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Tuesday 26th March 2013 IoS Bird Sightings
St. Mary’s – The 6 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still in a field on Salakee Farm. Tresco – The drake Ring-necked Duck was still on the Great Pool.
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Monday 25th March 2013 IoS Bird Sightings
St. Mary’s – The drake Pintail was still on Porth Hellick Pool and the 6 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still in a field on Salakee Farm. Another male Common Redstart was in a field on Carn Friars Farm and the Read more…
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Sunday 24th March 2013 IoS Bird Sightings
St. Mary’s – There was a fall of migrants with about 200 Chiffchaffs , 70 Wheatears, 15 Black Redstarts on the island. In the fields below the golf course there was as stunning male Common Redstart and a female Read more…
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Saturday 23rd March 2013 IoS Bird Sightings
St. Mary’s – A Red-rumped Swallow hawking over the quarry at Pendrathen. St. Agnes – A Hoopoe on Castella Down and Scilly’s earliest ever Common Swift over Periglis
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Friday 22nd March 2013 IoS Bird Sightings
St. Mary’s – At least 30 Black Redstarts & 6 Wheatears were on the island, a Swallow was at Bar Point and a male Ring Ouzel was on rocks below Woolpack Battery on the Garrison. The pair of Pintail were Read more…
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Wednesday 20th March 2013 IoS Bird Sightings
St. Mary’s – The 6 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still on Carn Friars Farm and the pair of Pintail on Porth Hellick Pool had been joined by the other drake. A Firecrest was near the Stephen Sussex Hide at Porth Read more…
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Tuesday 19th March 2013 IoS Bird Sightings
St. Mary’s – The 6 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still on Carn Friars Farm, the pair of Pintail were still on Porth Hellick Pool and the other drake Pintail was still on the sea below the harbour car park.
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Monday 18th March 2013 IoS Bird Sightings
St. Mary’s – The 6 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still on Carn Friars Farm, the pair of Pintail were still on Porth Hellick Pool and another drake Pintail was still on the sea below the harbour car park. 2 Firecrests Read more…
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Sunday 17th March 2013 IoS Bird Reports
St. Mary’s – The 6 Greenland White-fronted Geese where still on Carn Friars Farm in the field behind the ringing station and the pair of Pintails were still on Porth Hellick Pool. Nearby a Firecrest and a female Great Spotted Read more…
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Saturday 16th March 2013 IoS Bird Reports
St. Mary’s – The 6 Greenland White-fronted Geese where still on Carn Friars Farm in the field behind the ringing station, where there was also a fine male Grey Wagtail. The pair of Pintails were still on Porth Hellick Pool Read more…