St. Mary’s – PECTORAL SANDPIPER, Little Stint, Common Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, Water Rail and Hobby at Porth Hellick. Whimbrel, Garden Warbler and 2 Spotted Flycatchers on the Garrison and 4 Bar-tailed Godwits on Porthloo Beach St. Martin’s – Grey Wagtail, Read more
St. Mary’s – PECTORAL SANDPIPER, Little Stint, 7 Snipe, Greenshank, Redshank, 5 Dunlin & a Peregrine at Porth Hellick Pool. 6 Wheatears & 2 White Wagtails on Peninnis, 2 Lesser Whitethroats at higher Moors and 4 Spotted Flycatchers on the Read more
The bird log will again be held in the Scillonian Club from Monday October 5 to Friday October 30. The usual temporary trails will be open in October these are: Peninnis Farm Trail which runs from half way down King Read more
St Mary’s – *CITRINE WAGTAIL* again on Porth Hellick Pool this morning then flew towards Porth Hellick beach. Also PECTORAL SANDPIPER still and Little Stint. No sign of yesterdays Spotted Crake but Jackdaw flew over. BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER (2) still on Read more
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