A boat trip in between the islands produced 3 Spoonbills on Green Island, near Samson, a Great Northern Diver in The Roads and 2 first-winter drake Eiders near Tresco. The hybrid Shelduck was also seen again, possibly Cape x Ruddy Shelduck. Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Northern Waterthrush was seen again for the first time in over a week, this time in the Dump Clump. It was first seen on September 16th, so it has now been recorded in 4 different calendar Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Blue Winged Teal was found in the afternoon on Porth Hellick Pool also in the area were 2 Firecrests and a Siberian Chiffchaff. A Dusky Warbler, 2 Siberian Chiffchaff, 2 Yellow-browed Warblers and a Jack Snipe Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Dusky Warbler was still in Lower Moors, the Yellow-browed Warbler was still at Rosehill and the first-winter drake Eider was still in Hugh Town Harbour. 4 Black Restarts were at Little Porth, 1 was at Porthloo Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Dusky Warbler, a Yellow-browed Warbler and 2 Siberian Chiffchaffs were in Lower Moors. Single Yellow-browed Warblers were also at Rosehill, the Dump clump & Newford Duck Pond and the first-winter drake Eider was still by Hugh Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Wilson’s Snipe & the 2 Dusky Warblers were still in Lower Moors and nearby the Red-breasted Flycatcher was still in the Dump Clump were there was also a Willow Warbler. A Yellow-browed Warbler was still by Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Wilson’s Snipe, a Jack Snipe, the 2 Dusky Warblers, 2 Siberian Chiffchaff and a Yellow-browed Warbler were all in Lower Moors. Nearby a Yellow-browed Warbler was at Rosehill and another was at Newford Duck Pond. The Read more…
Mary’s – After it had not been seen for over a week the Northern Waterthrush showed again several times at various locations in Lower Moors. Also there were the 2 Dusky Warblers, the Wilson’s Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe, a Yellow-browed Read more…
St. Mary’s – The 2 Dusky Warblers were still in Lower Moors, also there were a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Siberian Chiffchaff and a Jack Snipe. The Red-breasted Flycatcher was still in the Dump Clump along with another Siberian Chiffchaff and Read more…
A morning trip around inter-island waters on board the MV Sapphire proved fruitful, the highlights were 4 Black-necked Grebes near the Eastern Isles (the most ever recorded together on Scilly), 3 Spoonbills on Green Island, Samson, 3 first-winter drake Eiders, Read more…