BIRD REPORTS
Wednesday 29th May 2013 IoS Bird Sightings
St. Mary’s – 4 Black-tailed Godwits were at Porth Hellick and a Cuckoo was in Old Town Churchyard.
St. Mary’s – 4 Black-tailed Godwits were at Porth Hellick and a Cuckoo was in Old Town Churchyard.
St. Mary’s – A female Golden Oriole was in the sallows by Higher Moors pumping station and a Hobby flew over the airfield late evening. Tresco – A Common Buzzard and a female Pochard, still with four young. St. Agnes Read more…
St. Mary’s – 2 Black-tailed Godwits & a Hobby were at Porth Hellick and 2 Lesser Redpolls(1 was a juvenile) were at Higher Moors.
St. Mary’s – A Red-breasted Flycatcher was caught and ringed at Porth Hellick, this was only the fourth spring record for Scilly. A Cuckoo was at Porth Hellick and a Lesser Redpoll & a Siberian Chiffchaff were in Lower Moors. Read more…
St. Agnes – 5 Whimbrels, a Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Cuckoos and 50+ Wheatears. Annet – A Great Northern Diver was offshore.
St. Mary’s – A Hobby, a White Wagtail & a Cuckoo were at Porth Hellick and another Cuckoo was at Old Town. St. Martin’s – The male Hen Harrier was still on the island.
St. Martin’s – The male Hen Harrier continued its tour of the islands. St. Agnes – 2 Whimbrels, 3 Dunlins and a White Wagtail.
St. Mary’s – A Hen Harrier flew over Peninnis towards Lower Moors and a Reed Bunting was at Porth Hellick. St. Agnes – A Bar-tailed Godwit, 12 Whimbrels, 3 Dunlins and a Grey Plover. Tresco – 2 Whimbrels, a Dunlin Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Blue-headed Wagtail was in the Carn Friars/Porth Hellick area, a Hobby flew over Maypole and a Dunlin was on Porth Hellick Pool. St. Agnes – 2 Spotted Flycatchers, a Common Whitethroat and 2 Dunlins
St. Mary’s – The Bee-eater, a Yellow Wagtail and surprisingly for this time of year an Iceland Gull were all at Porth Hellick. A Lesser Redpoll was at Lower Moors. St. Agnes – Yesterday’s male Hen Harrier was seen on Read more…