Cranes returned to Britain (Norfolk) in 1979 after becoming extinct during the 1600s and in early 2022 the population was estimated to be around 200 individuals.
1). 1881 Tresco, adult female, shot, 13th April, now at Isles of Scilly Museum.
(W. H. Vingoe, Zoologist 1881: 213; R. W. J. Smart, Transactions of the Penzance Natural History Society 1888: 173; Clark, 1906; J. Clark & F. R. Rodd, Zoologist 1906: 335; Penhallurick, 1969; Gantlett, 1985).
2). 1989 Tresco, 3rd July.
(M. J. Rogers & W. H. Wagstaff, Isles of Scilly Bird Report 1989: 17).
3). 1995 Airport, St Mary's, 4th April; same, St Agnes then Tresco, 5th April; same, Pelistry, St Mary's, to 6th May, photo.
(Birding World 8 (4): 126, photo; P. J. Robinson, Isles of Scilly Bird Report 1995: 23; Flood, Hudson & Thomas, 2007: plate 43).
4). 2004 Peninnis, St Mary's then St Agnes, 11th May.
(R. L. Flood, Isles of Scilly Bird and Natural History Review 2004: 60).
5). 2015 Porth Hellick Pool, St Mary's, also, Tresco, St Martin's, St Agnes, Gugh, Annet, Bryher and Samson, immature, 8th May to 16th July, photo.
(C. Cilia, Isles of Scilly Bird and Natural History Review 2015: 62; R. L. Flood, Isles of Scilly Bird and Natural History Review 2015: 152, photo).
6). 2018 Campsite, Bryher, 12th September; same, Great Pool, Tresco, 12th to 13th September, photo.
(C. Cilia, Isles of Scilly Bird and Natural History Review 2018: 60, photo).
7). 2023 Tresco Channel and various islands, 16th and 17th May.
(C. Cilia, Isles of Scilly Bird and Natural History Review 2023: 56).
8). 2024 Popplestone Fields area, Bryher, 29th March to 1st April, photo; same, Normandy then Salakee Farm, St Mary's, 1st to 6th April; same, Little Arthur Farm, St Martin's, 7th to 18th April, photo.
(C. Cilia, Isles of Scilly Bird and Natural History Review 2024: 84, photo).
9). 2024 Bar Point, St Mary's, 30th October, photo.
(C. Cilia, Isles of Scilly Bird and Natural History Review 2024: 84, photo).