October 2011

Highlights from Thursdays bird log were:

Treecreeper – 1 in Carreg Dhu Garden was only the 12th for Scilly
Olive-backed Pipit – Still 1 bird in 2nd field along Watermill Lane
Red-throated Pipit – 1 over Telegraph
Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 still on the Great Pool, Tresco
Upland Sandpiper – 1 still at Borough Farm, St. Mary’s
Northern Waterthrush – Showed well at Shooters’ Pool in the afternoon
Wilson’s Snipe – After going missing for a day it re-appeared at Lower Moors (more…)

Tuesday’s highlights from the log were:

Olive-backed Pipit – 2 birds were found together on Watermill Lane
Red-throated Pipit – 1 or 2 birds involve in sightings at Longstone, Telegraph and St. Martin’s
Black Kite – 1 over the airport in the morning
Upland Sandpiper – 1 still at Borough Farm, St. Mary’s
Northern Waterthrush – Showed dawn and dusk at Higginson’s Pool
Wilson’s Snipe – 1 still at Lower Moors
Radde’s- Warbler – 1 at Salakee Farm (more…)

Mondays highlights reported at the bird log were:

Black Kite – 3 left their roost in Holy Vale and flew over St. Mary’s to St. Agnes, Gugh, back to St, Mary’s and then to Tresco, just 1 returned to St. Mary’s late in the afternoon.
Upland Sandpiper – 1 still at Borough Farm, St. Mary’s
American Golden Plover – 1 near the Daymark, St. Martin’s
Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 on the Great Pool Tresco
Northern Waterthrush – Showed dawn and dusk at Higginson’s Pool
Wilson’s Snipe – 1 still at Lower Moors
Radde’s- Warbler – 1 at Salakee Farm
Bonelli’s Warbler sp – 1 was seen at Content but was not identified as Western or Eastern Bonelli’s (more…)

Some superb images below of the recent rarities on Scilly over the past few weeks, kindly submitted by The Bumbling Bears, Martin Goodey and Bryan Thomas.

Highlights from tonights bird log were:

Black Kite – 3 flew over St. Mary’s and then over St. Agnes, before returning to St. Mary’s to roost in Holy Vale
Blyth’s Reed Warbler – 1 on St. Martin’s on the coastal path near the school
Upland Sandpiper – 1 still at Borough Farm, St. Mary’s
American Golden Plover – 1 near the Daymark, St. Martin’s
Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 on St. Mary’s and 1 on the Great Pool Tresco and a flyover.
Northern Waterthrush – Showed on and off at Lower Moors and Higginson’s Pool
Wilson’s Snipe – 1 still on St. Mary’s seen at Lower Moors and Porth Hellick (more…)

Highlights from today reported at this evenings bird log were:

Upland Sandpiper – 1 still at Borough Farm, St. Mary’s
American Golden Plover – 1 near the Daymark, St. Martin’s
Least Sandpiper – 1 on Tresco
Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 on St. Mary’s and 1 on the Great Pool Tresco and a flyover on St.Agnes
Northern Waterthrush – not seen until the afternoon and then showed several times until dusk on Lower Moors pool.
Wilson’s Snipe – 1 still on St. Mary’s seen at Lower Moors and Porth Hellick   (more…)

Highlights from today reported at this evenings log were:

Upland Sandpiper – 1 still at Borough Farm, St. Mary’s
American Golden Plover – 1 near the Daymark, St. Martin’s
Least Sandpiper – 1 on Tresco
Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 on St. Mary’s and 1 on the Great Pool Tresco
Northern Waterthrush – not seen until the afternoon and then showed several times until dusk on Lower Moors pool. It has now been present for an amazing 28 days!
Wilson’s Snipe – 1 still on St. Mary’s, today at Lower Moors (more…)

Todays highlights reported at this evenings bird log were:

Least Sandpiper – 1 on Tresco
Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 on St. Mary’s and 1 on the Great Pool Tresco
Northern Waterthrush – It spent the day commuting between Lower Moors and Higginson’s Pool and was last seen at 16:20 (more…)

The highlights of Wednesday’s log call were:

Upland Sandpiper – 1 still at Borough Farm, St. Mary’s
American Golden Plover – 1 near the Daymark, St. Martin’s
Least Sandpiper – 1 on Tresco
Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 on St. Mary’s and 1 on the Great Pool Tresco
Northern Waterthrush– Seen occasionally from the ISBG hide in Lower Moors but showed more reliably on and off at Higginson’s Pool (more…)

Highlights of Tuesday’s log were:

Upland Sandpiper – 1 still at Borough Farm, St. Mary’s
American Golden Plover – 1 near the Daymark, St. Martin’s
Least Sandpiper – 1 on Tresco
Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 on St. Mary’s and 1 on the Great Pool Tresco
Northern Waterthrush – Seen occasionally from the ISBG hide in Lower Moors but showed more reliably on and off at Higginson’s Pool (more…)