Thursday (21/10) Spotted Sandpiper – 1 still at Watermill Cove. Olive-backed Pipit – A “possible” near Troy Town, St. Agnes. Hoopoe – 1 flew in off the sea at Porth Minnick and was then seen at various locations around St. Mary’s including Porth Hellick, Giant’s Castle, 1 Trenoweth, 1 Newford Duck Pond, the Read more…
Wednesday (20/10) Another wet and windy day. Spotted Sandpiper – 1 again at Watermill Cove. Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 in the Parsonage Garden, St. Agnes. Woodlark – 1 flew over Newford Duck Pond and was seen briefly on telegraph wires over a field on Pungies Lane. Water Pipit – 1 in a field at Read more…
Tuesday (19/10) A wet and windy day, consequently there were less people in the field and less birds reported, Spotted Redshank – 1 still on the Great Pool, Tresco. Jack Snipe – 1 on Lower Moors Pool, 1 on Porth Hellick Pool and 1 on the Abbey Pool, Tresco. Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 Read more…
Monday (18/10) Blyth’s Reed Warbler – 1 near Grinlinton House on St. Agnes. Bluethroat – 1 still on Bryher. Woodlark – 1 in the field opposite Newford Duck Pond(photo). Red-backed Shrike – 1 in the bracken just above Tregear’s Porth, south of Watermill Cove. Spotted Redshank – 1 still on the Great Pool, Tresco. Jack Read more…
Sunday (17/10) Monarch Butterfly – 1 was seen again, this time flying over Maypole towards Borough Farm. Dusky Warbler – 1 still in the bushes at Newford Duck Pond and 1 seen from the ISBG Hide in Lower Moors. Red-throated Pipit – 1 flew over Watermill Lanetowards Trenoweth. Bluethroat – 1 still at Gweal Hill, Read more…
Saturday (16/10) Spotted Sandpiper – 1 at the beach at the bottom of Watermill Cove before moving to the cove between Watermill & Innisidgen. Dusky Warbler – 1 at Newford Duck Pond (photo). Red-throated Pipit – 1 in the field opposite Newford Duck Pond Woodlark – 1 on Pungies Lane. Little Bunting – 1 near the Read more…
Friday (15/10) Monarch Butterfly – 1 flew over Porth Hellick Beach (photo). Spotted Sandpiper – Relocated at Watermill Cove. Dusky Warbler – 1 at Hugh House on the Garrison. Red-rumped Swallow – 1 ranging from Watermill to Peninnis showed regularly over Porth Hellick. Red-throated Pipit – 1 in the horse paddock at Pelistry Riding Stables, Read more…
Thursday (14/10) Spotted Sandpiper – 1 on rocks at the north end of Porthloo Beach (photo) and later moved to Toll’s Porth. Radde’s Warbler – 1 at Redan “D” the flew towards Morning Point, the Garrison. Red-throated Pipit – 1 flew from St. Agnes towards the Garrison and what was probably the same Read more…
Tuesday (12/10) Rustic Bunting – 1 still in the Longstone area. Little Bunting – 1 still on St. Martin’s in the fields behind the Cricket Pitch. Serin – 1 still at Parting Carn (photo). Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 near the Seven Stones Inn, St. Martin’s. Short-toed Lark – A “possible” seen in flight between Stony Porth & Read more…
Wednesday (13/10) Rustic Bunting – 1 still in the Longstone area. Red-throated Pipit – 1 briefly in a same field as the Serin at Parting Carn (photo). Serin – 1 still in a field at Parting Carn. Common Rosefinch – 1 on seaweed at St.Warna’s cove, St. Agnes. Wryneck – 1 at Stinking Porth, Bryher. Bluethroat – Read more…