Sightings

St. Mary’s – A Corncrake was at Porth Hellick early morning and another morning bird was the Red-eyed Vireo found by, local birder and artist, Ren Hathway in his back garden! A Citrine Wagtail was in Lower Moors and a Read more…

St. Mary’s – The Buff-breasted Sandpiper count for the airfield was now up to 8! The Woodchat Shrike was still on the Garrison and 2 Spotted Flycatchers were there. The Pectoral Sandpiper was commuting between Porth Hellick Pool and Lower Read more…

Another good day with 11 individual American waders on the islands (6 Buff-breasted Sandpipers, 3 Pectoral Sandpipers, a Baird’s Sandpiper and a Lesser Yellowlegs). The birds were: St. Mary’s – The Bee-eater was seen over Sunnyside and the Pectoral Sandpiper Read more…

St. Mary’s – The Bee-eater was seen at Watermill & Tremelethen and the 3 Buff-breasted Sandpipers were still on the airfield. The Pectoral Sandpiper was at Porth Hellick and was also seen at Lower Moors. The juvenile Woodchat Shrike was Read more…

St. Mary’s – The Pectoral Sandpiper was still at Porth Hellick and the 3 Buff-breasted Sandpipers were still on the airfield. The Bee-eater was at Innisidgen and the juvenile Woodchat Shrike was till between Holly Cottage and the campsite on Read more…

St. Mary’s – The Pectoral Sandpiper was still on Porth Hellick Pool. The Bee-eater was seen at Tremelethen Farm, a Garden Warbler was at Trenoweth and the 3 Buff-breasted Sandpipers were still on the airfield. 5 Lapland buntings were on Read more…

St. Mary’s – A Pectoral Sandpiper was found at Porth Hellick where there were also 9 Greenshanks, a Dunlin, a Common Buzzard and a Kingfisher. A Great Spotted Woodpecker was in Kittydown pines and there were now 3 Buff-breasted Sandpipers Read more…

St. Mary’s – The Bee-eater was still near Borough Farm and Wryneck was at Maypole. The Buff-breasted Sandpiper was still on the airfield and the Woodchat Shrike was still near the flower sheds on the airport approach road. Yet another Read more…