St Mary’s – Possible Azorean Yellow-legged Gull (1s) on airfield near windsock at 13:28hrs. Spotted Crake still at Lower Moors in flooded willows between Shooter’s Pool & Hilda Quick Hide at 13:20hrs, showing well. Rook over Hugh Town flew towards Porthloo at 16:40hrs. St Agnes – Read more…
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St. Mary’s – A possible first-winter Azorean Yellow-legged Gull was on the airfield, the Spotted Crake was still in Lower Moors and 7 Great Northern Divers were in The Roads. Tresco – 2 Purple Sandpipers, 30+ Sanderlings and 12 Curlews were in Tresco Channel. St. Martin’s – 3 Dotterel were on Chapel Down. Teän – 11 Curlews.
St. Mary’s – The 2 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still at Porth Hellick. Tresco – A juvenile Iceland Gull was on the Great Pool and a Common Redstart was at Borough Farm.
St. Mary’s – The 2 Greenland White-fronted Geese and a Swallow were at Porth Hellick. There was no sign of the Sora in Lower Moors, but in the same group of flooded sallows where it had been was a Spotted Crake. The first Grasshopper Warbler of the year was opposite Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Sora was still in Lower Moors along with 2 Willow Warblers. The 2 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still at Porth Hellick, where there was also the first Sedge Warbler. 9 Wheatears were on Peninnis. Tresco – 3 Great Northern Divers, a Long-tailed Duck and a Ring Ouzel. St. Martin’s – The Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Sora was seen again in Lower Moors, 20 Wheatears were around Giants’ Castle and the 2 Greenland White-fronted Geese & 3 Swallows were at Porth Hellick. St. Martin’s – An Iceland Gull and 100+ Wheatears.
St. Mary’s – No sign of the Sora this evening. The 2 Greenland White-fronted Geese & a Swallow were at Porth Hellick Pool and a Purple Sandpiper was on Peninnis. St. Agnes – 3 Swallows and a Wheatear. Gugh – A Whimbrel.
St. Mary’s – The Sora showed in Lower Moors at dusk for the fifth day in a row and the 2 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still on Porth Hellick Pool. Tresco – A Great Northern Diver, a Common Gull, 3 Swallows, 3 Sand Martins, a House Martin and a White Wagtail.
The only reports for the above 3 days all came from St. Mary’s. The 2 Greenland White-fronted Geese were at Porth Hellick Pool each day and the Sora was seen each evening at dusk in Lower Moors.