Sightings

Monday 30/11 – The Sabine’s Gull was on St. Agnes. A RUSTIC BUNTING at the junction of Old Town Lane and Airport Lane, (This bird was identified at a later date from photos taken on a mobile phone.) Tuesday 01/12 – GREEN-WINGED Read more…

Monday 23/11 – Juvenile Sabine’s Gull and 2 first-winter Mediterranean Gulls at Porthloo and a first-winter drake Green-winged Teal in Lower Moors. Tuesday 24/11 – Juvenile Sabine’s Gull and 2 first-winter Mediterranean Gulls still at Porthloo and the first-winter drake Read more…

Saturday –  SABINE’S GULL still at Porthloo, St Mary’s. Sunday –  Yellow-browed Warbler & Firecrest on Porth Hellick Loop trail, Siberian Chiffchaff at Higher Moors pumping station, 2 first-winter Mediterranean Gulls, Bar-tailed Godwit & 3 Whimbrel at Porthloo,a very late Whinchat Read more…

St. Mary’s – Yellow-browed Warbler & 2 Firecrests on Porth Hellick Loop trail, SABINES GULL over Hugh Town and then at Porthloo also 2nd winter Mediterranean Gull and 6 Black Redstarts there and 3 Black Redstarts at Longstone. Tresco – Read more…

St Mary’s – SABINE’S GULL again in Old town Bay this morning and at Porthloo late afternoon, also 3 Lapwings and a Black Redstart at Porthloo.

St Martin’s – SABINE’S GULL today at Middle Town Tresco – Little Grebe (2), Whooper Swan (11), Long-tailed Duck (1W), Pochard (5), Tufted Duck (1), Pintail (2 drakes), Sparrowhawk and Med Gull (1W) St Mary’s – Yellow-browed Warbler  at Porth Hellick Read more…

St Mary’s – first-winter Mediterranean Gull & 5+ Black Redstarts at Porthcressa, single Black Redstarts at Carn Leh & Porth Mellon and Richard’s Pipit still in the field on the other side of the boardwalk opposite the entrance to the Read more…

St Mary’s – SABINE’S GULL (juv) in Old Town Bay today and showing well, also Little Gull. Whimbrel (3) at Innisidgen and Swallow (2) at Old Town. Yellow-browed Warbler at Porth Hellick Loop. Richards Pipit in field between Salakee and Read more…