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…
Sunday (11/05) Black Guillemot – 1 was near Round Island (photo). This a very rare bird on Scilly and this is the first record for 21 years. Golden Oriole – 1 singing at the Higher Moord end of Holy Vale. Great Northern Diver – 2 by Nut Rock, Tresco. Grey Plover – 1 flew Read more…
Tuesday (06/05) Purple Heron – Reports from St. Agnes, Bryher, Tresco and several locations on St. Mary’s, probably involved 20 possibly 3 individuals. Great White Egret – 1 in Lower Moors. Great Northern Diver – 3 in Par Beach Bay, St. Martin’s. Common Sandpiper – 1 at Periglis, St. Agnes. Whimbrel – 2 at Porthloo, Read more…
Thursday (01/05) Little Bittern – A male dropped into the reeds at Porth Hellick Pool (photo). It gave occasional flight views and a very brief views when it landed, Purple Heron – 1 flew east over St. Martin’s. Short-toed Lark – 1 still on the airfield. Greatt Whie Egret – 1 in Old Town Read more…
The Isles of Scilly Bird Group has been delighted to support our local Wildlife Trust in their ‘Nature for All’ appeal for Higher Moors with a donation of £10,000. Between ourselves and the West Midland Bird Club, we provided a fifth of the total amount required to carry out vital Read more…