Latest bird sightings from the Islands
St. Mary’s – The 2 Pintails, the 6 Greenland White-fronted Geese and a Lapwing were on Porth Hellick Pool. 30 White Wagtails & a Mistle Thrush were at Longstone and 4 Black Redstarts were on the Garrison. Another Black Redstart was on Porthloo Beach, a Mistle Thrush was at the Read more…
St. Mary’s – The first Wheatear of the year was on the coastal path between Juliet’s Garden Café and Carn Morvel. About 40 Alba Wagtails and 40 Skylarks where on the airfield and another 39 Skylarks flew over Longstone at dusk. A Coal Tit was along Sandy Lane, a pair Read more…
St. Mary’s – The 6 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still in the Carn Friars Farm field behind the ringing station. The 3rd-winter Iceland Gull was commuting between the dump & Porth Mellon Beach and a Black Redstart was on Porthloo Beach. A Woodcock, 9 White Wagtails, 9 Skylarks and a Read more…
St. Mary’s – The 6 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still in the Carn Friars Farm field behind the ringing station. The 3rd-winter Iceland Gull was on Porth Mellon Beach and a Black Redstart was on Porthloo Beach. Samson – A Ruddy Shelduck
St. Mary’s – The 3 Ring-necked Ducks were still on Porth Hellick Pool and the 6 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still in the Carn Friars Farm field behind the ringing station. A sign of early spring passage was a flock of 10 Skylarks in Peninnis fields
St. Mary’s – The 3rd winter Iceland Gull was commuting between the dump & Porth Mellon Beach and the Black Redstart was still on Porthloo Beach. The 3 Ring-necked Ducks ( a first-winter drake and 2 first-winter females) had returned from Tresco to Porth Hellick Pool. The 6 Greenland White-fronted Read more…
St. Mary’s – The 3rd winter Iceland Gull was still on Porth Mellon Beach and the Black Redstart was still on Porthloo Beach. Inter-island waters – A Long-tailed Duck was between St. Mary’s and St. Martin’s.
St. Mary’s – A possible second-winter American Herring Gull was off Morning Point on the Garrison. (More photos available on http://scillyspider.blogspot.co.uk/), opinions please! Also on the gull front the 3rd winter Iceland Gull and a 2nd winter Yellow-legged Gull were on Porth Mellon Beach. 15 Redwings were at Carn Friars. Read more…
St. Mary’s – The 6 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still in a field on Carn Friars Farm behind the ringing station St. Martin’s – A Long-tailed Duck was on the sea off Higher Town. Tresco – 2 Ring-necked Ducks ( a male and a female) were on the Great Pool Read more…
St. Mary’s – 4 Dark-bellied Brent Geese were off Bar Point and a Coal Tit was at Trenoweth