It looks like the 2 Chough may have gone, there have been no reports since Thursday 26/03, let’s hope they are prospecting on one of the uninhabited Eastern Islands. Tuesday The Lesser Kestrel was still at Porth Hellick Down and a Snow Bunting was near Tregarthen’s Hotel Read more…
There have been no reports of the 2 Chough since Thursday 26/03 Friday The Lesser Kestrel was seen at Porth Hellick Down & Deep Point, a Great Northern Diver was at Porthloo and 2 Sandwich Tern were on buoys in Hugh Town Harbour. A Greenland Wheatear was at Porth Hellick and Read more…
Monday – The Lesser Kestrel was still in the Porth Hellick Down, Deep Point area and the 2 Chough were seen flying past Porthloo. 5 Golden Plover, a Merlin & 10 Wheatear were on the Airfield. 2 Manx Shearwater were seen from The Scillonian III, a Great Skua flew past Deep Point and a Black-tailed Read more…
Thursday – The Lesser Kestrel was still on Porth Hellick Down. Around 30 Sand Martins were on St.Mary’s and single Swallow were seen at Longstone & Porth Hellick. A Firecrest and a Siskin were at Longstone. Friday – The Lesser Kestrel and a Woodcock were still on Porth Hellick Down. Saturday – The Lesser Kestrel was still on Porth Read more…
Monday 16/03 The adult male LESSER KESTREL was still on Porth Hellick Down and was seen on a post at Carn Friars , the 2 Chough flew from Giant’s Castle towards Porth Hellick and the first Wheatear of the tear were seen, 2 on Porth Hellick Read more…
Wednesday 11th A Great Northern Diver was in Town Bay and a Jack Snipe was flushed from a field at Porth Hellick. On Bryher there were 3 Grey Plover and 6 Great Northern Diver offshore. Also seen were 10 Linnet which on Scilly tend to be the avian harbingers of Read more…
On St. Mary’s the 2 Chough, the Black-necked Grebe and a few Black Restart were present throughout. The ring-tailed Hen Harrier that has been around all winter put in intermittent appearances on the island and there were sporadic reports of Read more…
Apologies for the lack of sightings! A lot of our committee members have been away for the winter. Key highlights include: The pair of Chough have been present the whole winter and have been seen roaming between Peninnis and Toll’s Read more…
Monday (13/01) An hour’s sea-watch from Peninnis produced 4 Fulmar, 2 Gannet, c20 Kittiwake and a single Guillemot. On land, again on Peninnis, a Jack Snipe & a Merlin were seen. Tuesday (14/01) There were no reports. Wednesday (15/01) A Great Northern Diver and the Black-necked Grebe where in Town Bay and 2 Raven were Read more…
Tuesday (07/01) The only report was of a Short-eared Owl hunting over Toll’s Hill. Wednesday (08/01) 2 Great Northern Diver were off Pendrethen & 1 was in Hugh Town and the 2 Chough were on Toll’s Island Thursday (09/01) 10 Common Scoter & 4 Great Northern Divers were between St. Read more…