Monday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The only report was of a Greenshank at Porth Hellick. Tresco – 7 Pochards, 3 Greenshanks, 1 Redshank, 3 Whimbrels, 2 Common Buzzards and 3 Common Swifts. Annet – 100+ Manx Shearwaters offshore. At Read more…
Tuesday’s birds were: St. Agnes – 4 Curlews and a Whimbrel were on St. Agnes. No reports for Wednesday. Thursday’s birds were: Bryher – A female Marsh Harrier. Tresco – 2 Common Swifts. Annet -140+ Manx Shearwaters and 2 Common Read more…
Monday Birds were: St. Mary’s – The Hooded Crow was still in Hugh Town. At sea – 2 Sooty & 30 Manx Shearwaters, 40+ European Storm-petrels, a Great Skua and 3 Ocean Sunfish. Tuesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The Read more…
Tuesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Cuckoo was at Deep Point and a Hooded Crow was in Hugh Town. St. Agnes – A Marsh Harrier and a late Sand Martin (they do not breed on the islands) Wednesday’s birds Read more…
Saturdays Birds were: Tresco – The Iberian Chiffchaff was again singing from midway along the Abbey Drive St Mary’s – A Hooded Crow appeared in Hugh Town late on this afternoon Sundays Birds were: St Mary’s – The Hooded Crow Read more…
Mondays Birds were: St Mary’s – A Green Sandpiper and a Pied Wagtail were on Lower Moors with the imm male Marsh Harrier seen over Lower Moors and Porth Hellick today. St Agnes – An adult Purple Heron flew over Read more…
Wednesdays Birds were: St Mary’s – An Alpine Swift was over Peninnis during the afternoon with a Common Swift at Porth Hellick as was a Redshank and the pair of Teal were still present. Tresco – An Iceland Gull was Read more…
Fridays Birds were: St Mary’s – An Osprey flew over St Mary’s during the afternoon. St Agnes – A Turtle Dove was still on the island Bryher – A Turtle Dove was on Samson Hill as was the Hooded Crow. Read more…
Saturdays Birds were: St. Mary’s – The Spotted Sandpiper, the Red-rumped Swallow was at Porth Hellick late in the day and the Iceland Gull was on the Municipal Dump. A female Marsh Harrier was over Lower Moors and a Turtle Read more…
Monday’s birds were: Bryher – A bird was seen at the northern end of Shipman Head Down, it was only seen by a non-birder but his description seemed very good for a male Rock Thrush, it was looked for on Read more…