St. Agnes – A Wryneck, a Barred Warbler and a Spotted Flycatcher. St. Mary’s – A Hippolais warbler was seen briefly in Carreg Dhu Gardens, it was thought to be a Melodious Warbler but Icterine Warbler was not totally ruled out. 3 Greenshanks & a Green Sandpiper were un Lower Read more…
St. Agnes – A Golden Plover, a Ruff, a Common Sandpiper, a Green Sandpiper, a Wryneck,a White Wagtail, a Tree Pipit, 15+ Wheatears, 2 Whinchats, a Barred Warbler and a Lesser Whitethroat. St. Mary’s – A Pied Flycatcher was at Harry’s Walls, a Common Snipe & 2 Whinchats were at Read more…
St. Mary’s – 2 Whinchats, a Spotted & a Pied Flycatcher were on Peninnis, single Pied Flycatchers were at Longstone & Holy Vale and 2 more Whinchats were in Lower Moors. 9 Greenshanks were at Porth Hellick Pool. St. Agnes – There were signs of wader movement with 7 Sanderlings, Read more…
Friday’s birds were: Bryher – 7 Cory’s Shearwaters flew past Shipman Head. At sea – 4 Cory’s & 8 Balearic Shearwaters, 15 European Storm-petrels and 2 Grey Phalaropes were seen from the Scillonian III on the evening crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance. Saturday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Read more…
Thursday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The Western Bonelli’s Warbler was seen again in the pines halfway along Sandy Lane. St. Martin’s – A Dowitcher sp. was reported flying from White Island to Teän, present for a second day. At sea – An evening pelagic trip 7 miles SE of Read more…
Tuesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – 2 Ruff, a Green Sandpiper, 11Greenshanks & a Kingfisher were at Porth Hellick Pool and a Black Redstart was on Porthloo Beach. A Cory’s Shearwater flew past Deep Point. St. Agnes – A Quail was on Wingletang Down and a Cory’s Shearwater flew past Read more…
Thursday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Whinchat was in the Standing Stones Field at Lower Moors and another was on Salakee Down, where there were also 2 Common Whitethroats. 2 Pied Flycatchers were at Porth Hellick House and a third was on Telegraph Road. At sea – An evening Read more…
Monday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – Pied Flycatchers widespread with 1 in a garden at High Lanes, 1 at Tremelethen, 2 in Carreg Dhu Gardens, 1 at Parting Carn, 1 by the Police Station in Hugh Town and 1 on the Garrison. An Osprey Flew over Lower Moors. Bryher – Read more…
Friday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshanks & a Kingfisher were at Porth Hellick Pool, 2 Wheatears were at Pelistry and another was at Deep point. 2 Spotted Flycatchers were at Carn Friars Farm & 1 was at Mount Todden and a White Wagtail was at Read more…
Monday’s birds were: At sea – An evening pelagic trip produced 5 Great Shearwaters, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 80 European Storm-petrels, 5 Great Skuas, a Blue Shark and an Ocean Sunfish, Tuesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – 3 Green Sandpipers and 6 Greenshanks were on Porth Hellick Pool. Samson – A Read more…