Monday (13/04) American Wigeon – The first-winter drake was still on Porth Hellick Pool. Garganey – A drake was again briefly Porth Hellick Pool in the morning then flew low north (photo). It re-appeared on the pool in the late evening. Black-throated Diver – 1 at the south end of Great Bay, St. Read more…
Monday (06/04) American Wigeon – Still on Porth Hellick Pool. Hoopoe – An astonishing count of 5 on St. Martin’s, 2 by the fire station and 3 flew over Cardiac Hill. Garganey – a drake circled Porth Hellick Pool then flew northeast. Serin – 1 flew over Airport Lane towards the Parting Carn chicken Read more…
Monday (30/03) Cattle Egret – 1 at Rowesfield Crossroads, Tresco Marsh Harrier – 1 flew north over Porth Hellick Pool. Pochard – A drake was on Porth Hellick Pool. Black-throated Diver – 1 was off South Beach, Tresco. Whimbrel – 7 at Deep Point. Tuesday (31/03) Merlin – 1 was at Telegraph. Common Gull – 2 Read more…
Monday (23/03) Hoopoe – 1 in fields on Content Farm. Black-throated Diver – 1 off Bull’s Porth, St. Martin’s. Great Northern Diver – 1 off Lower Town, St. Martins. Great White Egret –1 At Pernagie, St. Martin’s, due to leg colour, was deemed to be a different individual to the bird that has been Read more…
Sunday (15/03)Great White Egret – 1 in Lawrance’s Bay., St. Martin’s.Hooded Crow – The bird that has been around for a few days, flew overthe dump towards Porth Mellon. Monday (16/03)No reports Tuesday (17/03)Willow Warbler – The first of the year was at Longstone. Wednesday (18/03)Little Egret – 4 Porthloo Read more…
Monday (23/02) Bonaparte’s Gull – The first-winter bird was again at Little Porth Tuesday (24/02) Swallow – 1 was over Kittydown. Chiffchaff – 1 was singing near Farm Beach, Tresco. Wednesday (25/02) Bonaparte’s Gull – The first-winter bird was again at Little Porth. Great White Egret – 1 in Old Town Bay. Canada Goose – Read more…
Monday (16/02) Great White Egret – 1 still on Porth Hellick Pool. Jack Snipe – 3 flushed at Porth Hellick. Woodcock – 1 Cove Vean, St. Agnes. Tuesday (17/02) Fin whale – 1 Peninnis. Wednesday (18/02) Great White – 1 flew north over Porth Hellick pumping station. Shoveler – A female on St. Agnes Pooll. Grey Read more…
Sunday (08/02) to Sunday (15/02) Apart from a Reed Bunting at Porth Hellick Bank om Sunday (08/02), 2 Firecrest on St. Mary’s on Friday (13/02 and a Great White Egret& a Little Grebe on and throughout the week at Porth Hellick, the only other sightings of note were 2 Fin Whale seen from various headlands in the week. On a Read more…
Sunday (01/02) Merlin – 1 flew past Jackson’s Hill towards Lower Moors Firecrest – 1 at the junction of Porthloo Lane and Rocky Hill. Fin whale – 2 off Deep Point. Monday (02/02) No reports. Tuesday (03/02) No reports. Wednesday (04/02) Whimbrel – 1 flew north past Shark’s Pit. Grey Wagtail – 1 on Old Read more…
Few reports from a wet and windy week , with some areas still inaccessible due to floods and fallen trees etc. Sunday (25/01) Cattle Egret – 1 in the field opposite Longstone Café. Great White Egret – 1 in Little Porth flew off over Hugh Town. Fin whale – 2 off Deep Point. Read more…