St Mary’s – 2 female Ring-necked Ducks were still on Porth Hellick Pool and 4 Dark-bellied Geese were at Pendrathen. Tresco – Five local birders took up the rare opportunity of a winter trip to the island. On the way across Read more…
St. Mary’s – 2 female Ring-necked Ducks (presumably from Tresco) were on Porth Hellick Pool but there was no sign of the 6 Greenland White-fronted Geese. Tresco – 11 Grey Plovers, 5 Purple Sandpipers and 2 Dunlins were offshore Read more…
St. Mary’s – There was evidence of cold weather movement with 2 Golden Plovers & a Skylark on the Airfield, 20 Lapwings over Porth Hellick, Fieldfares ( 14 on the Golf course& 14 Old Town) and Redwings (8 Lower Moors, Read more…
St. Mary’s – The 6 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still on Porth Hellick Pool, the Kingfisher was still in Old Town Bay and a Black Redstart was still on Porthloo Beach. A female Great Spotted Woodpecker was in Lower Moors Read more…
St. Mary’s – The first Kingfisher of the year was in Old Town Bay and a Slavonian Grebe & 4 Dark-bellied Brent Geese were off Bar Point.
St. Mary’s – There were now 2 Black Redstarts on Porthloo Beach, a Coal Tit was on Porth Hellick Loop and the Long-eared Owl was hunting over fields by Higher Moors at 07:30. St. Martin’s – The Long-tailed Duck was Read more…
St. Mary’s – The 6 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still on Porth Hellick Pool, the pair of Stonechats & the juvenile male Black Redstart were still on Porthloo Beach. Samson – 3 Spoonbills. Inter-island waters – The Long-tailed Duck & Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Long–eared Owl flew over the road at Higher Moors at dawn and a Firecrest was in a Garden at Sallyport, Hugh Town. The Black Redstart was on still Porthloo Beach, where there were also a pair Read more…
St. Mary’s – The 6 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still on Porth Hellick Pool and a Black Redstart was on Porthloo Beach. St. Martin’s – 4 Dark-bellied Brent Geese were off-shore near Lower Town.
St. Mary’s – An adult Iceland Gull flew over the municipal dump mid-morning. The 6 Greenland White-fronted Geese were still on Porth Hellick Pool and a Long-eared Owl again flew over Shooters’ Pool, Lower Moors at Dusk.