Sightings

St. Mary’s – A Golden Oriole at Higher Moors. Samson – 4 Whimbrel and 2 Curlew. Tresco – 7 Sanderling, a Pintail, a Pochard, a Common Buzzard, 2 Swift, 6 House Martin, a Jackdaw and a Raven.

St. Mary’s – 4 Swift and 25+ House Martin at Porth Hellick Pool. Bryher – A Serin, a Whitethroat and the Hooded Crow. Samson – A Dunlin, 3 Turnstone, a Curlew, 4 Whimbrel and a female Marsh Harrier

Annet – A female Marsh Harrier. Bryher – A Greenshank and the resident Hooded Crow.

Tresco – A Golden Plover, 10 Sanderling, a Turnstone, 7 Swift, a Tufted Duck and a Jackdaw Samson – A Spoonbill and 5 Whimbrel. Teän – 2 Whimbrel.

Samson – A Spoonbill and a Red Kite both at East Porth

St. Mary’s – A Red Kite flew over Longstone, also there were 2 Turtle Dove. Bryher – A Short-toed Lark, a Hooded Crow, a Greenshank and 2 Swift. St. Agnes – Garden Warbler. Samson – Spoonbill.

Bryher – A Short-toed Lark, a Turtle Dove, a Hooded Crow and a Pink-footed Goose, the latter is scarce on Scilly especially on such a late date! Tresco – A Pochard, a Teal and 3 Swift. Samson – A Spoonbill

Tresco – Marsh Harrier, Pintail, 9 Swift and a Jackdaw.

The only birds reported today were all from Tresco: Tresco – 2 Swifts, Marsh Harrier (2) and Golden Oriole.

At least 10 Bee-eaters flew from Middle Town towards Lower Town, St. Martin’s at 08:15 and then they were seen around noon at Gimble Porth, Tresco. Other birds were: St. Mary’s – Golden Orioles were reported from Porth Hellick, Trenoweth Read more…