Monday (16/01) Glaucous Gull – 1 still at Porthloo. Cattle Egret – 4 at Longstone. Little Egret – 1 at Longstone. Tuesday (17/01) Stone Curlew – 1 still in flower fields in the Telegraph/ Pungies Lane/High Lanes area, Glaucous Gull – 1 on Taylor’s Island, Porthloo, later seen over the gardens behind Star Castle Read more…
Tuesday (10/01) Stone Curlew – The bird that was last reported on December 21st was seen in a large flower field opposite Porthloo Lane at Telegraph, later moving to the field at the junction of Pungies Lane and MacFarland Down. Arctic Skua – The light-morph adult Arctic Skua lingering from last year was Read more…
Saturday (10/12) Spoonbill – 2 on Samson. Ringed Plover – The German colour-ringed bird from last winter was on Porthloo Beach. Great Northern Diver – 1 off Newford Island, Porthloo later moving to Porth Mellon. Woodcock – 1 in Holy Vale. Merlin – 1 in fields at Trewince. Fieldfare – 1 flew over Sunnyside Farm Trail Read more…
Saturday (03/12) Serin – 1 still in the white Mustard field at Telegraph/Pungies Lane. Dusky Warbler – 2 Higher Moors. Short-eared Owl – 1 on Bryher (photo) Black Redstart – 4 at Little Porth, 1 on the roof of a shop in Hugh Town and 2 at Toll’s Porth. Sunday (04/12) Cattle Egret – 2 Read more…
Our apologies for the delay in posting sightings. Our ‘Sightings Officer’ is enjoying a well-earned holiday, so here are the highlights… Myrtle Warbler – 1 Old Town Churchyard and Beach 24/11-28/11 Wilson’s Snipe – 1 still at Porth Hellick Pool Red-flanked Bluetail – 1 still Lower Moors, Shooters Pool area until 2/12 Read more…
Our apologies for the delay in posting sightings. Our ‘Sightings Officer’ is enjoying a well-earned holiday, so here are the highlights… Wilson’s Snipe – 1 still at Porth Hellick Pool Red-flanked Bluetail – 1 still Lower Moors, Shooters Pool area Radde’s Warbler – 1 Porthloo Lane 14/11, 1 Sallyport 15/11 – Read more…
Our apologies for the delay in posting sightings. Our ‘Sightings Officer’ is enjoying a well-earned holiday, so here are the highlights… Blackburnian Warbler – present at Popplestones Field, Bryher until 29/10 Wilson’s Snipe – 1 still at Porth Hellick Pool until 11/11 Buff-bellied Pipit – 1 Carn Vean area until 28/10, Read more…
Sunday (23/10) Blackburnian Warbler – The first-winter male was still in Popplestone Fields, Bryher. Pallid Swift – Yesterday’s bird left its roost on the Garrison and flew off over the harbour and was later seen over Old Grimsby, Tresco. Wilson’s Snipe – 1 still at Porth Hellick Pool. Radde’s Warbler – 1 on the Read more…
Friday (21/10) Blackburnian Warbler – The first-winter male was still in Popplestone Fields, Bryher. Pallid Swift – 1 on St. Agnes (photo) and 1 over the north end of St. Mary’s with a Common Swift. Wilson’s Snipe – 1 still at Porth Hellick Pool. American Buff-breasted Pipit – 1 still at Pelistry Riding Stables. Red-throated Pipit – 1 Read more…
Wednesday (19/10) Blackburnian Warbler – The first-winter male was still in Popplestone Fields, Bryher. Pechora Pipit – 1 found in a “rape?” field late afternoon at Content Farm. If accepted this will constituted= only the third record for Scilly after 1 on Tresco 27th & 28th) October 1994 and 1 that was trapped Read more…