St. Mary’s – The female Woodchat Shrike was still in the pine belt opposite Spray View, a Spotted Flycatcher was at Higher Moors and a Willow Warbler (an unexpected bird on Scilly at this time of year) was singing between Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Woodchat Shrike was in the pine belt at Normandy opposite Spray View, a Turtle Dove was at Holy Vale and 3 Spotted Flycatchers were caught and ringed at Porth Hellick. St. Martin’s – A Bee-eater was Read more…
Due to a few problems with Flickr we have been unable to put any images on site. The problem now solved, here are a few of May’s birds on Scilly. FOR APRILS BIRDS PLEASE SEE THE MAIN GALLERY HERE!
St. Mary’s – 7 Turtle Doves were still in fields adjoining Holy Vale. St. Agnes – 2 Turtle Doves, 6 Wheatears, a Common Redstart and 2 Spotted Flycatchers. Gugh – A very late Redwing. Samson – 6 Great Northern Divers Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Wood Warbler and a Garden Warbler were in Mount Todden Pines, both singing and showing well. 12 Turtle Doves were in a field below the riding stables and 4 were at Salakee, with the serious decline Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Golden Oriole was in Holy Vale. St. Martin’s – A Purple Heron, a Turtle Dove, a Golden Plover, a Golden Oriole and a Common Whitethroat. St. Agnes – 3 Turtle Doves
St. Mary’s – The Blue-headed Wagtail & a Common Swift were at Carn Friars, a Turtle Dove & a Cuckoo were at Salakee, a Lesser Redpoll & 2 drake Tufted Ducks were at Porth Hellick and a Garden Warbler was Read more…
St. Mary’s – A female Woodchat Shrike & a Blue-headed Wagtail were at Carn Friars, a Golden Oriole was at Carreg Dhu, single Turtle Doves were at Longstone and Borough Farm and a Lesser Redpoll was at Porth Hellick. Tresco Read more…
St. Mary’s – 2 Golden Orioles were calling from the pines at Longstone Terrace near Longstone and another was in Holy Vale, 4 Turtle Doves were at Holy Vale and 3 were in pines on Kittydown. A Lesser Redpoll was Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Hawfinch was in elms behind Rocky Hill Studio, a Turtle Dove was in Carreg Dhu Gardens and a Tree Pipit flew in off the sea at Peninnis Head. St. Agnes – A Golden Oriole and 2 Read more…