Wednesday (07/10) the birding is definitely improving, rarities from both east and west were found today Swainson’s Thrush – 1 seen and photographed in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors Red-eyed Vireo – 1 in Middle Town Pines, St. Martin’s Arctic Warbler – 1 seen and photographed at Dolphin Cottage between New & Old Read more…
Tuesday (06/10) Little Bittern – A bird though to be this species flew across Old Town Bay, Least Bittern was not ruled out. Unfortunately, despite searches of all likely pools it could not be relocated. Pectoral Sandpiper – 1 flew in and landed on Porth Hellick Pool Brent Goose – 6 in Tresco Channel, 1 Read more…
Monday (05/10) Pink-footed Goose – 6 still Four Lanes, 4 still south of New Grimsby, Tresco Shoveler – 2 on the Great Pool, Tresco Wigeon – 10 on Porth Hellick Pool Great Northern Diver – 3 (2 in summer plumage) between Pelistry & Watermill Little Egret – 1 Porth Cressa Sparrowhawk – 1 over Newford Duck Read more…
Sunday (04/10) Brent Goose – 5 Tresco Channel Pink-footed Goose – 6 in a field west of Longstone Bungalow, later moving to Porth Hellick Pool, 4 on Tresco Little Egret – 1 flew over Jackson’s Hill towards Porth Mellon Sparrowhawk – 1 Newford Duck Pond Spotted Crake – 1 on showing from the David Hunt Read more…
Saturday (03/10) Pink-footed Goose – 6 in a field west of Longstone Balearic Shearwater – 1 past Kettle Point, Tresco Little Egret – 1 Old Town Bay Dotterel – 2 still on Castle Down, Tresco Bar-tailed Godwit – 1 on Porth Mellon Beach Sanderling – 12 on Porth Mellon Beach Jack Snipe – 1 on the pool Read more…
We will update this statement if required, in line with local and Government guidance We are all looking forward to welcoming birders back to the Isles of Scilly. We hope to see some familiar and some new faces. Birding (and twitching) can be, at present, carried out safely on Scilly, Read more…
Friday (02/10) Pink-footed Goose – 6 flew over Longstone, 4 in a field by Appletree Bay, Tresco, 4 in a field along Sandy Lane, 6 in a field near Longstone later Leach’s Petrel – 2 past Kettle Point, Tresco Sooty Shearwater – 1 flew south past Peninnis Balearic Shearwater – 8 past Peninnis, 1 Read more…
Thursday (01/10) Brent Goose – 13 Samson Flats Greylag Goose – 2 came into Porth Hellick Pool to roost at dusk Pink-footed Goose – Up to 6 birds seen at various locations on St. Mary’s, 4 on Tresco Shelduck – 1 flew over Carn Near onto the Abbey Pool, Tresco Shoveler – 2 on the Read more…
Wednesday (30/09) Greylag Goose – 2 still at Four Lanes Pink-footed Goose – 4 in a field west of Longstone Bungalow, another was found exhausted on St. Mary’s and was released in the same field, 6 in the field late morning Wigeon – 6n the Great Pool, Tresco Pochard – 2 on the Great Read more…
Tuesday (29/09) Brent Goose – 13 Tresco Channel, 1 just offshore from Bathing House Beach, Tresco (photo) Greylag Goose – 2 at Four Lanes Pink-footed Goose – 4 at Four Lanes, 4 in a field west of Longstone, 4 Tresco Shelduck – 2 Green Island Red-throated Diver – 1 Tresco Channel (photo) Sooty Shearwater – 3 Read more…