St. Mary’s – A 1st winter Bonaparte’s Gull was in Porthcressa Bay briefly and also there were 3 Mediterranean Gulls. The Pectoral Sandpiper & 6 Greenshanks were on Porth Hellick Pool and nearby a Knot & 7 Dunlins were on the beach. A Turtle Dove and a Whimbrel were at Read more…
St. Mary’s – An Icterine Warbler was at Rocky Hills, a Spotted Flycatcher was at Carn Friars, a Tree Pipit & a Whinchat were on Peninnis and a Pectoral Sandpiper, 9 Greenshanks a Grey Wagtail & a Tree Pipit were at Porth Hellick. Tresco – What was probably the Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Mediterranean Gull was at Porthloo and 4 Whimbrels were on Porth Hellick beach. Bryher – A Whimbrel and 4 Whinchats. At sea – Birds seen on a short-range evening pelagic trip were: A Great & 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 40+ European Storm-petrels, 6 Great Skuas and an Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 6 White Wagtails and a Wryneck were on the Airfield with another Wryneck in a garden on Sallyport. A Mediterranean Gull was at Porthcressa and 2 Whinchats were on the Garrison. Bryher – An Icterine Warbler was near the tennis courts and a Wryneck Read more…
St. Mary’s – An Icterine Warbler, a Whinchat and a Wryneck were on the Garrison with another Wryneck at Porth Minnick. A 2nd summer Yellow-Legged Gull was on Newford Island, Porthloo and 6 Curlews on the beach there. 8 Greenshanks, a Green Sandpiper & a Kingfisher were on Porth Hellick Read more…
St. Mary’s – An Ortolan Bunting was on Peninnis and 1 of the Buff-breasted Sandpipers was still on the Airfield. 2 Spotted Flycatchers were on the Garrison, 1 was at Carn Friars, 1 was at Salakee and 1 was in Higher Moors. 2 Yellow Wagtails flew over Carn Friars, 1 Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Ortolan Bunting & the 2 Buff-breasted Sandpipers were still on the airfield and a Wryneck, an Icterine Warbler, a Common Redstart & a Whinchat were on the Garrison. Tresco – A Shoveler, 3 Wigeons, a Yellow-legged Gull, a Spotted Flycatcher, a Pied Flycatcher and 5 Whinchats. Read more…
St. Mary’s – An Ortolan Bunting & 2 Buff-breasted Sandpipers were on the Airfield, a Lapland Bunting was on the Golf Course, a Whinchat was on a field between Old town and the airport and a Spotted Flycatcher was on the Garrison. Tresco – A Pectoral Sandpiper, 10 Greenshanks, 7 Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Barred Warbler was in the Peninnis allotments, where 4 Tree Pipits flew over. A Common Whitethroat, a Yellow Wagtail, a Whinchat & 6 Spotted Flycatchers were at Carn Friars and another 5 Spotted Flycatchers were at Salakee with yet another on the Garrison along with a Read more…
St. Mary’s – An Icterine Warbler was near the Scout Hut on the Garrison also on the Garrison there was a Whinchat and 12 Wheatears were at Giant’s Castle and 2 were on Peninnis