Thursday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The juvenile Rose-coloured Starling was still in the allotments opposite the incinerator and a Long-eared Owl was by Shooters’ Pool, Lower Moors. Tresco – 2 Little Grebes, a Long-tailed Duck, a Scaup, a Shoveler, 2 Purple Sandpipers, a Bar-tailed Godwit, an adult Mediterranean Gull, Read more…
Sunday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The juvenile Glaucous Gull was still on Porthlow Beach and the 2 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still at Porth Hellick. A morning’s sea watching from Giant’s Castle produced 3 Balearic Shearwaters, a juvenile Iceland Gull and a Blue Fulmar. Monday’s birds were: St. Mary’s Read more…
Wednesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – An Iceland Gull flew from Hugh Town harbour towards Porthcressa, the juvenile Rose-coloured Starling was still in the allotments opposite the incinerator and a Yellow-browed Warbler was in Lower Moors. 2 Balearic Shearwaters, a Long-tailed Duck and 7 Common Scoters were seen from McFarland’s Read more…
Apologies for the on-going problems with the main website, but a Happy New Year from the Isles of Scilly Bird Group. Thanks for all you support in 2013.
Friday 27th birds were: St. Mary’s – The Rose-coloured Starling was still in the allotments opposite the incinerator, a Yellow-browed Warbler was in Lower Moors, a Black Redstart was on the quay and a Little Gull was off Watermill. 8 Great Northern Divers were in The Roads. Samson – 2 Read more…
Sunday 22nd – St. Mary’s – The juvenile Rose-coloured Starling was still in the allotments opposite the incinerator, A Siberian Chiffchaff was at Shooters’ Pool, lower Moors, the 2 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still in a field on Salakee Farm and a first-winter Yellow- legged Gull was on the dump. Read more…
St Mary’s – Subalpine Warbler still between Longstone Bungalow & Cottage this a/noon, 1st Winter Red-backed Shrike still in padock near dump clump at 09:30 and 2 Snow Bunting this a/noon by entrance gate to Peninnis Head
Tresco – 1st Winter Female American Robin again btw Borough Farm & Rowesfield Cottage in field opposite bench under large pine St Mary’s – 1st Winter Red-backed Shrike near the dump today
St Mary’s – Subalpine Warbler still btw Longstone Bungalow & Cottage in weedy field on left before pines St Agnes – Wryneck still at Wingletang Down + Yellow-browed Warbler at Barnaby Lane
Tresco – American Robin again btw Borough Farm & Rowesfield cottage 11:25 St Mary’s – Leach’s Petrel at Hugh Town quay under street lights 20:30. Pallas’s Warbler 16:30 at Content Farm.