Alan Hannington

St. Mary’s – The first Kingfisher of the year was in Old Town Bay and a Slavonian Grebe & 4 Dark-bellied Brent Geese were off Bar Point.

St. Mary’s – There were now 2 Black Redstarts on Porthloo Beach, a Coal Tit was on Porth Hellick Loop and the Long-eared Owl was hunting over fields by Higher Moors at 07:30. St. Martin’s – The Long-tailed Duck was off Lower Town

St. Mary’s – The 6 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still on Porth Hellick Pool, the pair of Stonechats & the juvenile male Black Redstart were still on Porthloo Beach. Samson – 3 Spoonbills. Inter-island waters – The Long-tailed Duck & 4 Great Northern Divers were between Teän and St. Helen’s. Read more…

St. Mary’s – A Long–eared Owl flew over the road at Higher Moors at dawn and a Firecrest was in a Garden at Sallyport, Hugh Town. The Black Redstart was on still Porthloo Beach, where there were also a pair of Stonechats and 5 Chiffchaffs, nearby 6 Common Snipe were Read more…

St. Mary’s – The 6 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still on Porth Hellick Pool and a Black Redstart was on Porthloo Beach. St. Martin’s – 4 Dark-bellied Brent Geese were off-shore near Lower Town.

St. Mary’s – An adult Iceland Gull flew over the municipal dump mid-morning. The 6 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still on Porth Hellick Pool and a Long-eared Owl again flew over Shooters’ Pool, Lower Moors at Dusk.

St. Mary’s – The Dusky Warbler and a Siberian Chiffchaff were in Lower Moors, where the 2 Long-eared Owls flew over Shooter’s Pool at dusk. The 6 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still on Porth Hellick Pool. Also 2 Whimbrel at Bar Point and the 2 male Sparrowhawks are still around Read more…

St. Mary’s – A Jack Snipe was on the main pool at Lower Moors and 2 Long-eared Owls flew over Shooters’ Pool at dusk. The 6 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still on Porth Hellick Pool and 3 Great Northern Divers were seen from Innisidgen. Also 2 Sparrowhawks were around the Read more…

St. Mary’s – The Dusky Warbler lived up to its name and showed and called just before dusk! at 16:45, ranging from near the hides in Lower Moors along to Telegraph Road and crossing the road to Rosehill corner. Also in Lower Moors were 4 Siberian Chiffchaffs with another 3 Read more…

St. Mary’s – The Dusky Warbler was seen again in Lower Moors, it showed well and was calling in the reeds by the main path just beyond Shooter’s Pool. Also seen there up to dusk were 5 Woodcocks, a Long-eared Owl, a tristis type Chiffchaff and 6 Curlews, a Sparrowhawk and Read more…