Saturday’s birds were: St, Mary’s – The Semi-palmated Sandpiper was still on Porth Hellick Pool, where there were also 14 Teal, 2+ Water Rails, 10 Common Snipe,11 Greenshanks and a Kingfisher. The Wryneck was still on rocks near Giant’s Castle Read more…
Thursday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Semi-palmated Sandpiper was found late evening on Porth Hellick Pool, where a Spotted Crake showed briefly at 16:00. The Icterine Warbler was still proving to be very elusive in the Dead Pine Walk Read more…
Tuesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The Pectoral Sandpiper, a Dunlin, 12 Greenshanks and a very elusive Spotted Crake were on Porth Hellick Pool. Wednesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – An extremely elusive Icterine Warbler was in the pines behind Read more…
Sunday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Pectoral Sandpiper was still on Porth Hellick Pool. The other Pectoral Sandpiper was still on Lower Moors Pool, where there also 2 Common Snipe, a Black-tailed Godwit and a Greenshank. A Wryneck was Read more…
Friday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A juvenile Red-backed Shrike was caught and ringed at Porth Hellick Ringing Station and was relocated in the afternoon in fields on Carn Friars Farm. Also a Tree Pipit was seen there. Nearby on Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Pectoral Sandpiper & 3 Greenshanks were on Lower Moors Pool and a Spotted Crake was seen there at dusk. Another Pectoral Sandpiper was seen on Porth Hellick where there were also a Black-tailed Godwit, 16 Greenshanks, Read more…
Tuesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – From timings of sightings there seems to be 3 Pectoral Sandpipers on the island; 2 on Porth Hellick Pool and 1 on Lower Moors Pool. A Wryneck was in a garden on High Lanes. Read more…
Sundays birds were: St. Mary’s – 2 Pectoral Sandpipers, 4 Green Sandpipers, a Common Sandpiper, 2 Dunlins, 12 Ringed Plovers, a Water Rail and a Kingfisher were at Porth Hellick, where an Osprey Flew over and the adult Night Heron Read more…
Friday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Spotted Crake was on Lower Moors Pool early morning, also there were 4 Green Sandpipers & a Greenshank and a Hobby flew over. Nearby the Wryneck showed occasionally on the path and wires Read more…
St. Mary’s – The 2 Pectoral Sandpipers were still on Porth Hellick Pool and the Wryneck was still in the Standing Stones Field at the Old Town end of Lower Moors. Bryher – A Spotted Flycatcher and a Common Whitethroat. Read more…