Sunday (10/10) American Buff-bellied Pipit – There was an unconfirmed report of 1 on Toll’s Island, Pelistry. American Golden Plover – 1 commuting between Castle Down, Tresco and Shipman Head Down, Bryher. Pectoral Sandpiper – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco. Little Bunting – 1 seen with a Jack Snipe from the Seaward Hide Read more…
Friday (08/10) Pectoral Sandpiper – 1 still on Abbey Pool, Tresco. Sabine’s Gull – 1 seen from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s. Spotted Crake – 1 seen briefly from the IOSBG Hide in Lower Moors. Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 still in the Middle Town pines, St. Martin’s. Read more…
Wednesday (06/10) Woodchat Shrike – The subspecies badius“Balearic” Shrike was still on Helvear. Pectoral Sandpiper – 2 on the Great Pool Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 still in the Middle Town pines, St. Martin’s (photo). Common Rosefinch – 1 still at Porth Killier, St. Agnes. Dotterel – 2 on Castle Down, Tresco and maybe the same 2 moving Read more…
Monday (04/10) American Buff-bellied Pipit – 1 still on St.Agnes. Woodchat Shrike – The subspecies badius“Balearic” Shrike was still on Helvear, another bird, a juvenile of the nominate race “Senator”, was at Little Arthur Farm, St. Martin’s. Pectoral Sandpiper – 2 still on Abbey Pool, Tresco. Rose-coloured Starling – 1 flew over the post office on Read more…
Sunday (03/10) American Buff-bellied Pipit – 1 at Saint Warna’s Cove, St. Agnes (photo) was the first American passerine on the islands this autumn. Woodchat Shrike – The subspecies badius “Balearic” Shrike was still on Helvear. Buff-breasted Sandpiper – 1 still on Shipman Head Down. Pectoral Sandpiper – 2 on Abbey Pool, Tresco. Rose-coloured Starling – A Read more…
Friday (01/10) American Golden Plover – 1 still on Bryher Pool. Woodchat Shrike – The subspecies badius“Balearic” Shrike was still on Helvear. Buff-breasted Sandpiper – 1 still on Shipman Head Down. Glossy Ibis – 1 still on Porth Hellick Pool. Pectoral Sandpiper – 2 still on Porth Hellick Pool and 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco Read more…
Wednesday (29/09) Western Bonelli’s Warbler – 1 still in the extreme northern end of Middle Town Pines, St. Martin’s. American Golden Plover – 1 still on Bryher Pool (photo). Woodchat Shrike – The subspecies badius“Balearic” Shrike was still on Helvear. Buff-breasted Sandpiper – 1 still on Shipman Head Down, Bryher (photo). Glossy Ibis – 1 on Read more…