Monday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The Long-tailed Duck was still in Porthcressa Bay. Tuesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The Long-tailed Duck was still in Porthcressa Bay and a Black Redstart was at Little Porth. Tresco – The Black Read more…
On Friday 20th February a whale was seen and photographed close inshore in Par Bay, St. Martin’s. From the photos it has been identified by experts as a Bow-headed Whale. This is the first record of this Arctic species for Britain Read more…
Tuesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The Long-tailed Duck and a Great Northern Diver were in Porthcressa Bay. A juvenile Iceland Gull was at Porth Mellon, 2 Black Redstarts were at Little Porth and a Firecrest was on Salakee Lane. Read more…
Sunday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A ringed female Kingfisher was in front of the ISBG Hide. Tuesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Firecrest was at Carreg Dhu Gardens. Tresco – The Long-tailed Duck was still off New Grimsby. Read more…
Lin and Dave Hennessey have opened The Old Chapel in Old Town on St Mary’s on the Isles of Scilly, offering 2 rooms B&B from January 2015 “At The Old Chapel we offer a warm welcome, we want you to Read more…
An adult Common Gull was at Porthmellon on 7th and 6 Ringed Plover were at Porthloo. A Whimbrel was at Pendrathen and a Firecrest was in holy Vale. On the 8th four Pale-bellied Brent Geese were at Lower Town, St Read more…
A juvenile Iceland Gull visited Porth Hellick Pool briefly on the 1st and a Black Redstart was at Shark’s Pit with another 2 on Little Porth Beach. On the 2nd the juvenile Iceland Gull was on the municipal tip, 2 Long-eared Owls Read more…
A Firecrest was in Old Town Churchyard on St Mary’s and 2 Black Redstarts were on Porthloo Beach on Sunday and the Black Duck was on Tresco Great Pool on Tuesday. The remainder of the week was quiet with a Read more…
Black Redstarts were at Porthcressa/Little Porth and Porthloo/Sharks Pit, the 4 Pale-bellied Brent Geese were at Pendrathen and the Spoonbill was on Samson throughout the week. On Thursday 22/01 a short trip around the islands in the afternoon produced 2 Read more…
Wednesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – 4 Pale-bellied Brent Geese between Pendrathen and Bar Point. Samson – A Spoonbill. Thursday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Jack Snipe was in Lower Moors. Friday’s birds were: St. Agnes – A Jack Read more…