1 on Pool Road, Tresco. This is a scarce bird on Scilly (photo) Hoopoe – 1 by Buzza Tower flew towards gardens on Church Road Blue-headed Wagtail – 1 still in the Read more…
Monday (05/04) Hoopoe – 1 in a garden behind Star Castle (photo) Iceland Gull – 1 Porthloo, 1 in a ploughed field by Longstone Cottage Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 in the horse paddocks at Content Ring Ouzel – 1 Carn Friars Pied Flycatcher – A male in the horse paddocks at Content Tree Pipit – Read more…
Monday (29/03) Hoopoe – 1 Bread and Cheese Cove, St. Martin’s Cattle Egret – 4 High Lanes Shoveler – 4 on Porth Hellick Pool Great Northern Diver – 1 Porth Cressa, 1 off St.Martin’s Little Egret – 1 Porthloo Golden Plover – 3 on the airfield Iceland Gull – 1 Perseil, St. Martin’s Sandwich Tern – 1 in the Read more…
Monday (22/03) Cattle Egret – 4 Sandy Lane later on Tresco Pochard – 3 pairs displaying on Tresco Eider – 2 off the Golf Course Black-throated Diver – An adult winter-plumaged bird between the Golf Course and Tresco Great Northern Diver –20 off the Golf Course, 3 off Peninnis Spoonbill – 1 Tresco Iceland Gull – 1 Read more…
Monday (15/03) Common Tern – 1 flying east past Carn Near, Tresco was the first of the year Cattle Egret – 4 in the cattle field behind High Lanes GreylagGoose – 1 Tresco Russian White-fronted Goose – 1 Tresco Great Northern Diver – 1 Porth Cressa Iceland Gull – 1 Porthloo, 2 Tresco Firecrest – 2 Tresco Tuesday Read more…
Monday (08/03) Fin Whale – 2 past past the airport and then Tolman’s Point Cattle Egret – 4 Tresco Black-throated Diver – 1 seen from the Golf Course looking towards Bathing House Beach, Tresco Slavonian Grebe – 1 coming into breeding plumage, seen from the Golf Course looking towards Carn Near, Tresco Spoonbill – 1 Read more…