Sightings

The bridge to StephenSussex Hide, #HigherMoors, #Scilly is complete! It's not just functional it's aesthetically quite nice too! #JobDone! pic.twitter.com/Avorm0DLE4 — IoS Wildlife Trust (@ScillyWildlife) October 3, 2017

Scilly Season has officially arrived! A selection of sightings from the evenings log at the Scillonian Club included: Isabelline Wheatear – 1 on St. Mary’s Airfield. Rose-breasted Grosbeak – 1 St. Agnes. Red-eyed Vireo – 1 in the Parsonage, St. Read more…

Thursday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The American Golden Plover on Porth Hellick Beach was joined by a Pectoral Sandpiper which the flew onto Porth Hellick Pool, also on the pool were a Little Stint, 2 Greenshanks and 5 Common Read more…

St. Mary’s – The American Golden Plover was still on Porth Hellick Beach and the Little Stint & 7 Common Snipe were on Porth Hellick Pool. A Firecrest was at Content and 5 Pied Flycatchers were at Watermill. Tresco – Read more…

Monday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – 2 Bee-eaters were seen in several locations around the island, before moving to Tresco in the afternoon. The American Golden Plover was still on Porth Hellick Beach and 3 Little Stints, 8 Greenshanks & Read more…

Saturdays Birds were: St. Mary’s – 3 Little Stints, a Jack Snipe, 9 Common Snipe and 6 Greenshanks were on Porth Hellick Pool and the American Golden Plover was on Porth Hellick Beach. 2 Common Snipe, a Greenshank, 2 Kingfishers Read more…

St. Mary’s – 3 Little Stints, 6Common Snipe and 10Greenshanks were on Porth Hellick Pool. The American Golden Ploverwas on the airfield before moving to Porth Hellick Beach. A Lesser Whitethroat was near the Municipal Dump and 2 Bar-tailed Godwits Read more…

St. Mary’s – The Semi-palmated Sandpiper, a Curlew Sandpiper, 4Little Stints, a Common Sandpiper, 4 Common Snipe and aJack Snipe were on Porth Hellick Pool and the American Golden Plover was still on Porth Hellick Beach. A Wryneck & 30+ Read more…