Sightings

St Mary’s – The imm male Eider was again near Bar Point. St Martin’s – Two Ring Ouzel were in the Sheep Fields above Middle Town.

St Mary’s – An Osprey flew over The Garrison towards Peninnis this morning and a Short-eared Owl was on Salakee Down mid-afternoon. St Martin’s – A Ring Ouzel was in the sheep fileds nr Middle Town Samson – The two Spoonbills Read more…

St Mary’s – The two Rooks appeared again, this time at Porth Loo with two Jackdaws. Grasshopper Warblers were heard earlier in the day near Porth Loo Duck pond and along Old Town Lane. Surprise of the day was the Read more…

  St Mary’s – Two Little Egrets were at Old Town and the immature male Eider was seen at Pendrathen again. A Siskin at Trenoweth was a surprise and a Common Snipe was on Lower Moors after a gap of Read more…

Mary’s – The immature male Eider was again at Bar Point and twenty eight Whimbrel were at Old Town and a Jackdaw was on the Golf Course. Tresco – Two Short-eared Owls were found again near Pentle Bay with nine Read more…

Another quiet day with the only birds of note being the two Spoonbills seen near Samson in the morning; one of which was later on St Martin’s and two Rooks on the Golf Course on St Mary’s.

St Mary’s – Little Egrets were seen at Porth Hellick and Porth Loo and the Greenshank was again on the Lower Moors Pool. A few Swallows and Wheatears were seen but there was little other migration of note other than Read more…

St Mary’s – On a very windy day four Whimbrel were seen on Peninnis and the Spoonbill was reported on rocks near Samson from St Mary’s.

St Agnes – Two Purple Sandpiper were in Porth Killier this morning with a small flock of Turnstones. aAlso on the island was a male White Wagtail and a female Merlin on what was a rather windy, showery day.

St Mary’s – The Northern Waterthrush was seen at its favourite haunt by the pumping station on Lower Moors today and the first Black-headed Gull for some time was seen from the Garrison this afternoon. Tresco – A Water Rail Read more…