Sunday (27/04) Tawny Pipit – 1 on Shipman Head Down, Bryher. Shore Lark – 1 still on the airfield. Short -toed Lark – 1 on the airfield was flushed by dog walkers and was seen late in the evening on Porth Hellick Down and 1 was on Shipman Head Down, Bryher. Woodchat Shrike – Read more…
Tuesday (22/04) Stone Curlew – 1 1 was flushed from Deep Point and may have landed in the Mount Todden area or possibly continued towards Pelistry. Hawfinch – 1 in a field near Sunnyside Farm. Great White Egret – 1 flew north over Lower Moors, 1 was at a pond at the north Read more…
Wednesday (16/04) Hoopoe – 1 still on St. Agnes in a field along the track to the campsite. Wryneck – 1 at Puckies Carn, Bryher. Purple Heron – 1 flew from Porth Hellick Loop Trail towards Salakee and it or another was seen later on Lower Moors Pool. Great White Egret – 1 flew Read more…
Friday (11/04) Hoopoe – 1 still in fields between Sandy Lane and Longstone. Nightingale – 1 singing in the vineyard on St. Martin’s. Purple Heron – 1 briefly in flight over Porth Hellick Pool Great white Egret – 1 in Porth Cressa. Great Northern Diver – 2 off Annet. Pomarine Skua – 2 in Scilly waters, Read more…
Monday (07/04) Red-rumped Swallow – 2 over the Great Pool, Tresco (photo) and it or another was seen late afternoon over Porth Hellick Pool before flying off towards Carn Friars. Wryneck – 1 in the gorse at southeast corner of the Garrison playing field (photo). Hoopoe – 1 on Harry’s Walls, 1 at Read more…
Thursday (03/04) Little Ringed Plover – 1 on the Golf Course. Woodchat Shrike – 1 sill in the pig field at Trewince (photo). Red-backed Shrike – A female at Middle Town, At. Martin’s. Night Heron – 1 still at Shooters’ Pool, Lower Moors and 1 over Porth Hellick Purple Heron – 1 at Lower Moors Read more…
Sunday (30/03) Great Northern Diver – 18 between Carn Morval and Watermill, 5 off Watermill and 3 off the Garrison. Hen Harrier – 1 over Samson. Sandwich Tern – 6 on Hats Buoy off Innisidgen. Firecrest – 1 singing in the pines near Longstone Terrace. Black Redstart –2 Porthloo. Monday (31/03) Cattle Egret – 1 with Read more…
The Scilly list is now 458 with the acceptance by B.O.U. of the Egyptian Vulture on the islands on 14/06/2021 to Category A. Sunday (23/03) Hoopoe – How many birds were o the islands is anyone’s guess (20?), there were 4 or 5 on St. Mary’s, an estimate of 5 on Read more…
Apologies for the bird news hiatus, Alan ‘Big Al’ Hannington, our bird news guru, was on a well-earned holiday! Sunday (16/03) Cattle Egret – 1 briefly by Pool Road, Tresco. Little Egret – 1 at Porthloo. Great Northern Diver – 1 mid channel between Tresco & St. Mar’s. Woodcock – 1 Read more…
The Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust has received major financial contributions from two UK bird clubs, taking them within reach of their £75,000 fundraising target. The Isles of Scilly Bird Group and the West Midland Bird Club, who have contributed £10,000 and £5,000 respectively, have provided a fifth of the Read more…