Sunday (04/10) Brent Goose – 5 Tresco Channel Pink-footed Goose – 6 in a field west of Longstone Bungalow, later moving to Porth Hellick Pool, 4 on Tresco Little Egret – 1 flew over Jackson’s Hill towards Porth Mellon Sparrowhawk – 1 Newford Duck Pond Spotted Crake – 1 on showing from the David Hunt Read more…
Saturday (03/10) Pink-footed Goose – 6 in a field west of Longstone Balearic Shearwater – 1 past Kettle Point, Tresco Little Egret – 1 Old Town Bay Dotterel – 2 still on Castle Down, Tresco Bar-tailed Godwit – 1 on Porth Mellon Beach Sanderling – 12 on Porth Mellon Beach Jack Snipe – 1 on the pool Read more…
We will update this statement if required, in line with local and Government guidance We are all looking forward to welcoming birders back to the Isles of Scilly. We hope to see some familiar and some new faces. Birding (and twitching) can be, at present, carried out safely on Scilly, Read more…
Friday (02/10) Pink-footed Goose – 6 flew over Longstone, 4 in a field by Appletree Bay, Tresco, 4 in a field along Sandy Lane, 6 in a field near Longstone later Leach’s Petrel – 2 past Kettle Point, Tresco Sooty Shearwater – 1 flew south past Peninnis Balearic Shearwater – 8 past Peninnis, 1 Read more…
Thursday (01/10) Brent Goose – 13 Samson Flats Greylag Goose – 2 came into Porth Hellick Pool to roost at dusk Pink-footed Goose – Up to 6 birds seen at various locations on St. Mary’s, 4 on Tresco Shelduck – 1 flew over Carn Near onto the Abbey Pool, Tresco Shoveler – 2 on the Read more…
Wednesday (30/09) Greylag Goose – 2 still at Four Lanes Pink-footed Goose – 4 in a field west of Longstone Bungalow, another was found exhausted on St. Mary’s and was released in the same field, 6 in the field late morning Wigeon – 6n the Great Pool, Tresco Pochard – 2 on the Great Read more…
Tuesday (29/09) Brent Goose – 13 Tresco Channel, 1 just offshore from Bathing House Beach, Tresco (photo) Greylag Goose – 2 at Four Lanes Pink-footed Goose – 4 at Four Lanes, 4 in a field west of Longstone, 4 Tresco Shelduck – 2 Green Island Red-throated Diver – 1 Tresco Channel (photo) Sooty Shearwater – 3 Read more…
Monday (28/09) Greylag Goose – 2 opposite Sunnyside Pink-footed Goose – Heard from Longstone, then 4 in a field at four lanes with the Greylag Red-throated Diver – 1 seen from a boat near Bryher Little Grebe 1 on the Big Pool, St. Agnes Little Egret – 1 Old Town Bay Golden Plover – 1 on Read more…
Sunday (27/09) Greylag Goose – 2 flew over Longstone at dawn, then in a grassy field opposite Sunnyside Farm then roosting on Porth Hellick Pool Pink-footed Goose – 1 flew over Longstone at dawn, 4 at Porth Hellick also 4 on Tresco it as not been ascertained whether these are the same Read more…
Saturday (26/09) Red-throated Diver – 1 between Samson Hill, Bryher and Puffin Island Greylag Goose – 2 still on Porth Hellick Pool Pink-footed Goose – 4 in Cliff Fields, Tresco coming into Porth Hellick to roost Brent Goose – 11 by the Creeb near Toll’s Porth, 1 Higher Town Bay, St. Martin’s Ruff – 1 Read more…