St. Mary’s – A Great Reed Warbler was trapped ringed and released at Porth Hellick, also in the area were a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Whinchat and a Great Spotted Woodpecker. A Serin was seen in Old Town Churchyard and the Dusky Warbler was still in the wood by Shooters’ Pool, Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Northern Waterthrush was at Higgo’s Pool at dawn and spent a couple of hours in the afternoon on the Lower Moors Pool, where it showed well from the ISBG hide. Also in lower Moors were the Wilson’s Snipe, the Dusky Warbler & a Yellow-browed Warbler. Yellow-browed Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Northern Waterthrush was seen at Higgo’s Pool and from the ISBG hide in Lower Moors. Also in Lower Moors the Wilson’s Snipe re-appeared in front of the ISBG hide after a couple of days absence. Nearby the Dusky Warbler and a Yellow-browed Warbler were in the Read more…
Apart from a Sabine’s Gull seen on the morning crossing of the Scillonian from Penzance to St. Mary’s all other reports were from St. Mary’s. The Northern Waterthrush showed at Shooters’ Pool and Higgo’s Pool, it has now been present for 43 days, will it winter here? 2 Yellow-browed Warblers Read more…
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…)