Scilly: birds |
Dunlin specifically, Porth Hellick beach
Bird list for Scilly:11-23 August 2008
- Mute Swan. Tresco.
- Canada Goose. Tresco.
- Pale-bellied Brent Goose. 1 Tresco, also seen flying over Porth Hellick, St Mary's 22 August.
- Shelduck. 1, Tresco.
- Gadwall. Tresco.
- Mallard.
- Red-legged Partridge. 2 near Normandy, 20th.
- Pheasant.
- Fulmar.
- Cory's Shearwater. 3 pelagic, 14th, 3 Peninnis 17th.
- Great Shearwater. 1 pelagic, 14th.
- Sooty Shearwater. 1 pelagic 14th, 6 21st, 1 Peninnis 17th.
- Manx Shearwater.
- Storm petrel.
- Gannet.
- Cormorant.
- Shag.
- Little Egret. Up to 2 Porthcressa, Porth Loo, Porth Hellick.
- Grey Heron.
- Marsh Harrier. 1 Tresco 14th.
- Kestrel. 1 Peninnis 17th.
- Hobby. 1 Higher Lane 23rd.
- Moorhen.
- Coot.
- Oystercatcher.
- Ringed Plover.
- Curlew Sandpiper. 1 Periglis Bay, St Agnes 19th.
- Dunlin.
- Ruff. 1 Lower Moors 15th.
- Whimbrel. Singles Periglis and Porth Loo. I now wonder if Porth Loo bird was the Hudsonian whimbrel identified a few weeks later!
- Curlew. Heard St Mary's.
- Redshank,
- Greenshank. Up to 10 Tresco, 7 Porth Hellick.
- Green Sandpiper. 1 Lower Moors, 13th.
- Common Sandpiper. 1 Porth Hellick.
- Turnstone. Up to 9 Town Beach, St Mary's.
- Arctic Skua. 1, Peninnis17th.
- Great Skua. 2 Penninis 18th, 3 pelagic 21st.
- Mediterranean Gull. Adult Porth Loo 20th.
- Black-headed Gull.
- Lesser Black-backed Gull.
- Herring Gull.
- Great Black-backed Gull.
- Kittiwake. < 5 overall, pelagic 14th and Peninnis.
- Sandwich Tern. Up to 100 Porthcressa.
- Common Tern.
- Feral Pigeon.
- Wood Pigeon.
- Collared Dove.
- Swift. Singles Porth Hellick 22nd, Higher Lane 23rd.
- Sand Martin.
- House Martin.
- Swallow.
- Rock Pipit.
- Pied/White Wagtail.2 Porth Hellick 13th.
- Wren.
- Dunnock.
- Robin.
- Stonechat. Only at Garisson, and below airport.
- Wheatear.
- Blackbird.
- Song Thrush.
- Sedge Warbler.
- Reed Warbler. Tresco singing, Holy Vale 22nd.
- Blackcap. 2 Holy Vale 22nd.
- Chiffchaff. Singing Porth Hellick 22nd.
- Willow Warbler. Porth Mellon, Holy Vale.
- Spotted Flycatcher. 1 St Martin's Middle Town 22nd.
- Blue Tit.
- Great Tit.
- Carrion Crow,
- Raven. 2 over Holy Vale, 22nd.
- Starling.
- House Sparrow.
- Chaffinch.
- Greenfinch.
- Goldfinch.
- Linnet.
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