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.
St Mary’s – MONTAGU’S HARRIER again at Pungie’s Lane today. Marsh Harrier (fem) over Newford this afternoon. Iceland Gull (2) still and Grasshopper Warbler at Porth Hellick. St Agnes – Wood Warbler still in The Parsonage. Also Grasshopper Warbler and Read more…
St Mary’s – MONTAGU’S HARRIER again over Pungie’s Lane this afternoon. Common Crossbill at Trewince and Grasshopper Warbler and Cuckoo at Porth Hellick this morning. Whimbrels today at Old Town (2) and Little Porth (3) and a GN Diver in Read more…
St Mary’s – MONTAGU’S HARRIER again today at Giants Castle early afternoon (later seen on St Martin’s). Elsewhere, Cuckoo (3) and Wheatear (6) at Peninnis Bryher – WOODCHAT SHRIKE in field just below Shipman Head Down mid afternoon. St Agnes Read more…
Hirundines in flight are often a nightmare to photograph so Joe Pender did exceptionally well to capture this Swallow on the wing today. Worthy of a winners place in a Photo of the Month competition in my opinion!
St Mary’s – MONTAGU’S HARRIER (female) still this evening over Pungie’s Lane. Also Hen Harrier (ringtail) over Maypole towards Watermill at 11.08hrs. Iceland Gull at Porthloo this evening. Bryher – Pied Flycatcher, Grasshopper Warbler and Whimbrel (30) on Island today. Read more…