Latest bird sightings from the Islands
St. Mary’s – A Water Pipit & a Black Redstart on the beach below the Quay car park. Another Black Redstart at Little Porth and a Brambling & a Great Northern Diver flew over Hugh Town. A Siberian Chiffchaff was in the bushes near Higher Moors pumping station and a Read more…
St. Mary’s – The 3 Pale-bellied Brent Geese at Porth Mellon were joined by a fourth bird and a Spoonbill was at Porth Hellick. 16 Bar-tailed Godwits, 9 Curlews, a Whimbrel & a Common Gull at Bar Point. a Black Redstart on Porthcressa Beach and 3 Common Gulls at Porth Read more…
St. Mary’s – Today was a day for Firecrests with 3 at Porth Hellick, 2 in Lower Moors and 1 in the Dump Clump. also on the island were 3 Pale-bellied Brent Geese at Porth Mellon and a Little Grebe at Lower Moors.
St. Mary’s – Yellow-browed Warbler and 3 Siberian Chiffchaffs at Lower Moors
St. Mary’s – 3 Firecrests, a Jack snipe, a drake Wigeon and a Common Buzzard at Lower Moors. A female Great Spotted Woodpecker at Porth Hellick and Pale-bellied Brent Geese & a Red-breasted Merganser at Porth Mellon. St. Martin’s – A Greenland and a Lesser Redpoll.
The Spoonbill was still feeding in Old Town Bay and 3 Great Northern Divers and a Black-throated Diver were seen off Star Castle. 3 Firecrests & a Reed Bunting were at Porth Hellick and a Yellow-browed Warbler, 2+ Siberian Chiffchaffs. a Firecrest & 3 Brambling were in Lower Moors.
St. Mary’s – A Yellow-browed Warbler & a Firecrest in the Dump Clump, a Yellow-browed Warbler. a Firecrest & 3 Siberian Chiffchaffs in Lower Moors and 5 Firecrests at Porth Hellick and a Cetti’s Warbler on Porth Hellick Loop trail. A couple of hours at the north end of the Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Spoonbill flew over the dump towards Old Town, a Yellow-browed Warbler & 3 Siberian Chiffchaffs at Lower Moors and 2 Siberian Chiffchaffs and 2 Firecrests at Porth Hellick.
St. Mary’s – 3 Pale-bellied Brent Geese & a Red-breasted Merganser in Porth Mellon and a Spoonbill in Old Town Bay.
St. Mary’s – 7 Whimbrel, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit and 2 Brambling at Bar Point. A Siberian Chiffchaff. a late Willow Warbler, 2 Brambling and a Jack snipe were in Lower Moors. The Spoonbill was still feeding in Old Town Bay, a Black Redstart was on Porthcressa Beach and 3 Pale-bellied Read more…