Thousands of Hirundines everywhere mainly Barn Swallows and Sand Martins with a sprinkling of House Martins and 1 Red-rumped Swallow (see below). St. Mary’s – RED-RUMPED SWALLOW flew past The Garrison. SPOTTED CRAKE and PECTORAL SANDPIPER on Porth Hellick Pool. Read more…
St. Mary’s – *BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER* (2) still on the golf course. PECTORAL SANDPIPER still at Porth Hellick Pool along with 2 Yellow Wagtails. A Lesser Whitethroat was at Higher Moors, a Whinchat was at Telegraph, 50 Sandwich Tern were on Taylor’s Read more…
St. Mary’s – *CITRINE WAGTAIL* (juv) and PECTORAL SANDPIPER again on Porth Hellick Pool. Also Yellow Wagtails at Porth Hellick Pool/Salakee Lane and 2 Common Sandpipers on the pool. Two BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, Golden Plover, 20 White and 6 Yellow Wagtails on the Read more…
St. Mary’s – *CITRINE WAGTAIL* (juv) at Porth Hellick Pool. Also PECTORAL SANDPIPER and Kingfisher, Water Rail, Green & 2 Common Sandpipers. 25 Dunlin on Porth Hellick Beach. Melodious/ Icterine Warbler and Wryneck on the Garrison. Two BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS still on Read more…
St. Mary’s – BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER (2) on the Golf Course, moving to the Airfield in the evening.A juvenile RED-BACKED SHRIKE and a MELODIOUS WARBLER in fields between Old Town and Porth Minnick. ICTERINE WARBLER on the Garrison. A GOLDEN ORIOLE was in Lower Moors Read more…
We have added a new Pelagic Photo Gallery to the Gallery Page covering some of the birds encountered on Pelagics from St Mary’s in 2009. Many thanks to Joe Pender for supplying the superb images. Please feel free to send Read more…
St Mary’s – 2 Pied Flycatchers, an Icterine/Melodious Warbler, Grey Wagtail and 4 Snipe in Lower Moors. Elsewhere, Pied Flycatcher & Lesser Whitethroat at Newford Duck Pond, Pied Flycatcher at Harry’s Walls, single Spotted Flycatchers on the Garrison & at Read more…
St. Mary’s – 6 Greenshank, a Common Sandpiper and a Water Rail at Porth Hellick Pool. Tresco – 2 Mediterranean Gull, a Little Grebe, a Hobby, a Lesser Redpoll, 17 Greenshank, 20 Redshank, a Wigeon, 2 Pintail, 3 Teal and Read more…
St. Mary’s – Melodious Warbler still in field behind Tolman’s Cafe, 13 Greenshank & a Redshank on Porth Hellick Pool, Pied Flycatcher in Rosehill extension of Lower Moors nature trail and a Common snipe on Shooters’ Pool, Lower Moors. Tresco Read more…
St. Mary’s – Kingfisher near Higher Moors pumping station, Marsh Harrier over Peninnis, Melodious Warbler in field behind Tolman’s Cafe, juvenile Mediterranean Gull at Porthloo, 3 Whimbrel at Tolls Porth and 1 Whimbrel and 2 Grey Wagtail on the Golf Read more…