St Mary’s – LITTLE BUNTING still this afternoon at top end of Porthloo Lane. Wryneck on coastal path between Giants Castle and Porth Hellick. Yellow-browed Warbler at Dump Clump this afternoon and Firecrest (2). Whooper Swan (10) still on Porth Hellick Pool. Yellow-legged Gull flew east past The Garrison. Tresco Read more
St. Mary’s – 10 Whooper Swans at Porth Hellick, 6 Common Scoters in the Roads, a Golden Plover over the Garrison, 3 Bar-tailed Godwits & 2 Mediterranean Gulls at Porthloo, 2 Sandwich Terns in St. Mary’s Sound, a *BONELLI’S WARBLER* (possibly Eastern) at content, a Pied Flycatcher at the Dump Read more
St. Mary’s – 10 Whooper Swans, a Kingfisher,a Hobby & Green Sandpiper at Porth Hellick, a Tree Pipit at Carn Friars, 2 Yellow- browed Warblers on the Garrison, 2 in Lower Moors and 1 on Porth Hellick Loop. 3 Common Scoter were in the Roads, 3 Mediterranean Gulls were in Read more
St. Mary’s – Firecrest in the Garrison Pines, Hobby over Hugh Town, Osprey over Morning Point, 4 Common Scoter in the Roads, 3 Mediterranean gulls in Porthcressa Bay, Great Skua off Peninnis and a Spotted Flycatcher in the Dump Clump. Tresco – **LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER** , Pectoral Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Jack Read more
Tresco – **LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER** still on Abbey Pool today. Also PECTORAL SANDPIPER , Little Stint and Black-necked Grebe still present. Snow bunting at Kettle Point and a Little Grebe & 2 Pintail on the Great Pool. St Agnes – RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER at Parsonage tho mobile. Bryher – RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER still along Read more
Below are a selection of images kindly submitted by Jon Hall of some of the recent rare and scarce birds on Tresco. See more of Jons’ and the rest of The Bumbling Bears’ photos at http://bumbling-bears.fotopic.net/
Tresco – **LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER** still on Abbey Pool today. Also PECTORAL SANDPIPER , Little Stint and Black-necked Grebe still present. COMMON ROSEFINCH again in 3rd field west of Rowesfield Crossroads this morning. St Agnes – ROSE-COLOURED STARLING (juv) still near coastguard cottages this afternoon. RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER at Parsonage tho mobile. Curlew Read more
A Quiet start to the month with a Dotterel on Bryher and a Corncrake flushed at Porth Hellick being the only birds of note in the first five days. The 6th saw the first autumn migrants arrive with a Melodious Warbler on St Mary’s and a Wryneck on Bryher. (more…)
Tresco – **LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER** still on Abbey Pool with PECTORAL SANDPIPER. Black-necked Grebe and Little Stint still. COMMON ROSEFINCH in a Quinoa field along Pool Road and juvenile Arctic Tern at Kettle Point. St. Mary’s – Dotterel still on the airfield early morning, Grasshopper Warbler at Porth Hellick, Mediterranean Gull on Read more
Tresco – **LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER** still on Abbey Pool with PECTORAL SANDPIPER. Black-necked Grebe and Little Stint still present. COMMON ROSEFINCH in a Quinoa field along Pool Road. WRYNECK in gardens between New & Old Grimsby. 2 Snow Buntings at Kettle Point, Castle Down and a Mediterranean Gull in Pentle Bay before Read more