Tuesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – 2 Iceland Gulls were on the Golf Course and a Firecrest was in Lower Moors. Tresco – A Great White Egret was seen on the Great Pool, this was the first record since October 2012. Also present were 2 Iceland Gulls, a Pintail, 4 Read more…
Monday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – There was a noticeable start to spring passage, the first Common Redstart of the year was on the Garrison and this year’s first Sedge Warbler was ringed at Porth Hellick along with 5 Blackcaps, 9 Willow Warblers & 8 Chiffchaffs. A juvenile Iceland Gull Read more…
Monday’s Birds were: St Mary’s – A Scandinavian Rock Pipit was on the beach at Pelistry, although there have been several reports in the past the only previous fully documented record was of one on St. Mary’s on Oct 18 1991 which had been colour ringed at Onsala Halland, Sweden Read more…
Wednesday’s birds were: Inter-island waters – The first-winter drake Surf Scoter was still in Crow Sound (between St. Mary’s & St. Martin’). St. Mary’s – The 2 juvenile Iceland Gulls were still on the Golf Course. Friday’s birds were: Inter-island waters – The first-winter drake Surf Scoter was still in Read more…
Thursday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – 2 Sand Martins were at Porth Hellick, a Mistle Thrush was at Carn Friars Farm, a male Black Redstart was at Porth Minnick and 5 Sanderling & a Dunlin were on Porthloo Beach. St. Agnes – A Water Pipit. Bryher – A Short-eared Owl. Friday’s birds Read more…
Tuesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Black Redstart was at Little Porth. St. Agnes – There was an obvious fall with 13 Black Redstarts and 5 Wheatears on the island. Wednesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Wheatear & a Skylark were on the Garrison, another Wheatear was at Read more…
Friday’s birds were: Tresco – A Greylag Goose, an Iceland Gull and a Firecrest. Inter-island waters – The Surf Scoter was still in Crow Sound between St. Mary’s & St. Martin’s. Saturday’s birds were: Tresco – The Greylag Goose, a drake Pintail, a Wigeon, 3 pairs of Pochard, 2 Iceland Read more…
Wednesday’s (09/03) birds were: St. Mary’s – A second-winter/adult Glaucous Gull and 3 female Black Redstarts were at Porthcressa. Thursday’s (10/03) birds were: St. Mary’s – The first-winter drake Surf Scoter was still in Crow Sound, between St. Mary’s and St. Martins, best viewed from Innisidgen. 2 female Black Redstarts Read more…
March 2 Tresco – An Iceland Gull and a Great Northern Diver. March 3 Tresco – 2 Firecrests, an Iceland Gull and a Great Northern Diver. St. Martin’s – 6 Whooper Swans & an adult Yellow-legged Gull and also a Short-eared Owl. March 4 St. Mary’s – A Whimbrel at Read more…