Sightings

St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still in allotments at dump and Iceland Gull at dump. Wheatear at Salakee Down and Rook at Holgates Green today. Also Golden Plover (2) on airfield and Merlin over. Black Redstart (2) in Standing Stones field at Lower Read more…

St Mary’s – Iceland gull near Tregarthen’s Hotel St Martin’s – Red-necked Grebe off Hedge Rock at 16.oohrs. Tresco – Little Auk from boat at bottom of Tresco Channel this afternoon (Photo) and Common Scoter offshore. Samson – Eider offshore Read more…

Tresco – Little Auk offshore south of Tresco (Thanks J.Pender)

St Mary’s – **GYR** white morph again over Longstones this afternoon. White Wagtail at Porthloo and Kumlien’s Gull still this afternoon at Porth Mellon with Iceland Gull (2 juvs). House Martin and Sand Martin at Hugh Town Quay at 12.55hrs. Read more…

St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still in allotments near dump this morning and Iceland Gull. Kumlien’s Gull again at Porth Mellon and Iceland Gull flew towards Porthcressa. Black-tailed Godwit still at the Standing Stone field at Lower Moors and House Read more…

St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still in allotments at Dump and Iceland Gull (1st yr). Great Skua off The Screeb today. Tresco – Swallow at New Grimsby at 14.oohrs

St Mary’s – Black Redstart (male) by Porthloo at Thomas Porth. Also Kumliens Gull at Porthloo and Iceland Gull at Porth Mellon. Black-tailed Godwit still at Lower Moors in Standing Stones field. Tresco – Barnacle Goose, Whooper Swan (ad) and Pintail Read more…

St Mary’s – Kumlien’s Gull and Iceland Gull (juv) in Porthcressa Bay. Black-tailed Godwit still at Lower Moors in Standing Stones field.

The **GYR** did a tour of the islands today starting on St Mary’s over the Garrison at 09.30hrs then over Shipman Head, Bryher at 13.20hrs and finally on Tresco at Carn Near at 17.50hrs. St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* and Read more…