Saturday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Lesser Yellowlegs flew over Deep Point and landed at Porth Hellick Pool, where the Temminck’s Stint was also still present. The Buff- breasted Sandpiper was still on the Golf Course and a Wryneck Read more…
Sunday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Pied Flycatcher was near the lighthouse on Peninnis Head. At sea – A seven hour pelagic trip in fresh winds and big seas proved to be very special. Birds seen included 239 Great Read more…
Monday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The Icterine Warbler was still on the Garrison, a Green, 2 Wood & 4 Common Sandpipers were at Porth Hellick Pool and a Wryneck was at Borough Farm. 3 Pied Flycatchers were in pines Read more…
Friday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The Icterine Warbler was still on the Garrison and 2 Wood Sandpipers, a Green Sandpiper, 12 Greenshanks & a Kingfisher were on Porth Hellick Pool. A Sooty, a Balearic and 61 Cory’s Shearwaters flew Read more…
Friday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – 4 Dunlins & a Green Sandpiper were at Porth Hellick Pool and 6 Sandwich Terns were at Bar Point. Bryher – 28 Ringed Plover and 3 Willow Warblers. Inter-island waters – A Mediterranean Gull, Read more…
Sunday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – 3 Wheatears were on the airfield. Tresco – 60+ Sanderlings, a Common Redshank, a Turnstone and 10+ Whimbrels. Teän – 2 Mediterranean Gulls. At sea – The daytime pelagic produced 2 Wilson’s Storm-petrels, a Read more…
Tuesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The only report was of a European Storm-petrel off the Garrison. Wednesday’s birds were: At sea – A Wilson’s Storm-petrel, a Great and 7 Cory’s Shearwaters were seen from the Scillonian III on the Read more…
Tuesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – 16 Sanderlings were on Porthloo Beach and a Turnstone was by Hugh Town Quay. St. Agnes – 15 Sanderlings. Gugh – A Common Sandpiper and 2 Turnstones. Annet – 50+ Puffins. Wednesday’s birds were: Read more…
Monday’s birds were: St. Mary’s -7 Greenshanks were at Porth Hellick Pool and 4 Common Swifts were over the Garrison. Tresco – A Hobby, a Redshank, 7 Greenshanks and 5 Common Swifts. Annet – A juvenile Mediterranean Gull. Inter-island waters Read more…
Tuesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – 3 Cory’s Shearwaters flew past Deep Pont. St. Agnes – A Dunlin and a Hobby. At sea – A Sooty & 4 Cory’s Shearwaters were seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Read more…