January 2011

Tresco – 3 Pink-footed Geese & 5 Long-tailed Tits on Tresco.

Sunday – A Great Spotted Woodpecker near Newford Duck Pond, St . Mary’s. Monday – A Spoonbill and first-winter drake Eider near Samson.

St. Mary’s – 3 Slavonian Grebes and 4 Great Northern Divers on the sea off the Garrison, viewed from Star Castle. Samson – 2 Spoonbills and a first winter drake Eider.

St. Mary’s – A Black Redstart at Little Porth and a Firecrest & Long-eared Owl at Porth Hellick. Samson – A Spoonbill, Eider and Red-breasted Merganser.

St. Mary’s – 2 Whimbrel at Pendrethen and 2 Long-eared Owls and a drake Pintail at Porth Hellick. Samson – A first-winter drake Eider and a Spoonbill. St. Martin’s – A Whimbrel, a Common Buzzard, 3 Slavonian Grebes a Black-necked Grebe and a Black-throated Diver. Tresco – Long-tailed Duck still Read more…

St. Mary’s – 3 Whimbrel at Pendrethen and a Black Redstart on the beach below the Hugh Town quay car park. Tresco – A Long-tailed Duck in Pentle Bay. Samson – A Spoonbill and an Eider

St. Mary’s – 2 Long -eared Owls, 1 flew from Salakee to Tremelethen House and 1 flew from Porth Hellick Pool to Kittydown. Samson – Spoonbill on Green Island.

2 Long-eared Owls at Salakee, St.Mary’s on Thursday (13/02) and a Purple Sandpiper below Hugh Town quay car park.

St. Mary’s – A Purple Sandpiper and a Black Redstart on the beach below the Quay Car Park, where a Spoonbill also flew over. A Spoonbill in Old Town Bay and a Mistle Thrush at Bishop’s View. Samson – A Spoonbill and a first-winter drake Eider.