BIRD REPORTS
Friday 23rd May 2014 IoS Bird Sightings
St. Mary’s – A Golden Oriole was in Holy Vale. St. Martin’s – A Purple Heron, a Turtle Dove, a Golden Plover, a Golden Oriole and a Common Whitethroat. St. Agnes – 3 Turtle Doves
St. Mary’s – A Golden Oriole was in Holy Vale. St. Martin’s – A Purple Heron, a Turtle Dove, a Golden Plover, a Golden Oriole and a Common Whitethroat. St. Agnes – 3 Turtle Doves
St. Mary’s – The Blue-headed Wagtail & a Common Swift were at Carn Friars, a Turtle Dove & a Cuckoo were at Salakee, a Lesser Redpoll & 2 drake Tufted Ducks were at Porth Hellick and a Garden Warbler was in Carreg Dhu Gardens. St. Agnes – 12 Dunlins, 2 Read more…
St. Mary’s – A female Woodchat Shrike & a Blue-headed Wagtail were at Carn Friars, a Golden Oriole was at Carreg Dhu, single Turtle Doves were at Longstone and Borough Farm and a Lesser Redpoll was at Porth Hellick. Tresco – A Red-backed Shrike and 2 Whimbrels. Bryher – A Read more…
St. Mary’s – 2 Golden Orioles were calling from the pines at Longstone Terrace near Longstone and another was in Holy Vale, 4 Turtle Doves were at Holy Vale and 3 were in pines on Kittydown. A Lesser Redpoll was between the hides at Porth Hellick. Tresco – A Common Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Hawfinch was in elms behind Rocky Hill Studio, a Turtle Dove was in Carreg Dhu Gardens and a Tree Pipit flew in off the sea at Peninnis Head. St. Agnes – A Golden Oriole and 2 Spotted Flycatchers. Annet – 10 Great Northern Divers and 250+ Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Woodchat Shrike was on the golf Course before moving to Bant’s Carn where a Pied Flycatcher and a Golden Oriole were also seen. 4 Turtle Doves were on the island, a Quail flew from the airfield to Salakee Down, a Nightjar was in the pines on Read more…
St. Mary’s – A first-summer male Red-footed Falcon was found early morning in the garden of Longstone cottage., where a Marsh Harrier and a Tree Pipit flew over. A Spotted Flycatcher was on the Garrison and single Turtle Doves were seen at the municipal dump, at Telegraph & in Hugh Read more…
A Black Kite was seen on Tresco, St. Martin’s and St. Agnes. St. Martin’s – 9 Bee-eaters, 5 Great Northern Divers, a Jackdaw, and a Cuckoo. St. Mary’s – 4 Bee-eaters flew over Old Town, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, a Honey Buzzard flew over the Garrison, a Garden Warbler was in Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Golden Oriole was at Porth Hellick and another was at High Lanes. A Jackdaw flew over Hugh Town & Longstone, a Turtle Dove was at the riding Stables, 20+ Swifts were over Watermill and a Whinchat was in a field below the Golf Clubhouse. St. Read more…
St. Mary’s – At 06:45 a Purple Heron landed briefly in trees at Porth Hellick before flying off in the direction of Holy Vale, it was seen over Porth Hellick at 20:00 and 20:30 over Porthloo. A Whimbrel was on Porthloo Beach, a Turtle Dove was at Borough Farm and Read more…