Tresco – Short-eared Owl over Tresco today. Pochard (drk) on Abbey Pool and one on Great Pool. Black-throated and Great-northern Divers South of Tresco. Also drake Pintail in Pentle Bay, 9 Swallow and a Sand Martin over Abbey Pool St Mary’s Read more…
St Mary’s – Spoonbill flew over Carn Friars into Holy Vale at dusk. Willow Warbler at Porth Hellick and Black Redstart (2) still at Porthloo. The first Puffin of the year was seen two miles east of St Mary’s this Read more…
St Martin’s – Flock of sixteen Bar-tailed Godwits on the island today. Also Wheatear.
St Mary’s – Black Redstart (2) at Porthlow this afternoon. Male & fem Pintail at Porth Hellick this evening
Samson – Spoonbill this morning flew towards Bryher Tresco – Black Duck still on Abbey Pool this afternoon 15.30 ( 2 Pochard flew from Abbey to Great Pool this morning ) Bullfinch at entrance to Abbey Gardens. Also, 2 Short-eared Owls Read more…
St Mary’s – Swallow over Hugh Town today. Also Sandwich Tern (2) in The Roads. Bryher – Swallow, Hooded Crow and Sand Martin reported today
The ISBG website (in it’s current format) has been up and running for just over a year now and despite having a poor Autumn birding season the site still managed to attract 9,741 visitors from 84 different countries! The highest Read more…
The Gyr was seen again on Tresco on 7th March and there was also the first Wheatear of the year there. A Spoonbill was on Bryher on the 8th. There are currently up 10 Firecrests on St. Agnes.
St Mary’s – Golden Plover (3) on airfield and Kingfisher at Porth Hellick pool (Thanks J.Pender)
Apologies for the lack of recent reports. Relatively quiet as to be expected over the last few months with one or two exceptions: Up to 5 Short- eared Owls and a Long-tailed Duck through out on Tresco. Still good Read more…