Sightings

St. Mary’s – A Hobby and 2 Swifts were over the island and a Bee-eater flew over Hugh Town.

St. Agnes – The Bee-eater was still present for its eighth day. Samson – A Marsh Harrier. Tresco – 3 Common Swifts.

St. Mary’s – A Whimbrel in Porth Hellick Bay. St. Agnes – A Hobby.

St. Agnes – The Bee-eater was below the parsonage, it has now been there for 6 days, also on the island was a Spotted Flycatcher

St Mary’s – 2 Sandwich Terns on Taylor’s Island, Porthloo. A Whimbrel flew past Deep Point and a sea-watch from there between 18:30 to 21:00 produced 1 Sooty, 1 Balearic & 31 Manx Shearwaters, 2 European Storm-petrels, 2 Puffins, 33 Read more…

Saturday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – 3 wheatears on the airfield Sunday’s birds were: St. Agnes – The Bee-eater was still present. Samson – 3 Whimbrel, 16 Curlew, 60+ Common Tern and a Sandwich Tern. Teän – 4 Curlew.

St. Mary’s – A sea-watch from 18:30 to 20:30 produced 500 Manx Shearwaters, 30+ Fulmar, 50 Gannet and 2 Razorbills

St. Agnes – A Bee-eater below the parsonage. Annet – A Marsh Harrier

St. Mary’s – A Common Buzzard over Porth Hellick, a Honey Buzzard over Juliet’s Garden and a male summer plumaged ‘Northern Golden Plover’ on the Golf Course. St. Martin’s – 3 Bee-eaters flew over Lower town towards Tresco. St. Agnes Read more…

St. Mary’s – A Cuckoo on Porth Hellick Down, a Common Buzzard over Holy Vale and a Honey Buzzard flew over Lower Moors towards Parting Carn. St. Agnes – 3 Swifts. Samson – A Marsh Harrier, 3 Puffin and 25 Read more…