Sightings

St. Mary’s – The Rose-coloured Starling still at Telegraph and 2 Firecrests in Lower Moors. Samson – A first-winter Spoonbill on Samson Flats.

St. Mary’s – 2 Slavonian Grebes of Innisidgen and the Rose-coloured Starling still at Telegraph. Samson – 2 Spoonbills, an Eider and 7 Dark-bellied Brent Geese. Tresco – Black-throated Diver, Red-breasted Merganser and 6 Common Scoters. Bryher – A Hooded Read more…

St. Mary’s – Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Firecrest in Holy Vale and a Spoonbill in Old Town Bay were the only reports today.

St. Mary’s – A Spoonbill in Old Town Bay, 2 Long-eared Owls at Porth Hellick and another at the top end of Holy Vale . Viewed from St. Mary’s – 7 Dark-bellied Brent Geese were in the Roads, a Spoonbill Read more…

The first boat of the year to Tresco today, allowing the islands birders to catch up with: A Black-necked Grebe in The Roads, Common Scoter (7) in The Roads and an Eider off Samson. At least 2 male Pintails, TWO Read more…

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF OUR MEMBERS AND WEBSITE VISITORS FROM ISBG St Mary’s – A Slavonian Grebe & a possible female Goosander off Innisidgen and looking at Tresco from St. Mary’s a Long-tailed Duck, a Black-throated Diver & a Read more…

St. Mary’s – The Rose-coloured Starling was at Telegraph Wednesday to Friday and a Long-eared Owl was also there on Thursday. Other birds on Friday 31st were: Firecrest at Holy Vale and Common Buzzard over, Lapwing (37) at Telegraph, Woodcock Read more…

St. Mary’s – 2 Spoonbills at Porthcressa. Tresco – A Black-necked Grebe, 4 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Scaup, a Long-tailed Duck and a Firecrest.

St. Mary’s – A Mediterranean Gull in Porthcressa, a Mistle Thrush opposite Bishop’s View on Porthloo Lane and a Whimbrel at Pendrathen

St. Mary’s – The Rose-coloured Starling was still at Telegraph, a Black Redstart was at Little Porth, a Firecrest was on the Porth Hellick Loop and a Spoonbill was in Old Town Bay. Samson – A Spoonbill on Green Island.