St. Mary’s – Cuckoo (2) on Peninnis Head today Annet – Turnstone (4), Curlew and Manx Shearwater (30+) St. Agnes – Long-tailed Skua (adult) flew west past island (per Paul Dukes) Tresco – Dunlin, Curlew, Common Buzzard and Swift (2)
St Mary’s – Cuckoo was the only bird of note today Tresco – Single Wheatear and Common Buzzard Samson – Curlew (10), Whimbrel (1) Bar-tailed Godwit (1) and Turnstone (2) near Samson today St Agnes – Only birds of note Read more…
Very little to report from the islands today with just a Cuckoo and two Wheatear on St Agnes and Turnstone (7) on Gugh.
St Mary’s – NIGHT HERON (1st Summer) at Porth Hellick Pool again today. Also Cuckoo on The Garrison Bryher – Swift (10) and Hooded Crow today Scilly Pelagic – Short Range pelagic trip 6 miles SE of St. Mary’s this evening Read more…
St Mary’s – NIGHT HERON (1st Summer) at Porth Hellick Pool this evening and showing well.
St Mary’s – Honey Buzzard flew towards Trewince at 09.35hrs then over Airport Lane at 10.20hrs. Also Cuckoo at Maypole St Agnes – Cuckoo reported today Tresco – Hobby at Gimble Porth today
St Mary’s – Cuckoo at Porth Hellick Downs and Common Scoter (7) still in The Roads Tresco – Swift (4), Blackcap and Sanderling today Bryher – Bar-tailed Godwit on island today
St Mary’s – Common Scoter (7) again in The Roads. Tresco – Common Swift and Sanderling (14) were the only birds of note today St Agnes – Dunlin (2) and Turnstone (30) Western Rocks – European storm Petrel and Turnstone Read more…
What turned out to be one of the best Mays on record for the islands started off relatively slowly with just a Grasshopper Warbler and Cuckoo of note at Porth Hellick on the 1st. Things started to pick up the next day however when a Shorelark was found on Tresco. This was only the 11th record of this species on the islands and it was not seen again after the 2nd. (more…)
St Mary’s – Golden Oriole singing at entrance to church at Old Town. Also Quail on The Garrison and Common Scoter (7) between St Mary’s and Samson. Scilly Pelagics – Pom Skua 7mls south of St Mary’s from this evenings Read more…