The lockdown has an upside with a very good show of cetaceans at the moment with large numbers of Common Dolphin and some Risso’s Dolphin & Minke Whale in recent days. Monday The second (possibly third) Purple Heron of the spring was at Porth Hellick Pool and a Hobby was Read more…
Thursday The male Red-backed Shrike was still on the Airfield where there was also a Hobby and it or another was seen over Peninnis. 6 Whimbrel were at Bar Point, the Grey Plover flew from Taylor’s Island, Porthloo towards Tresco and 40 Sanderling were on St. Martin’s. 3 Great Northern Diver were Read more…
Tuesday A Little Ringed Plover (the fourth this Spring) was sound recorded flying over the Garrison at 03:34 and the partial summer-plumaged Grey Plover still on Porthloo Beach. A Golden Oriole was at the junction of Porthloo Lane & Rocky Hills, the Jackdaw was Read more…
Saturday On Tresco, a Purple Heron, a drake Pintail, a female Tufted Duck & 3 Pochard were on the Great Pool and 3 Great Northern Diver were near Hedge Rock. On St. Martin’s, what was almost certainly a Chough flew over Middle Town been mobbed by Crows and an Arctic Skua was Read more…
Wednesday A Red Kite was touring St. Mary’s & another was on Tresco and a Common Buzzard was seen at several locations on St. Mary’s. Hobby was reported from Hugh Town, Normandy, Garrison and Borough Farm, there were probably 2 birds involved in these sightings, Read more…
Sunday A Yellow-legged Gull was on the Garrison football field, a Merlin was at Porth Cressa and a Hobby was over Trenoweth. The 3 Turtle Dove were at the Parting Carn/Longstone junction, 3 flew from Salakee to the Porth Hellick Down pine shelter belt and 1 was at Read more…
Friday 3 Bee-eater flew past the Garrison arch and over Hugh town Harbour in the evening, the Red-rumped Swallow was at Porth Hellick and a female type Golden Oriole was on Flagstaff Hill, St. Martin’s. The ringtail Hen Harrier was seen over Porth Hellick in the Morning and Read more…
Wednesday A female Marsh Harrier was seen over the Garrison & Lower Moors, a ringtail Hen Harrier was on St. Martin’s and a Merlin was on the Garrison. A Dunlin & a Whimbrel were on Old Town Beach, a female Cuckoo was on the Garrison, 2 Turtle Dove flew over Juliet’s Garden and another Read more…
Late news from Saturday (02/05) the Lesser Kestrel was seen near the Daymark on St. Martin’s Sunday In the early fog a Red-throated Pipit was heard on the west side of the Airfield and a summer-plumaged Golden Plover was by the turning circle. A female Subalpine Warbler was Read more…
Wednesday The Lesser Kestrel was still on the Airfield, the Red-throated Pipit was still in the Garrison Horse Paddock and the Pied Flycatcher was sheltering in the pines by the Woolpack Fort. A Hooded Crow, 12 Whimbrel were on the Golf Course and 4 were at Porthloo, where there Read more…