Scilly continues to come up with the goods this spring Pallid Harrier – An immature male flew over Heathy Hill, Bryher towards Samson and was then seen over Wingletang, St. Agnes heading towards Annet and then spending the rest of the Read more…
Thursday (29/04) Red-footed Falcon – The female found on Monday was seen again again near the Old Quay, St. Martin’s Purple Heron – 1 in flight over Lower Moors towards the airport appeared to land before Old Town Lane Cattle Egret – 1 Read more…
Wednesday (28/04) Purple Heron – 1 mobile around the Lower Moors area Cattle Egret – 4 in a field on Racket Town Lane, Tresco Blue-headed Wagtail – 1 Porth Hellick Turtle Dove – 1 still in the garden behind Star Castle, 1 at Higher Read more…
Tuesday (27/04) Purple Heron – 1 on the Abbey Pool flew to the Great Pool, Tresco Woodchat Shrike– 1 still at Dolphin town, Tresco Cattle Egret – 4 at Borough Farm, Tresco Golden Oriole – A female type by the hides in Lower Read more…
Monday (26/04) Another wonderful day on Scilly with a splendid selection of birds Rock Thrush – A female type flew in off the sea about 19:00 and landed near the airport turning circle and was was relocated at Blue Carn between Giant’s Castle Read more…
Sunday (25/04) Snow Goose – A white morph of unknown origin flew over St. Agnes Pool, was the first record for Scilly (photo) Bee-eater – 1 high over Porth Hellick, also heard in the golf course/telegraph tower area and over New Grimsby, Read more…
Saturday (24/04) Despite the cold wind a lovely sunny day with several Mediterranean species seen on the islands. Bee-eater – After its visit to Tresco yesterday, it was back between Carn Friars and Normandy House Purple Heron – 1 flew over St. Agnes Cricket Read more…
Thursday (22/04) Bee-eater – 1 still in the Carn Friars/Normandy area Cattle Egret – 3+ still on Tresco Greylag Goose – 1 in a field on Peninnis that also visited Lower Moors Pool Shoveler – 1 Porth Hellick Pool Swift – 1 over Old Town Read more…
Tuesday (20/04) Bee-eater – 1 flew east over Longstone and later in the Normandy/ Carn Friars area Cattle Egret – 4 still on Tresco in the fields above the cricket pitch at Old Grimsby and then by Pool Road, Tresco Wood Warbler – Read more…
Reviewing the whales around Scilly in winter 2020-21, by Will Wagstaff Over the years, whale sightings in Scillonian waters have been few and far between. The Minke Whale has been the most regularly noted but even then a rare sight. Read more…