Sightings

St. Mary’s – A Great Northern Diver was off Peninnis Head and a Green Sandpiper was at Porth Hellick Pool.

St. Mary’s – The Hobby was still in the Porth Hellick area and 2 Greenshank and a Redshank were on the pool there. At sea – An evening pelagic trip produced 100+ Manx Shearwaters, 10+ European Storm-petrels and 2 Great Read more…

St. Mary’s – A Wood Sandpiper flew over Porthcressa, a Hobby was over Porth Hellick and a Common Swift was over Lower Moors

St. Mary’s – A female Wheatear was at Giant’s Castle and a juvenile Cuckoo was being fed by a pair of Meadow Pipits on Porth Hellick Down

  Saturday’s bird was: St. Martin’s – The female Dotterel was still near the Daymark. Sunday’s birds were: Bryher – A Short-toed Lark was on Shipman Head Down. St. Martin’s – A Common Swift

St. Mary’s – The Cuckoo was still on Peninnis. St. Martin’s – The Dotterel was still near the Daymark

St. Mary’s – A male Cuckoo was on Peninnis. St. Martin’s – A very unseasonal Dotterel was near the Daymark. Tresco – 2 Common Buzzards. Annet – 290 Manx Shearwaters were offshore.

Tresco – The Redwing was still present, it seems to be summering on the island. Also there was a drake Wigeon, a drake Tufted Duck and a Yellow Wagtail. At sea – An evening pelagic trip 6 miles south of Read more…

Tresco – A drake Wigeon, a drake Tufted Duck, a female Pochard (still with 4 young) and a Common Swift. St. Agnes – A Quail

St. Mary’s – There were 5 Common Swifts and a Sand Martin at Porth Hellick, the latter being the first for over a month of a species which has proved to be very scarce this spring with only a handful Read more…