Tuesday: An adult Rose-coloured Starling was on St Martin’s and a Whimbrel and 2 Curlews were on St Agnes Wednesday: A Lesser Redpoll was at Maypole. Thursday: At sea – 250 Manx and 3 Balearic Shearwaters on the Scillonian crossing to St. Read more…
At sea – A short-range pelagic trip was the best so far this year, birds seen were : 2 Wilson’s Storm Petrels, 50+ European Storm-petrels, 6 Manx Shearwaters, a Great Shearwater, an adult Sabine’s Gull and a first-summer Pomarine Skua.
Friday’s birds: Just 2 Siskins on Bryher Saturday’s birds: A Lesser Redpoll at Higher Moors, a Raven at Porth Hellick and 3 Siskins at Innisidgen. Sunday’s birds: – A Grey Plover and 3 Whimbrel on Samson, a Whimbrel on Teän Read more…
Tuesday – 3 drake Tufted ducks, 2 Swifts and a Lesser Redpoll on Tresco Wednesday – The only report of note was of a very young Cuckoo being fed by Rock Pipits on Porth Hellick Down, St Mary’s. Thursday – A Read more…
Tresco – A Black-tailed Godwit and 3 Swifts. At sea – Another quiet pelagic trip produced just 6 European Storm-petrels and a Great Skua.
St. Mary’s – A Cuckoo at Porth Hellick. Bryher – A Hooded Crow. St. Martin’s – A Sooty Shearwater flew past the Daymark.
St. Mary’s – 2 Sandwich Terns were in Porthcressa Bay. Bryher – 4 Golden Plover. Tresco – 4 Sanderling
Bryher – A Hobby, a Dunlin and a Lesser Redpoll. Eastern Isles – Peregrines bred successfully. A family party of 5 birds was seen. At sea – Birders on a shark fishing trip saw just 10 European Storm-petrels and 6 Manx Read more…
St. Mary’s – A singing Marsh Warbler by the Stephen Sussex hide at Porth Hellick also 4 Swifts were over the pool. St. Agnes – 2 Swifts Samson – A Grey Plover.
St. Mary’s – 3 Swifts and a Wheatear on Peninnis. Tresco – A Whimbrel and a Swift At sea – A very quiet pelagic trip produced just 10 European Storm-petrels