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…
Monday (04/05) Woodchat Shrike – 1 on Bryher Campsite. Turtle Dove – 1 still on Five Islands School playing field, 4 on Lowertown Farm, St. Agnes and 2 at Highertown St. Martin’s (photo). Common Scoter – 1 near Nut Rock, Tresco. Raven – 1 flew over Popplestone, Bryher. Hooded Crow – 1 on Wingletang. St. Read more…
Monday (27/04) Woodchat Shrike – 2 still on Tresco,1 in gorse on the Heliport and 1 still at Gimble Porth (photo). Short-toed Lark – 1 still on the airfield. Night Heron – An adult flew from Dump Clump pursued by a Crow. Golden Oriole – 1 at Abbey Crossroads, Tresco (photo). Marsh Harrier – 1 seen Read more…
Monday (20/04) American Wigeon – The first-winter drake was still on Porth Hellick Pool. Cattle Egret – 1 with cows in a field on Borough Farm, Tresco. Short-toed Lark – 1 at the end of Peninnis ant the western side. Corncrake – 1 on Wingletang, St. Agnes. Lapwing – 1 flew over the Garrison Campsite. Read more…
Monday (13/04) American Wigeon – The first-winter drake was still on Porth Hellick Pool. Garganey – A drake was again briefly Porth Hellick Pool in the morning then flew low north (photo). It re-appeared on the pool in the late evening. Black-throated Diver – 1 at the south end of Great Bay, St. Read more…