Scilly: birds

Dunlin specifically, Porth Hellick beach

Dunlin

Dunlin

Dunlin

Dunlin

Bird list for Scilly:11-23 August 2008

  1. Mute Swan. Tresco.
  2. Canada Goose. Tresco.
  3. Pale-bellied Brent Goose. 1 Tresco, also seen flying over Porth Hellick, St Mary's 22 August.
  4. Shelduck. 1, Tresco.
  5. Gadwall. Tresco.
  6. Mallard.
  7. Red-legged Partridge. 2 near Normandy, 20th.
  8. Pheasant.
  9. Fulmar.
  10. Cory's Shearwater. 3 pelagic, 14th, 3 Peninnis 17th.
  11. Great Shearwater. 1 pelagic, 14th.
  12. Sooty Shearwater. 1 pelagic 14th, 6 21st, 1 Peninnis 17th.
  13. Manx Shearwater.
  14. Storm petrel.
  15. Gannet.
  16. Cormorant.
  17. Shag.
  18. Little Egret. Up to 2 Porthcressa, Porth Loo, Porth Hellick.
  19. Grey Heron.
  20. Marsh Harrier. 1 Tresco 14th.
  21. Kestrel. 1 Peninnis 17th.
  22. Hobby. 1 Higher Lane 23rd.
  23. Moorhen.
  24. Coot.
  25. Oystercatcher.
  26. Ringed Plover.
  27. Curlew Sandpiper. 1 Periglis Bay, St Agnes 19th.
  28. Dunlin.
  29. Ruff. 1 Lower Moors 15th.
  30. Whimbrel. Singles Periglis and Porth Loo. I now wonder if Porth Loo bird was the Hudsonian whimbrel identified a few weeks later!
  31. Curlew. Heard St Mary's.
  32. Redshank,
  33. Greenshank. Up to 10 Tresco, 7 Porth Hellick.
  34. Green Sandpiper. 1 Lower Moors, 13th.
  35. Common Sandpiper. 1 Porth Hellick.
  36. Turnstone. Up to 9 Town Beach, St Mary's.
  37. Arctic Skua. 1, Peninnis17th.
  38. Great Skua. 2 Penninis 18th, 3 pelagic 21st.
  39. Mediterranean Gull. Adult Porth Loo 20th.
  40. Black-headed Gull.
  41. Lesser Black-backed Gull.
  42. Herring Gull.
  43. Great Black-backed Gull.
  44. Kittiwake. < 5 overall, pelagic 14th and Peninnis.
  45. Sandwich Tern. Up to 100 Porthcressa.
  46. Common Tern.
  47. Feral Pigeon.
  48. Wood Pigeon.
  49. Collared Dove.
  50. Swift. Singles Porth Hellick 22nd, Higher Lane 23rd.
  51. Sand Martin.
  52. House Martin.
  53. Swallow.
  54. Rock Pipit.
  55. Pied/White Wagtail.2 Porth Hellick 13th.
  56. Wren.
  57. Dunnock.
  58. Robin.
  59. Stonechat. Only at Garisson, and below airport.
  60. Wheatear.
  61. Blackbird.
  62. Song Thrush.
  63. Sedge Warbler.
  64. Reed Warbler. Tresco singing, Holy Vale 22nd.
  65. Blackcap. 2 Holy Vale 22nd.
  66. Chiffchaff. Singing Porth Hellick 22nd.
  67. Willow Warbler. Porth Mellon, Holy Vale.
  68. Spotted Flycatcher. 1 St Martin's Middle Town 22nd.
  69. Blue Tit.
  70. Great Tit.
  71. Carrion Crow,
  72. Raven. 2 over Holy Vale, 22nd.
  73. Starling.
  74. House Sparrow.
  75. Chaffinch.
  76. Greenfinch.
  77. Goldfinch.
  78. Linnet.

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