St. Mary’s – A Wheatear was on the Garrison a pair of Cuckoos were at Porth Hellick and another was on Peninnis. St. Agnes – 2 Cuckoos. Gugh – A Cuckoo. Tresco – A Sand Martin and 2 Pochards. St. Read more…
St. Martin’s – 4 Ravens, a Cuckoo, a Common Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warblers and a Wheatear St. Agnes – A Cuckoo. Inter-island waters – A Great Northern Diver and 20 Common Terns. At sea – A short-range pelagic trip produced Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Common Swift, a Turtle Dove and 2 Cuckoos. St. Helen’s – 4 Ravens.
St. Mary’s – The female Woodchat Shrike was still in the pine belt opposite Spray View, a Spotted Flycatcher was at Higher Moors and a Willow Warbler (an unexpected bird on Scilly at this time of year) was singing between Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Woodchat Shrike was in the pine belt at Normandy opposite Spray View, a Turtle Dove was at Holy Vale and 3 Spotted Flycatchers were caught and ringed at Porth Hellick. St. Martin’s – A Bee-eater was Read more…
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St. Mary’s – 7 Turtle Doves were still in fields adjoining Holy Vale. St. Agnes – 2 Turtle Doves, 6 Wheatears, a Common Redstart and 2 Spotted Flycatchers. Gugh – A very late Redwing. Samson – 6 Great Northern Divers Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Wood Warbler and a Garden Warbler were in Mount Todden Pines, both singing and showing well. 12 Turtle Doves were in a field below the riding stables and 4 were at Salakee, with the serious decline Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Golden Oriole was in Holy Vale. St. Martin’s – A Purple Heron, a Turtle Dove, a Golden Plover, a Golden Oriole and a Common Whitethroat. St. Agnes – 3 Turtle Doves