Sightings

A selection from Monday’s log call:

Tawny Pipit – 1 Bryher.

Pectoral Sandpiper – 2 on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper – 1 briefly on the Great Pool, Tresco and what was probably the samebird was seen later on Porth Hellick Beach,

Rose-coloured Starling – A juvenile on St. Martin’s.

 Spoonbill – 1 on Green Island, Samson.

Hobby – A juvenile over Port Hellick.

Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 on Pool Road, Tresco.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 Holy Vale and 1by the Great Pool, Tresco.

Lapland Bunting – 1 Golf Course. (more…)

A selection from Monday’s log call were:

Tawny Pipit – 1 Bryher.

Common Rosefinch – 2 St. Agnes.

Pectoral Sandpiper – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Rose-coloured Starling – A juvenile on St. Martin’s.

Spoonbill – 1 on Green Island, Samson.

Hobby – 1 over Higher Moors.

Red-breasted Flycatcher – 2 on Pool Road, Tresco.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 Lower Moors, 1 Bryher, 1 Tresco, 1 St. Martin’s and 1 on St. Agnes. (more…)

A selection from Sunday’s log call were:

Tawny Pipit – 1 Bryher.

Common Rosefinch – 1 Bryher & 1 St. Agnes.

Little Bunting – 1 was photographed by a non-birder on the coastal path from Porth Hellick Bay to Old town Bay.

Pectoral Sandpiper – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Wryneck – 1 St. Agnes.

Spoonbill – 1 on Green Island, Samson.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 Newford Duck Pond, 1 on the Garrison and 1 on St. Agnes. (more…)

Highlights from the first Log call of the Scilly Season were:

Tawny Pipit – 1 Bryher.

Common Rosefinch – 2 St. Agnes.

Ortolan Bunting – 1 Peninnis.

Pectoral Sandpiper – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Wryneck – 1 St. Agnes.

 Spoonbill – 1 on Green Island, Samson.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 Newford Duck Pond.

Lapland Bunting – 1 Golf Course. (more…)

St. Mary’s – The Ortolan Bunting was still on Peninnis and the Tawny Pipit was still on the airfield. 4 Yellow Wagtails were in a field at Lower Moors, a Firecrest  was at Trenoweth, a Pied Flycatcher was at Newford Read more…

Wednesday’s birds were:

St. Mary’s – A Tawny Pipit was found on the airfield, an adult Woodchat Shrike flew from the vegetation on Porth Hellick bank towards Salakee farm. The Ortolan Bunting was still on Peninnis, the Bar-tailed Godwit was still on Porthcressa beach and the Yellow-browed Warbler & the Pied Flycatcher were still at Newford Duck Pond. The Merlin currently present was seen at several different locations. A Firecrest was on the Garrison and 4 Spotted Flycatchers were in an orchard on Carn Friars Farm.

Bryher – Another Tawny Pipit.

At sea – 39 Great Shearwaters and a Grey Phalarope were reported from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to Hugh Town.

INSECT NEWS: 2 Large Coneheads were found on Bryher, these constituted only the 3^rd and 4^th records for the UK  (more…)

ar-tailed Godwit. Porthcressa, Martin Goodey, 25.09.18

Monday’s birds were:

St. Mary’s – One of the Common Rosefinches was seen at Newford Duck Pond and a Wryneck was on the Garrison. The very obliging Bar-tailed Godwit was still on Porthcressa Beach, a Merlin was seen around Hugh Town and the Common Sandpiper was still at Porth Hellick. A Spotted Flycatcher & a Whinchat were in Lower Moors and a Whinchat, a Common Redstart, a Common Whitethroat & a Redpoll were on Peninnis.

Tresco – A Pectoral Sandpiper, a Wood Sandpiper and 2 Pied Flycatchers.

St. Agnes – A Grey Phalarope, a Merlin, a Whinchat, 6 Pied Flycatchers a Garden Warbler and a Common Rosefinch.

At sea – The evening pelagic trip produced 6 Great & 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 6 European Storm-petrels, 4 Grey Phalaropes, 3 Great Skuas, 3 late Puffins, a Minke Whale, 20 Common Dolphins and 15 Atlantic Blue-finned Tuna. (more…)

Firstly late news the Common Rosefinch was seen again and photographed at Watermill Cove on Friday. Saturday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The Citrine Wagtail, a Grey Wagtail, a Common Sandpiper, a Sparrowhawk, a Kingfisher, 2 Grey Herons and 3 Read more…

Wednesday’s birds were:

St. Mary’s – The Citrine Wagtail, 2 Common Snipe and a Common Sandpiper were on Porth Hellick Pool and nearby a Wryneck & 2 Whinchats were on Carn Friars Farm. A Melodious Warbler was in Lower Moors and 2 Pied Flycatchers & a Common Redstart were at Lower Broome on the Garrison.

Tresco – A juvenile Rose-coloured Starling was in a field near the Swarovski hide and a Wood & 2 Pectoral Sandpipers were on the Great Pool. The Baird’s Sandpiper & Knot were on Abbey Pool and 2 Yellow Wagtails were near the New Inn.

At sea – 30 Great, 8 Sooty and 12 Balearic Shearwaters were seen from the Scillonian III between Wolf Rock and St. Mary’s on the morning crossing from Penzance.

400 Great, 10 Sooty and 10 Balearic Shearwaters were seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.

Thursday’s birds were:

St. Mary’s – The Citrine Wagtail, 3 Common Snipe and a Common Sandpiper were on Porth Hellick Pool. A Sparrowhawk, a Whinchat and a Spotted Flycatcher were on Carn Friars Farm, with  another Spotted Flycatcher near Watermill House. 60 Great Shearwaters, 10 Sooty Shearwaters, 2 Great Skuas, an Arctic Skua and an Arctic Tern flew past Peninnis Head.

St. Agnes – A phenomenal seawatch of Horse Point produced 2500 Manx, 2400 Great, 60 Sooty and 2 Cory’s Shearwaters! (more…)

Friday’s birds were:

St. Mary’s – After not been seen on Thursday, the 2 Buff-breasted Sandpipers were again on the airfield. A Green Sandpiper, the Pectoral Sandpiper and another Citrine Wagtail were on Porth Hellick Pool. This the 3^rd Citrine Wagtail of the autumn and was there until dusk when it roosted with 50 White Wagtails. A Kingfisher was at Watermill, a Merlin & a Lesser whitethroat were on Porthloo Lane and a Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Whinchats & a Grasshopper Warbler were in Lower Moors.

Tresco – The Baird’s Sandpiper, the Pectoral Sandpiper, 2 Black-tailed Godwits and 22 Greenshanks.

Bryher – A Baird’s Sandpiper was with 2 Ringed Plovers and a Dunlin on Great Porth. If this proves to be a different bird to the Tresco individual, there will also have been 3 Baird’s Sandpipers this autumn.

Saturday’s birds were:

St. Mary’s – A Common Sandpiper and the Citrine Wagtail were again on Porth Hellick Pool, the latter again roosting with 50 White Wagtails at dusk. A Wryneck was on the Garrison near the Steval, a Lesser Whitethroat was at Borough Farm, a Bar-tailed Godwit was on Porthcressa Beach and a Spotted Flycatcher & a Whinchat were at Carn Friars.

Tresco – Baird’s Sandpiper, now 2 Pectoral Sandpipers, a Knot, a Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Dunlins and a Shoveler.

Bryher – No sign of yesterday’s Baird’s Sandpiper but there was a count of 98 Oystercatchers, 57 Ringed Plovers, 32 Curlews, a Whimbrel and a Common Sandpiper. Also seen were 3 White Wagtails, a Whinchat and a Sedge Warbler.

Inter-island waters – 9 Little Egrets & 3 Mediterranean Gulls were in Tresco Channel and another Mediterranean Gull was in the Roads.

At sea – 2 Great Skuas, 10 Great and a Sooty Shearwater were seen from the Scillonian III between St. Mary’s and the wolf Rock, i.e. within the Scilly recording area. (more…)