St. Mary’s – A Yellow-legged Gull and 2 Mediterranean Gulls were off Morning Point, the Garrison. The juvenile Woodchat Shrike was still in the goat field below the airport, a Yellow Wagtail was at Porth Hellick and single Tree Pipits were seen at Parting Carn and Carn Friars Farm. An Read more…
St. Mary’s – The juvenile male Pallid Harrier was seen hunting over Salakee Farm Fields from 07:15 to 09:55, it was then seen over Lower Moors and it then flew high over Porth Mellon and was not seen again. Birders watching the harrier were lucky enough to have the Bee-eater Read more…
St. Mary’s – A juvenile Pallid Harrier was found in the evening, quartering a weedy field on Salakee Farm, which was full of finches. This is only the third record for Scilly. The Bee-eater was seen again at Lower and Higher Moors and the juvenile Woodchat Shrike was still in Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Bee-eater spent half an hour on wires near Porth Hellick house in the early afternoon and was then seen on wires at Tremelethen Farm in the early evening. A Ruff flew from Lower Moors to Porth Hellick Pool and then on to the airfield. The Woodchat Read more…
St. Mary’s – 7 Greenshanks, a Ruff, a Dunlin and 2 Kingfishers on Porth Hellick Pool. A female Redstart was at MacFarland’s Down and 11 Sanderlings & 11 Mediterranean Gulls were at Porthloo. St. Agnes – 30 Sanderlings were on Porth Coose beach.
St. Mary’s – The juvenile Woodchat Shrike was till in the goat field below the airport. 2 Wood Sandpipers, 2 Green Sandpipers and 2 Kingfishers were on Porth Hellick Pool. A Wood Sandpiper was in Lower Moors and 3 Mediterranean Gulls were at Porthloo. St. Agnes – The juvenile Woodchat Read more…
St. Mary’s – The juvenile Woodchat Shrike was till in the goat field below the airport and single Wood Sandpipers were seen at Lower Moors & Porth Hellick. St. Agnes – The juvenile Woodchat Shrike was still in fields behind the Turk’s Head pub. Also seen on the island were Read more…
St. Mary’s – The juvenile Woodchat Shrike was still in the goat field below the airport and a Kingfisher and a Wood Sandpiper were at Lower Moors. A Kingfisher and 7 Greenshanks were on Porth Hellick Pool. A Grasshopper Warbler was at Green Farm and a Spotted Flycatcher & a Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Wood Sandpiper, a Green Sandpiper & 7 Greenshank were on Porth Hellick Pool, where the Bee-eater flew over being mobbed by 4 Swallows. The Great Spotted Woodpecker was seen in the pine belt between Carn Friars and Porth Hellick Down. A Common Sandpiper, a Spotted Flycatcher Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Bee-eater flew over Holy Vale, where there were also 5 Pied Flycatchers. A Wood Sandpiper & a Great Spotted Woodpecker were in Lower Moors and a Golden Plover was on the airfield. A Kingfisher was at Porth Hellick and a Tree Pipit was trapped and ringed Read more…