There as been a reasonable influx of Redwing with a few Fieldfare and Siskin on the islands. St. Mary’s – 10 Whooper Swans & a Kingfisher at Porth Hellick Pool, 5 Common Scoter & a Sandwich Tern in the Roads, A Rose-coloured Starling at Porth Minnick moving to Green Lane, Read more…
St. Mary’s – Wryneck near Giants’ Castle, 2 Black Redstarts on Peninnis Head & 1 at Peninnis Far. Yellow-browed Warblers at Newford Duck Pond, Lower Broome & Trenoweth and a Lesser Whitethroat was on the western side of Peninnis. A juvenile Arctic Tern was in Old Town Bay, a Sandwich Read more…
There was a small influx of Redwings and Siskins on the islands. St Mary’s – *RED-THROATED PIPIT*flew over Peninnis Head towards airfield at 07.40hrs. Previously seen on Peninnis Head near lighthouse. Yellow-browed Warblers at Porthloo Lane, Old Town churchyard and Lower Moors this morning. Rose-coloured Starling in fields above Porth Minnack, a Read more…
St Mary’s – LITTLE BUNTING still this afternoon at top end of Porthloo Lane. Wryneck on coastal path between Giants Castle and Porth Hellick. Yellow-browed Warbler at Dump Clump this afternoon and Firecrest (2). Whooper Swan (10) still on Porth Hellick Pool. Yellow-legged Gull flew east past The Garrison. Tresco Read more…
St. Mary’s – 10 Whooper Swans at Porth Hellick, 6 Common Scoters in the Roads, a Golden Plover over the Garrison, 3 Bar-tailed Godwits & 2 Mediterranean Gulls at Porthloo, 2 Sandwich Terns in St. Mary’s Sound, a *BONELLI’S WARBLER* (possibly Eastern) at content, a Pied Flycatcher at the Dump Read more…
St. Mary’s – 10 Whooper Swans, a Kingfisher,a Hobby & Green Sandpiper at Porth Hellick, a Tree Pipit at Carn Friars, 2 Yellow- browed Warblers on the Garrison, 2 in Lower Moors and 1 on Porth Hellick Loop. 3 Common Scoter were in the Roads, 3 Mediterranean Gulls were in Read more…
St. Mary’s – Firecrest in the Garrison Pines, Hobby over Hugh Town, Osprey over Morning Point, 4 Common Scoter in the Roads, 3 Mediterranean gulls in Porthcressa Bay, Great Skua off Peninnis and a Spotted Flycatcher in the Dump Clump. Tresco – **LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER** , Pectoral Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Jack Read more…
Tresco – **LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER** still on Abbey Pool today. Also PECTORAL SANDPIPER , Little Stint and Black-necked Grebe still present. Snow bunting at Kettle Point and a Little Grebe & 2 Pintail on the Great Pool. St Agnes – RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER at Parsonage tho mobile. Bryher – RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER still along Read more…
Below are a selection of images kindly submitted by Jon Hall of some of the recent rare and scarce birds on Tresco. See more of Jons’ and the rest of The Bumbling Bears’ photos at http://bumbling-bears.fotopic.net/
Tresco – **LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER** still on Abbey Pool today. Also PECTORAL SANDPIPER , Little Stint and Black-necked Grebe still present. COMMON ROSEFINCH again in 3rd field west of Rowesfield Crossroads this morning. St Agnes – ROSE-COLOURED STARLING (juv) still near coastguard cottages this afternoon. RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER at Parsonage tho mobile. Curlew Read more…