Highlights from Sundays Bird Log include:
Richard’s/Blyth’s Pipit – 1 in a field on Old Town Lane is causing some discussion.
Short-toed Lark – 1 St. Agnes.
Rose-coloured Starling – 1 Pelistry and 1 Bryher.
Black-necked Grebe – 3 off Carn Near, Tresco.
Spoonbill – 1 Tresco. (more…)
The bird log has now started at The Scillonian club each night, so the daily update will now be in list form throughout October. Highlights from Saturdays log included:
Wigeon – 1 St. Agnes.
Common Scoter – 2 past Peninnis.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 past Peninnis. (more…)
St. Mary’s – The juvenile Rose-coloured Starling was still at Pelistry, single Yellow-browed Warblers were in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors and at Newford Duck Pond, a Pied Flycatcher was in the Dump Clump, a Firecrest was in Carreg Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Yellow-browed Warbler, a Kingfisher & a Reed Bunting were in Lower Moors and a Kingfisher, a Common Redstart & a Barred Warbler were at Porth Hellick. The juvenile Rose-coloured Starling was back at Pelistry, a Red-breasted Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Bluethroat & the Kingfisher were still in Lower Moors, another kingfisher was by Hugh Town Quay, a Red-breasted Flycatcher was at Watermill, a Wryneck was on Peninnis and single Pied Flycatchers were at Longstone & Green Read more…
If you are visiting Scilly, please pick up your copy from the October log commencing Sat 4th. If you are on the Islands before that date you can pick up a copy from Lyonnesse House on The Strand. Otherwise copies Read more…
The bird log will again be held in the Scillonian Club from Saturday October to Friday October 31, the usual photographers, artist, IOSWT etc. tables will be running from 20:30 for some of the nights and the log will start Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Bluethroat, the Ruff, the Kingfisher and the first Jack Snipe of the autumn were in Lower Moors. A Red-throated Pipit flew over Pelistry towards Maypole and a juvenile Rose-coloured Starling & a Wryneck were on Peninnis. Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Bluethroat, the Ruff & the Kingfisher were still in Lower Moors, a Whinchat was along Porthloo Lane and 2 Mediterranean Gulls were at Porthloo. 2 Wrynecks were on the western side of Peninnis and the Barred Read more…
St. Mary’s – 3 Yellow-browed Warblers, a Pied Flycatcher and a Lapland Bunting were on the Garrison. A Green Sandpiper, a Whinchat & the Bluethroat were in Lower Moors, a Whinchat was on the airfield and a Pied Flycatcher was Read more…