St. Mary’s – The old record for Mediterranean Gulls together on Scilly lasted just 1 day! There were 14 (11 juveniles, a second-winter & 2 adults) at Porthloo. A Common Buzzard, 2 Peregrines, 2 Ravens & 6 Greenshank were at Read more…
St. Mary’s – 11 Mediterranean Gulls (1 adult, 1 second-summer, 1 first-summer and & juveniles at Porthloo), this a record number for Scilly. Also a Green Sandpiper and a Water Rail were in Lower Moors. At sea – A short-range Read more…
St. Mary’s – 5 Greenshank & a Common Sandpiper at Porth Hellick and a Mediterranean Gull at Porthloo
St. Mary’s – 3 Mediterranean Gulls in the harbour and 6 Crossbills flew over the Garrison towards the golf course. Tresco – A Common and 3 Green Sandpipers. St. Martin’s – A Whimbrel. Samson – The female Marsh Harrier was Read more…
St. Mary’s – An adult Temminck’s Stint, only the 11th record for Scilly, was found on Porth Hellick Pool. Also there were 5 Greenshanks and 2 Green Sandpipers. A Green Sandpiper was in Lower Moors and 4 Crossbills were in Read more…
St. Mary’s – 2 Mediterranean Gulls (an adult & a first-summer) at Porthloo. Samson – A Marsh Harrier.
St. Mary’s – A Bee-eater flew over Longstone and a Swift was at Deep Point. 6 Greenshanks, 3 Common Sandpipers, a Whimbrel, 2 Curlews and the first Kingfisher of the autumn were all at Porth Hellick. At sea – A Read more…
Tresco – The Common Buzzard was still present. St. Agnes – A Whimbrel, 8 Curlews, a Turnstone and 16 Sanderlings
St. Mary’s – 4 Crossbills in the Garrison pines and 2 at Longstone. 6 Greenshanks were at Porth Hellick. Tresco – 8 Redshanks, 11 Greenshanks, 4 Little Egrets, 10 Grey Herons, 6 Shelducks and a Common Buzzard
St. Mary’s – A Common Crossbill flew over Higher Moors, a Golden Plover was on the airfield and 20+ Willow Warblers, 5 Chiffchaffs and 7 Blackcaps were between Holy Vale and Porth Hellick. 30 Sandwich & 10 Common Terns were Read more…