Tuesday – 50 Sandwich Terns and 2 Mediterranean Gulls were on rocks in Porthcressa Bay. A Common Snipe and a Sanderling were in Lower Moors. Wednesday – 9 Greenshanks were on Porth Hellick Pool and 3 Golden Plover flew past Read more…
Friday – 40 European Storm-petrels, 2 Wilson’s Storm-petrels, about 100Common Dolphins and a Blue Shark were seen on the evening pelagic trip. Saturday – 2 Great Shearwaters on the pelagic and a Little Grebe, a Pochard, a Green Sandpiper & 5 Grey Herons were on the Great Pool, Tresco. Sunday – A Common Redstart was at Innisidgen, a Common Read more…
Tuesday – 30 Sandwich Terns, 3 Mediterranean Gulls & 2 Whimbrels were at Porthcressa, the summering female Merlin was at Carn Gwaval. Wednesday – The Merlin flew over Sallyport. Thursday – The evening short-range pelagic trip produced 20 European Storm-petrels, 2 Wilson’s Storm-petrels, a Sooty Shearwater and 2 Grey Phalaropes. In the water there were lots of Short-beaked Read more…
No reports for Saturday & Sunday. Friday – The only report was of a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull seen on Tresco and of Morning Point. Monday – 20 Sandwich Terns were in Porthcressa Bay, a Mediterranean Gull was off the Eastern Read more…
Wednesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – 6 Greenshanks & 3 Green Sandpipers were on Porth Hellick Pool, 2 more Green Sandpipers were on rocks at the end of Peninnis and 1 was on Newford Duck Pond. A Common Sandpiper was Read more…
Friday: A Grey Wagtail was at Porth Hellick Pool and an adult & 3 juvenile Mediterranean Gulls were in Porthcressa Bay. Saturday: 4 Common Swifts were over Hugh Town, a Crossbill flew over the Garrison campsite, a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull Read more…
Friday: 2 Lapwings & 2 Greenshanks were on Porth Hellick Pool and a Hobby flew over. Saturday: 2 Lapwings, 2 Greenshanks & a Green Sandpiper were still on Porth Hellick Pool. Sunday: A Lapwing was still on Porth Hellick Pool Read more…
Monday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – 2 Greenshanks, 2 Lapwings and a Green Sandpiper were at Porth Hellick Pool. Tresco – A Little Egret, 7 Grey Herons, a Green Sandpiper, a Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Common Swifts, a Black Redstart and Read more…
Thursday’s birds were: 2 Mediterranean Gulls were near St. Agnes, 650+ Manx Shearwaters were off Annet and 15+ European Storm-petrels & 7 Risso’s Dolphins were seen on the evening short-range pelagic trip. Friday’s birds were: 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls were Read more…
Monday’s birds were : A Green Sandpiper flew over Peninnis and was later found on Porth Hellick Pool. A Swift was at Lower Moors, 8 Pochards (a pair and 6 young) were on the Great Pool, Tresco and 40+ Manx Read more…