Arctic Warbler – 1 still on Content Lane. Western Subalpine Warbler – 1 still in the hedge at Content. Hoopoe – 1 on the school playing field on St. Martin’s. Snow Bunting – 1 on St. Martin’s. Hawfinch – 1 flew north over the Garrison. Glaucous Gull – a 1st-winter bird flew over Hugh Town and was later seen Read more…
Monday (01/11) Lesser Scaup – 1 still on the Great Pool, Tresco. Spotted Sandpiper – 1 still at Watermill Cove. Arctic Warbler – 1 on Content Lane (photo). Olive-backed Pipit – 1 still in the field next to Nowhere, Old Town. Glossy Ibis –1 still on the Great Pool, Tresco. Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 still between Read more…
Sunday (31/10) Lesser Scaup– 1 still on the Great Pool, Tresco. Spotted Sandpiper – 1 again at Watermill Cove. Olive-backed Pipit – 1 still in the allotment field next to Nowhere allotment. Glossy Ibis – 1 on Simpson’s Field, Tresco. Hoopoe – 1 flew over the dump towards Bay View Terrace. Richard’s Pipit –1 still Read more…
Saturday (30/10) Lesser Scaup – 1 still on the Great Pool, Tresco. Western Subalpine Warbler – 1 still in the fields east of Telegraph Road. Hoopoe –1 still at the north end of Popplestone Fields, Bryher, it or another flew over Toll’s Porth towards Carn Morvel, seen from the Scillonian. Olive-backed Pipit – 1 Read more…
Friday (29/10) After scrutiny of photographs, the Acro seen yesterday and identified as a putative Blyth’s Reed Warbler, has been re-identified as a Reed Warbler. Spotted Sandpiper – 1 still on St. Mary’s at Pendrathen. Western? Subalpine Warbler – A0n individual seen in fields east of Telegraph Road was thought to be this species (photo). Hoopoe –1 Read more…
Thursday (28/10) Lesser Scaup – The first-winter bird was still on the Great Pool, Tresco. Blyth’s Reed Warbler – An Acrocephalus warblernear Shooter’s Pool, Lower Moors was thought by some observers to be this species. Spotted Sandpiper – 1 still at Watermill Cove. Hoopoe – 1 still at Popplestone, Bryher. Olive-backed Pipit – 1 again in the Read more…
Wednesday (27/10) Lesser Scaup – The first-winter bird was still on the Great Pool, Tresco. Spotted Sandpiper – 1 again among the rocks at Watermill Cove. Hoopoe – 1 still Popplestone Fields/Bay area, Bryher. Serin – 1 in a garden of the Coastguard Cottages, Tresco. Richard’s Pipit – 1 in a grassy field on High Read more…
Tuesday (26/10) Lesser Scaup – The first-winter bird was still on the Great Pool, Tresco. Hoopoe – 1 at Great Par, Bryher. Richard’s Pipit – 1 in the fields north of the bakery on St. Martin’s. Wryneck – 1 between the south end of Popplestone Bay and the Great Pool, Bryher (photo). Little Bunting – Read more…
Monday (25/10) Lesser Scaup –The first-winter bird seen off Gugh had moved to the Great Pool, Tresco. Spotted Sandpiper – 1 still at Watermill before flying towards Innisidgen. Red-throated Pipit – 1 circled over Lower Moors calling before flying towards the airfield. Hoopoe – 1 at Gweal Hill, Bryher. Hawfinch – 1 at Higher Newford Read more…
Sunday (24/10) If all the sightings are confirmed it was a 7 Pipit Day on St. Mary’s: Meadow, Rock, Tree, Water, Richard’s, Olive-backed & Blyth’s. Blyth’s Pipit – A vocal bird flew west over the airfield towards Old Town and then flew into fields at Porth Minnick. Lesser Scaup – A juvenile Read more…