St. Mary’s – Both the Buff-breasted Sandpiper & the Dotterel were still on the airfield and the Lapland Bunting & a Whinchat were on Peninnis. St. Agnes – A juvenile Rose-coloured Starling, a Wryneck and a Pied Flycatcher. At sea – A Sooty Shearwater was seen from the Scillonian on Read more…
St. Mary’s – The first-winter Bonaparte’s Gull was again in Porthcressa Bay briefly and an American Golden Plover and 2 Whimbrels flew over Hugh Town. The Buff-breasted Sandpiper was still on the airfield and was joined by a juvenile Dotterel. The Lapland Bunting was still on Peninnis and a Wryneck Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Buff-breasted Sandpiper was still on the airfield, the Icterine Warbler was still on The Garrison and the Lapland Bunting was still on Peninnis. A Common Sandpiper and a Grey Plover were at Carn Leah. At sea – An evening pelagic trip produced 12 Great & 25 Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Buff-breasted Sandpiper was on the airfield, the 9 Greenshanks were still at Porth Hellick Pool, a Green Sandpiper & a Whinchat were in Lower Moors, the Lapland Bunting was still on Peninnis Head and a Wryneck was on the lawn of the Star Castle Hotel on Read more…
St. Mary’s – 9 Greenshanks, a Redshank & 2 Snipe were at Porth Hellick Pool, a Spotted Flycatcher was at Carn Friars and a Lapland Bunting was on Peninnis Head. Tresco – 4 Snipe, a Whinchat and a Spotted Flycatcher.
St. Mary’s – An Icterine Warbler & a Whinchat were on the Garrison, a Merlin was at Porth Mellon and a Pied Flycatcher & a Spotted Flycatcher were at Watermill. Tresco – 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 27 Greenshanks, 5 Redshanks, 3 Wigeons and a Whinchat. St. Agnes – A Common Redstart Read more…
St. Mary’s – A 1st winter Bonaparte’s Gull was in Porthcressa Bay briefly and also there were 3 Mediterranean Gulls. The Pectoral Sandpiper & 6 Greenshanks were on Porth Hellick Pool and nearby a Knot & 7 Dunlins were on the beach. A Turtle Dove and a Whimbrel were at Read more…
St. Mary’s – An Icterine Warbler was at Rocky Hills, a Spotted Flycatcher was at Carn Friars, a Tree Pipit & a Whinchat were on Peninnis and a Pectoral Sandpiper, 9 Greenshanks a Grey Wagtail & a Tree Pipit were at Porth Hellick. Tresco – What was probably the Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Mediterranean Gull was at Porthloo and 4 Whimbrels were on Porth Hellick beach. Bryher – A Whimbrel and 4 Whinchats. At sea – Birds seen on a short-range evening pelagic trip were: A Great & 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 40+ European Storm-petrels, 6 Great Skuas and an Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 6 White Wagtails and a Wryneck were on the Airfield with another Wryneck in a garden on Sallyport. A Mediterranean Gull was at Porthcressa and 2 Whinchats were on the Garrison. Bryher – An Icterine Warbler was near the tennis courts and a Wryneck Read more…