Wednesday (22/07) Purple Heron – A juvenile flew from Porth Hellick Pool towards Holy Vale. Wood Sandpiper – 1 still on the Lower Moors Pool. Common Sandpiper – 1 on St. Agnes. Common Gull – 1 off South Beach, Tresco. Mediterranean Gull – 1 on Read more…
Wednesday (15/07) Green Sandpiper – 1 flew over Longstone. Common Swift – 1 over Longstone and 1 over St. Agnes. Cuckoo– 1 on Bryher Thursday (16/07) Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 15 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of Bishop Rock. European Storm-petrel – Read more…
Wednesday (08/07) Common Sandpiper – 1 Porth Cressa. Sandwich Tern – 1 over the Roads. Thursday (09/07) European Storm-petrel – 10 on an evening pelagic trip 5.5 miles southwest of the Bishop Rock. Sooty Shearwater – 2 on an evening pelagic trip 5.5 miles Read more…
Wednesday (01/06) No reports Thursday (02/07) Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 6+ on an evening pelagic trip 5 miles southeast of St. Mary’s European Storm-petrel – 6 on an evening pelagic trip 5 miles southeast of St. Mary’s Great Skua – 1 on an evening Read more…
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 1 on an evening pelagic on 18th and 12 seen on 30th from a boat 3 miles south of St. Agnes. European Storm-petrel – c 60 on an evening pelagic on 15th, about 30 on an evening pelagic on 18th and 7 Read more…
Monday (25/05) Wilson’s Storm – petrel – 2 on the first evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest of Bishop Rock (photo), were the earliest ever recorded in Scillonian waters. European Storm – petrel – c100 on the evening pelagic trip. Manx Shearwater – Read more…
Monday (18/05) Whimbrel – 1 on Porthloo Beach. Swift – 1 over Middle Town, St. Martin’s. Spotted Flycatcher – 1 at Lower Town, St. Martin’s. Tuesday (19/05) Shoveler – A drake on Abbey Pool, Tresco. Pochard – 3 drakes on Abbey Pool, Tresco. Swift – 3 over Read more…
Monday (04/05) Little Bittern – 1 flew from Holy Vale to Porth Hellick Pool, where it eventually showed well before flying to the beach (photos). It then flew east over Porth Hellick Down towards Deep Point. Night Heron – 1 roosted at Read more…
Monday (04/05) Woodchat Shrike – 1 on Bryher Campsite. Turtle Dove – 1 still on Five Islands School playing field, 4 on Lowertown Farm, St. Agnes and 2 at Highertown St. Martin’s (photo). Common Scoter – 1 near Nut Rock, Tresco. Raven – 1 Read more…
Monday (27/04) Woodchat Shrike – 2 still on Tresco,1 in gorse on the Heliport and 1 still at Gimble Porth (photo). Short-toed Lark – 1 still on the airfield. Night Heron – An adult flew from Dump Clump pursued by a Crow. Golden Read more…