Apologies for no reports for the last month. Our glamorous Sightings Gatherer (Alan) was off the islands. The highlights were at Shooters’ Pool. a drake Green-winged Teal (photo) & Siberian Chiffchaff (photo) and the Hen Harrier (photo) still wintering on St. Marin’s. The first Sand Martin & Wheatear were seen.
Non-bird records included regular sighting s of Fin & Humpback Whales from Scilly shores and the first multiple observer & photograph of a Brimstone Butterfly.
Wednesday (13/03)
Common Scoter – A male in Porth Cressa Bay was in breeding plumage (photo) was an unusual sight on Scilly
Mediterranean Gull – 1 in Porth Cressa.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 still at Shooters’ Pool, Lower Moors.
Redwing – 1 Sandy Lane.
Thursday (14/03)
Green-winged Teal – The drake was still at Shooters’ Pool, Lower Moors.
Cetti’s Warbler – 1 in song by the pumping station at Higher Moors.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 2 at Shooters’ Pool, Lower Moors.
Black Redstart – 4 at Porthloo.(photo)
Grey Wagtail – 1 in Holy Vale.
Friday (15/03)
Green-winged Teal – The drake was still at Shooters’ Pool, Lower Moors.
Greylag Goose – The long-staying bird was still in the iris field at Higher Moors.
Cetti’s Warbler – 1 calling by the pool in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors.
Black Redstart – 2 at Porthloo
Saturday (15/03)
Green-winged Teal – The drake was still at Shooters’ Pool, Lower Moors.
Greylag Goose – The long-staying bird was still in the iris field at Higher Moors
Sunday (16/03)
Green-winged Teal – The drake was still at Shooters’ Pool, Lower Moors.
Common Buzzard – 1 seen over St. Mary’s.
Merlin – A female was sunning itself on rocks at Deep Point (photo)
Short-eared Owl – 1 hunting over the fields between the Lower Moors’ Hiders and the school.
Cetti’s Warbler – 1 still calling by the pool in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 still at Shooters’ Pool, Lower Moors.
It was a god day for butterflies with Comma, Speckled Wood, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Large White and the first Holy Blue of the year.
The male Brimstone was seen again at Higher Moors and a Large Tortoiseshell, a real rarity on Scilly , was briefly in the garden of Longstone Cottage.
