St. Mary’s – A Woodchat Shrike at Giant’s Castle, 8 Bar-tailed Godwit & 3 Whimbrel at Bants Carn, a female Common Redstart at Carn Friars, a Cuckoo on the Garrison, a Grasshopper Warbler reeling on Porth Hellick Loop and a Read more…
St Mary’s – Male Woodchat Shrike at Salakee Down near turning circle, another still at Deep Point. Female on Golf Course early morning in pine belt. St Martin’s – Tawny Pipit (2) on plains above Middle Town/Great Bay at 0845hrs, Read more…
St. Mary’s – The female Woodchat Shrike was still on the Golf Course and the Purple Heron was in Lower Moors. The Great Spotted Woodpecker was seen briefly at Carn Friars, a Turtle dove was at Porthloo and 2 Grasshopper Read more…
St. Mary’s – Single Common Sandpipers at Lower Moors & Porth Hellick and a Common Whitethroat on the Garrison. There were 3 Grasshopper Warblers at Porth Hellick, 1 being trapped and ringed. The female Woodchat Shrike & 2 Ring Ouzels Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Hoopoe was seen flying over Salakee Down and later heard calling right outside the Stephen Sussex hide at Porth Hellick before being located on the Ground near Camel Rock. A Wood Sandpiper, a Green Sandpiper and Read more…
St. Mary’s – 2 Bee-eaters which seemed to be a pair were roaming around the island, unfortunately at dusk 1 was taken by a Sparrowhawk at Salakee. The Purple Heron was still at Lower Moors and the Hoopoe was still Read more…
St. Mary’s – 5 Bee-eaters were hunting and landing on wires at the Telegraph Road/ Higher Lanes junction. 2 male Woodchat Shrikes & 3 Ring Ouzels were on Salakee Down, a female Woodchat Shrike was on the Golf Course and Read more…
St. Mary’s – Now an impressive 5 Woodchat Shrikes on the island – 2 males at Salakee Down, a male at Deep Point, a female at Mount Todden and a female on the Golf Course. There were still 2 Hoopoes Read more…
St. Mary’s – 4 Woodchat Shrikes, 2 males on Salakee Down, a male at Deep Point and a female at Mount Todden. 2 possibly 3 Hoopoes, 1 on the Garrison, 1 at Mount Todden and what may have been a Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Hoopoe was still near Holly Cottage on the Garrison and the Nightingale was seen again in the “Dead Pine” walk. a Wood Warbler was at Carn Friars, the drake Tufted Duck was still on Porth Hellick Read more…