Sunday (25/10) The strong south-westerly winds and heavy overnight rain came up trumps producing three “yanks” INDIGO BUNTING – A female/immature was found near the Big Pool on St. Agnes. This was the first record for Scilly and only the third for Britain Red-eyed Vireo – 1 at Lower Town Farm, St. Read more…
Saturday (24/10) A very wet day with strong WSW winds, promised to produce something and sure enough it did, on Gugh Rose-breasted Grosbeak – A male was found on Gugh late afternoon Dusky Warbler – 1 still between Porthloo and Porth Thomas Olive-backed Pipit – 1 in fields on the Peninnis Farm Trail Glossy Read more…
Friday (23/10) Dusky Warbler – 1 still behind Porthloo Boatsheds, 1 still around the Cricket Pitch Pool, St. Martin’s and 1 still on Barnaby Lane, St. Agnes Pallas’s Warbler – 1 still on Barnaby Lane, St. Agnes Glossy Ibis – 1 flew west over Lower Moors early morning and briefly landed on the Read more…
Thursday (24/10) Dusky Warbler – 1 Porthloo boat shed, St Mary’s, 1 in the Cricket Pitch Pool area on St. Martin’s, 1 on Barnaby Lane, St. Agnes Glossy Ibis – 1 on Peninnis in a field on King Edward’s Road, Peninnis then settling in fields between the airport & Peninnis and Read more…
Wednesday (21/10) Despite a very wet day birders managed to find/refind a few goodies Dusky Warbler – 1 still in the tamarisks behind Porthloo Boatsheds Pallas’s Warbler – 1 in the lighthouse garden on St. Agnes then moving to Porth Killier American Golden Plover – 1 flew over Peninnis and Hugh Town Glossy Read more…
Tuesday (20/10) Siberian Stonechat – 1 still on Gugh Dusky Warbler – 1 still in the tamarisks behind Porthloo Boatsheds, 1 still in the Parsonage Garden, St. Agnes Little Bunting – 1 still on track from behind New Grimsby to Castle Down Pink-footed Goose – 1 calling over new Grimsby, Tresco Mandarin – The male Read more…
Monday (19/10) Siberian Stonechat – 1 still on Gugh Pallas’s Warbler – 1 at Horse Point, St. Agnes Dusky Warbler – 1 still in Tamarisks behind Porthloo Boatsheds, 1 near the Big Pool, St. Agnes and it or another calling below the Parsonage at 17:30 Little Bunting – 1 still on Gugh, 1 still Read more…
Sunday (18/10) American Buff-bellied Pipit – 1 still Horse Point, St. Agnes Siberian Stonechat – 1 still on Gugh Dusky Warbler – 1 in the Tamarisks behind the boatsheds at Porthloo, 1 in the Parsonage Garden, St. Agnes Pallas’s Warbler – 1 in the Parsonage Garden, St. Agnes Red-throated Pipit – 1 flew over the Read more…
Saturday (17/10) A day for pipits with 4 rare/scarce species seen:- American Buff-bellied Pipit – 1 still at Horse Point, St. Agnes Olive-backed Pipit – 1 in fields at Bant’s Carn and a probable second bird over Toll’s Porth Red-throated Pipit – 1 on Tresco cricket pitch Richard’s Pipit – 1 flew over Peninnis Read more…
Friday (16/10) American Buff-bellied Pipit – 1 still at Horse Point, St. Agnes Siberian Stonechat – 1 on Gugh Olive- backed Pipit – 1 in an orchard on Carn Friars Lane just past the farm trail Little Bunting – 1 feeding on Castle Down, Tresco, 1 Deep Point Quarry Pallas’s Warbler – 1 on the Read more…