Tresco – A Pectoral Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpipers, 5 Ruffs, a Knot, 7 Black-tailed Godwits and 13 Dunlins were all on Abbey Pool. 2 early Wigeon were on the southeast end of the Great Pool. Bryher – A Wood Warbler
St. Mary’s – A Greenshank, a Common Sandpiper and a Pied Flycatcher were at Porth Hellick. 2 Mediterranean Gulls were in Porthcressa Bay. St. Agnes – A Red-backed Shrike & a Pied Flycatcher, 11 Cory’s Shearwaters flew past Horse Point.
St. Mary’s – 3 Cory’s and 2 Great Shearwaters flew past Peninnis in the evening. Tresco – The juvenile Woodchat Shrike was seen again. Bryher – A Dunlin, a Whimbrel, a Hooded Crow, 2 Common Whitethroats, 3 Spotted and 4 Read more…
Herons are on the increase with 9 Grey on Tresco and 15 on Teän, also 11 Little Egrets were in Tresco Channel and 4 were on Teän. St. Mary’s – A Wryneck was at Borough Farm and a Mediterranean Gull Read more…
St. Mary’s – Two visiting Danish birders found a superb male Lesser Grey Shrike on the Garrison, also there was a Spotted and 2 Pied Flycatchers. Tresco – A Green Sandpiper, a Wood Sandpiper, 8 Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Ruffs and Read more…
St. Mary’s – There were still good numbers of Pied Flycatchers on the island, 3 of which were trapped and ringed at Porth Hellick. St. Agnes – A Pied Flycatcher and a Whimbrel. Gugh – 2 Whinchats. At sea – Read more…
St. Mary’s – a Pied Flycatcher was in Trench Lane, 2 Green Sandpipers were in Lower Moors and a Common Sandpiper, a Dunlin, 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 Greenshanks & 2 Lesser Redpolls were at Porth Hellick. Tresco – 5 Green Read more…
St. Mary’s – 6 Pied Flycatchers were on the Garrison and 5 Pied Flycatchers, 5 Lesser Redpolls & a Tree Pipit were on Peninnis. 6 Green Sandpipers and 2 Spotted Flycatchers were at Porth Hellick. Tresco – 5 Green Sandpipers, Read more…
St. Mary’s – 7 Pied Flycatchers were on the Garrison and a Whimbrel was on Porthloo Beach. Tresco – A Green Sandpiper and 10 Greenshanks. At sea – A pelagic trip 26 miles northwest of St. Mary’s to intercept a Read more…
At sea – An afternoon/evening pelagic produced 2 adult Sabine’s Gulls, 2 Great Skuas, 40 European Storm-petrels, a blue Fulmar and a near summer-plumage Great Northern Diver