Sightings

St Mary’s – Long-eared Owl, ‘Siberian’ Chiffchaff, Goldcrest (6), Woodcock (6), Snipe (15) and Redwing (50+) at Lower Moors. Also Whimbrel (4) and Curlew (20) at Bar Point St Agnes – ‘Siberian’ Chiffchaff (2) and Goldcrest (5) roosting in the Read more…

St Mary’s – Brent Goose (6 dark-bellied) off Bar Point. Also  Whimbrel (8) and Bar-tailed Godwit. Tresco – Pink-footed Goose (4), Brent Goose (2 pale bellied), Short-eared Owl, Long-tailed Tit (4) and Little Grebe on the island today

St Mary’s – Yellow-legged Gull (3w) flew from Porthloo to Newfort Island, Porthloo. Also Black redstart on beach below the quay car park.

St Mary’s – Mistle Thrush (2) in field below Porth Hellick House. St Martin’s – Brent Goose (6) on the sea

St Mary’s – Mistle Thrush(3), Wigeon (2), Teal (6), Curlew (9), Lapwing (7), Greenshank (4), Redshank and Snipe (4) in Porth Hellick/Higher Moors area this afternoon. Long-Eared Owl (2) still in the Salakee/Poth Hellick area.

Tresco – 3 Pink-footed Geese between the heliport and Simpson’s Field.

Tresco – 3 Pink-footed Geese & 5 Long-tailed Tits on Tresco.

Sunday – A Great Spotted Woodpecker near Newford Duck Pond, St . Mary’s. Monday – A Spoonbill and first-winter drake Eider near Samson.

St. Mary’s – 3 Slavonian Grebes and 4 Great Northern Divers on the sea off the Garrison, viewed from Star Castle. Samson – 2 Spoonbills and a first winter drake Eider.