St. Mary’s – The Bee-eater was still around the Salakee/ Tremelethen area and at Porth Hellick the Tufted Duck was still on the pool. Unfortunately the male Pied Flycatcher seen yesterday at Porth Hellick was found dead. 4 Ring Ouzels Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Tufted Duck, a fly-over Hobby, a Wood Sandpiper, a Pied Flycatcher & a Wood Warbler were at Porth Hellick, 4 Ring Ouzels were nearby on Porth Hellick Down. A Great Spotted Woodpecker was in holy Vale, Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Hoopoe, a Black Redstart & a Woodchat Shrike were on the Garrison and another Woodchat Shrike was near Carn Vean Tea Rooms. A Bee-eater, a Wood Warbler & a male Pied Flycatcher were at Salakee and Read more…
St. Mary’s – 3 Woodchat Shrikes; a female on the Garrison, a male on on Porth Hellick Down and a female at the top of the track to Mount Todden. A Bee-eater was seen several times around the island. At Read more…
An excellent day full of spring scarcities and migrants on St Marys. St Mary’s – Possibly two PURPLE HERONS were on the island and also two WOODCHAT SHRIKES and a BEE-EATER. Elsewhere highlights were: Ring Ouzel (8+), Sedge Warbler (2), Read more…
St Mary’s – The PURPLE HERON was seen again at Lower Moors and a Green Sandpiper and Sedge warbler were also there. An adult NIGHT HERON, a male Blue-headed Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, Common Swift and Short-eared Owl were at Porth Read more…
St Mary’s – The PURPLE HERON was seen several times around Lower Moors and a male Blue-headed Wagtail was also there. The first Cuckoo of the year was heard at Porth Hellick, a Yellow Wagtail flew over Giant’s Castle and Read more…
St Mary’s – PURPLE HERON seen briefly at Shooters Pool. Marsh harrier (fem) again over Pelistry and Longstone and a WOODCHAT SHRIKE was on the Garrison. St Agnes – Another WOODCHAT SHRIKE was on Wingletang Down Gugh – HOOPOE still Read more…
St Mary’s – Only birds of note today were the PURPLE HERON still at the bottom end of Holy Vale and a female Great Spotted Woodpecker at Carn Friars.