St. Mary’s – Jackdaw (2) still around the island and Iceland Gull still at the Dump. Hawfinch flew over Porth Hellick Pool and White Wagtail there. Common Buzzard flew over Lower Moors. St. Agnes – Curlew Sandpiper, Ruff (male), Turtle Dove Read more…
St. Mary’s – Iceland Gull at dump still, Golden Plover (2) at airport, Wheatear (17) between Porth Minnick and Airfield and twelve birds between Telegraph & Watermill and Jackdaw (2) roaming the island. St. Agnes – Ruff (male) still on Periglis beach Read more…
St Mary’s – Hawfinch (fem) at Porth Hellick Loop. Grasshopper Warbler at Higher Moors and Jackdaw (2) at Carn Friars. Also Wheatear (10) between Carn Friars & Airport. Tresco – Whimbrel (2) St Agnes – Golden Plover (2), Whimbrel (19) and Tree Pipit Read more…
St. Mary’s – Iceland Gull (2) still at Dump. Green Sandpiper at Porth Hellick Pool and GN Diver in The Roads Tresco – *BONAPARTE’S GULL* past Carn Near today and LITTLE BUNTING still along Pool Road. Elsewhere, Whinchat, Dunlin (12) Read more…
St. Mary’s – Adult summer *BONAPARTE’S GULL* at Porthloo at 08:00hrs before flying off high over the Golf Course at 09:10hrs. RED-RUMPED SWALLOW over Helvear then over Watermill. (Later over Middletown St.Martin’s). Whimbrel (4; 2 at Morning Point; 1 Porthcressa Read more…
Tresco – LITTLE BUNTING still early afternoon 100yrds along Pool Road from path to David Hunt Hide in 2nd field of cut grass. Also Whimbrel (2), Sanderling (111), Dunlin (2), Wheatear (6) and White Wagtail at South Beach and GN Read more…
Tresco – No sign of Shorelark at Pentle Bay today, but Iceland Gull still St Mary’s – Iceland Gull again on dump today. Grasshopper Warbler and Common Sandpiper at Porth Hellick and Lesser Redpoll at Carn Friars.
Tresco – SHORELARK east of slipway at Carn Near then on woodpile by Pentle Bay at 16.00hrs. The (Shorelark is only the 11th record, there have been 10 previous records of 11 birds, the last being one on St. Agnes & St. Read more…
St Mary’s – Grasshopper Warbler (male) singing at Porth Hellick/Higher Moors this evening. Also Cuckoo at Porth Hellick Down. GN Diver (7) and Whimbrel (2) at Porthcressa and Iceland Gull at Dump.