LATEST NEWS – 2026
13 Jul: Red-backed Shrike 1 (ad. fem.)
12 Jul: Hummingbird Hawkmoth 1, Wheatear 2, Tree Pipit 1, BH Gull 1
11 Jul: Quail 1, Sand Martin 1
10 Jul: Swift 2, Tree Pipit 1
09 Jul: Quail 1, Lapwing 1 (1st of year), Wheatear 1, Chiffchaff 1, Hummingbird Hawkmoth 1
07 Jul: Common Sandpiper 1, Purple Sandpiper 2, Turnstone 8, Redshank 8, Whimbrel , Curlew 25,
05 Jul: Common Sandpiper 1, Whimbrel 1, Chiffchaff 1, Willow Warbler 2
04 Jul: Sooty Shearwater 1N (first of the year), Manx 26N 5W, Common Scoter 52W, Whimbrel 1W. Quail 1, Whinchat 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Purple Sandpiper 1, Redshank 8, Curlew 5, Shelduck 3, Mallard 2
03 Jul: Velvet Scoter 2N, Common Scoter 31N, Goosander 1N, Arctic Skua 1N, Little Gull 1W, Common Gull 3W, Sandwich ter 2W, RT diver 4W, Manx 65N 9W. Crossbill 2, Goldfinch 1, Whimbrel 1
02 Jul: Bonxie, Arctic Skua, Grey Heron
01 Jul: Bh Gull 1juv., Dunlin, Roseate Tern
JULY
30 Jun: Manx 56N, Common Scoter 11W 9N, Grey Wagtail, Redshank 2, Turnstone 8, Wheatear 1juv.
29 Jun: Manx Shearwater 68N, Arctic Skua, Teal 1S, BH Gull 2W, Common Gull, Turnstone, Redshank, Roseate Tern, Short-eared Owl, Minke Whale 1
28 Jun: Common Scoter 26N, Goosander 4N, Manx Shearwater 16N, Arctic Skua 1, Sandwich Tern 2.
27 Jun: Quail 1, Large Shearwater sp. (prob. Cory’s) 1E, Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Swift, Song Thrush, Chiffchaff, Mallard brood 6 on Loch
26 Jun: Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 3 Swift
25 Jun: Willow Warbler
24 Jun: Swift 2N
23 Jun: Black-tailed Godwit 1S, 62 Starling, Grey Heron, 3 Swift
22 Jun: Collared Dove
21 Jun: 3N Goosander, Bonxie 2
20 Jun: Orca 2x adult males, 2 presumed females and calf.
19 Jun: Curlew 2, Black-headed Gull 1, CORY’S SHEARWATER 1E, Manx Shearwater 35, Cuckoo 1
18 Jun: Sedge Warbler 1
17 Jun: Common Dolphin 10, Golden Plover 1s, Whimbrel 1, House Martin 1s, Spotted Flycatcher 1, Chiffchaff 1
16 Jun: Blackcap 1, Swift 3
15 Jun: Chiffchaff 1
10 Jun: Mute Swan 4N, Manx Shearwater 5 past, Common Gull 3, Whimbrel 1
07: Jun: Spotted Flycatcher 1, fledged Robin. ORCA 1
06 Jun: Canada Goose 8N, Quail 1, Roseate Tern 1, Crossbill 2,
05 Jun: Canada Goose 18N
04 Jun: Manx Shearwater 1s
03 Jun: Canada Goose 57, Roseate Tern 1
02 Jun: Canada Goose 43N, Arctic Skua 1
01 Jun: Minke Whale, 5 Sandwich Tern, Arctic Skua 1, Manx Shearwater 1s
JUNE
31 May: Roseate Tern
23-29 May: Redwing on 23/05, DIPPER 1 juv. 24/05. 27/05: WESTERN SUBALPINE WARBLER – imm m. 28/05: Hummingbird Hawkmoth, 3 Spotted Fly, Arctic Skua, 2 Common Crossbill, Swift.
16-22 May: Basking Shark at Kirkhaven enrance on 16/05. Sandwich Tern 5 on 18/05, Cuckoo, Whinchat 19/05. 20/05: Osprey N. 22/05: 3 Jackdaw, Spotted Flycatcher, Ringed Plover, Orange Tip, SPOONBILL 1NW.
09-15 May: Turtle Dove still, Yellow wagtail, Tree Pipit 09/05. Garden W 13/05. Arctic Tern 14/05. Tree Sparrow, 2 Common Tern 15/05
02-08 May: Fieldfare on 02/05, Golden Plover and 75b Barnacle Goose 03/05, Greenshank 05/05. TURTLE DOVE on 08/05.
MAY
25 Apr-01May: Pied Flycatcher, Grasshopper W and Cuckoo on 25/04. Collared Dove, Jackdaw, Black Redstart. Whinchat & Lesser Whitethroat (30/04), Swift & Sedge W (01/05).
18-24 Apr: 19/04: Common Redstart, Grasshopper W, Collared Dove, Orange Tip butterfly. 21/04: Humpback Whale seen off Anstruther, Mistle Thrush, 2 Brambling, 2 Twite, Great Northern Diver. 22/04: Black Redstart (f) & 2 on 23-24/04 + 2 Common Redstart, 4 Common Whitethroat, Snipe, Fieldfare, 2 Tree Pipit, 3 Blackcap, 7 Redpoll.
11-17 Apr: Osprey N 11/04. Common Sandpiper, Whimbrel 12/04. 2 Velvet Scoter N 13/04. 16/04: Osprey N, 3 Linnet, Bonxie, Whimbrel. 17/04: House Martin, 5 Siskin, Bonxie, 2 Swallow.
06-10 Apr: Rook, 2 Wheatear, Ring Ouzel, Swallow, Reed Bunting on 06/04. 6 Jackdaw, 2 Rooks, 3 Chiffchaff, Bonxie 1S, 3 Wheatear on 07/04. On 08/04: 9 Jackdaw, 7 Rook 14 Carrion Crow all S together. 09/04: 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Teal, 2 Shelduck, Willow Warbler. 3 Fieldfare, Blackcap, Redstart, 5 Willow W. 10/04: 9 Fieldfare, White Wagtail.
31-5 Apr: 30 Whooper Swan N on 04/04. 14 Common Scoter on 01/04. Thin passage of finches included Linnet, Sisken and Goldfinch. Reed Bunting on 04/04. Imm. f Merlin. Wheatear on 01/04. Manx 1N on 02/04, 2 on 05/04.
22-30 Mar: Puffins back, 2 Woodcock, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Redwing, Grey Wagtail, 54 Dunlin and 54 PF Goose N on 22/03. Iceland Gull (3rd CY) 27 & 28/03 and 8 Common Gulls, WHITE-TAILED EAGLE – 1 imm over island NW on 30/03.
23-28 Feb: Shoveler remained, 2 Black Redstart, Chiffchaff, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, 5+ Woodcock
10th Feb: Shoveler (1f) on Loch, Little Grebe, c15 Woodcock, 60 Curlew
4th-9th Jan: sigtings included small numbers of passerines including Skylark, Redwing and Song Thrush. The overwintering Whimbrel was still present, a single LBB GUll and 2 SE Owl were good sightings and may have overwintered. Other good sightings in the period included a Red-necked Grebe , 4 Woodcock, Great Northern Diver, 2 Black Guillemot,, Long-tailed Duck, 70 Curlew and up to 70 Little Auk.
Isle of May Bird Observatory 
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