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Tuesday 25th December 2012 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – The Rose-breasted Grosbeak was back on feeders at the eastern side of Hugh Town today and the Waxwing was seen from the Garden Battery looking onto Sally Port again
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Monday 24th December 2012 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – After an absence of a couple of days the Rose-breasted Grosbeak was showing well on feeders at the eastern side of town today. The Waxwing was at Sally Port feeding on apples again and the six Greenland Read more…
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Sunday 23rd December 2012 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – The six Greenland White-fronted Geese were at Porth Hellick again today. Tresco – The three Ring-necked Ducks were still on the Great Pool as was the four Whooper Swans, 4 Pochards and a Little Grebe. Roads – Read more…
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Saturday 22nd December 2012 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – The Waxwing was seen in Sally Port again today and the six Greenland White-fronted Geese were at Porth Hellick Pool and two Dark-bellied Brent Geese were at Porth Loo.
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Friday 21st December 2012 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – The Rose-breasted Grosbeak was again on feeders on the eastern edge of Hugh Town but only until mid morning. The Waxwing was seen again in Sally Port today. A flock of nine Crossbills were at Longstone today. Read more…
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Thursday 20th December 2012 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – The ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK has showed several times today but has remained very mobile. It seems to commute between at least three feeders either side of Pilot’s Retreat and spend some time out of sight. The Waxwing was seen in Read more…
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Wednesday 19th December 2012 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – The ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was seen again at Pilots Retreat on the eastern edge of Hugh Town early this morning but until late in the day when it turned up on feeders in a house on Church Road.
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Tuesday 18th Decmeber 2012 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – The islands 13th ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was found at Pilots Retreat on the eastern side of Hugh Town at lunchtime. It had apparently been coming to a feeder all morning. It showed again at 1400 and again just before dusk Read more…
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Monday 17th December 2012 Ios Bird Reports
St Mary’s – The Waxwing was again in the Sally Port area today and a Common Gull was on Little Porth
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Sunday 16th December 2012 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – The six Greenland White-fronted Geese were still at Porth Hellick and a Coal Tit of the Irish race was in Holy Vale again. The Waxwing was still coming to apples in gardens in Sally Port.