Sightings

At sea – A Great and 2 Cory’s Shearwaters were scene from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.

St. Agnes – There was no sign of the Least Sandpiper but an early Wheatear was there. St. Mary’s – 6 Greenshanks were on Porth Hellick Pool. Bryher – A Greenshank, and the Hooded Crow was still present. St. Martin’s Read more…

St. Agnes – The Least Sandpiper was still on the Big Pool, also on the island were 5 Dunlins and 3 Sanderlings. St. Mary’s – A Yellow-legged Gull, a Mediterranean Gull and 12 Sandwich Terns were in Porthcressa Bay. Tresco Read more…

St. Agnes – The Least Sandpiper was still on the Big Pool. St. Mary’s – An unseasonal Turtle Dove was in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors. Tresco – 3 Whimbrels, 5 Turnstones and a Redshank. Samson – 5 Whimbrels, Read more…

St. Agnes – A Common Sandpiper,and the Least Sandpiper was still on the Big Pool. St. Martin’s – A Cory’s Shearwater and 5 Ocean Sunfish were off the Daymark. Tresco – A Common Buzzard flew over and a Cory’s Shearwater Read more…

St. Agnes – The Least Sandpiper was still on the Big Pool. St. Martin’s – A Sooty, a Cory’s & 7 Great Shearwaters, 6 Great Skuas and 5 Bottlenose Dolphins went past the Daymark. Inter-island waters – 20 Cory’s Shearwaters Read more…

St. Agnes – The Least Sandpiper was still on the Big Pool. Tresco – 2 Redshanks were on the Great Pool and a Honey Buzzard & 2 Swifts flew over the pool. St. Mary’s – 6 Greenshanks & 4 Dunlins Read more…

Saturday’s birds were: St. Agnes – The Least Sandpiper was still on the Big Pool. Sunday’s birds were: St. Agnes – The Least Sandpiper was still on the Big Pool. St. Mary’s – 6 Greenshanks were on Porth Hellick Pool. Read more…

St. Agnes – The Least Sandpiper was on the Big Pool and Periglis Beach. Also seen on the island were 9 Turnstones, 3 Common Sandpipers and a Redshank. Inter-island waters –A Balearic and 400+ Manx Shearwaters were in St. Mary’s Read more…

St. Agnes – A LEAST SANDPIPER  was found on the Big Pool, this is only the third record for Scilly. Also seen were 3 Dunlins and a Sanderling. St. Mary’s – The Common Crane was seen at Rocky Hills & Read more…