A selection from Friday’s log call:
Eastern Yellow Wagtail (M.Goodey)
Little Bunting – 1 in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors, 1 on St. Martin’s and 1 at Browarth, St. Agnes.
Eastern Yellow Wagtail – 1 commuting between Peninnis fields and Lower Moors.
Serin – 1 Bryher.
Short-toed Lark – 1 on the Airfield.
Balearic Shearwater – 1 on a short-range pelagic trip.
Great Shearwater – 8 on a short-range pelagic trip. (more…)
PALE-LEGGED or SAKHALIN LEAF WARBLER – A bird which was one of these two species was found dead in the garden of St. Agnes Lighthouse after flying into a window. Whichever species it turns out to be, it will be a Read more…
Lapland Bunting (M.Goodey)
A selection from Thursday’s log call:
Cattle Egret – 1 Pelistry.
Western Subalpine Warbler – 1 in St. Mary’s Hall Garden, Hugh Town.
Little Bunting – 1 Browarth, St. Agnes.
Greenish Warbler – 1 at Veronica Farm, Bryher.
Yellow Wagtail – A probable Eastern Yellow Wagtail was in Lower Moors.
Pallas’s Warbler – 1 on the Garrison.
Barred Warbler – 1 in fields opposite the riding stables.
Short-toed Lark – 1 on the Airfield (more…)
A selection from Wednesday’s Bird log:
Cattle Egret – 2 commuting between Sunnyside and Pelistry.
Western Subalpine Warbler – 1 in St. Mary’s Hall Garden, Hugh Town.
Little Bunting – 1 Porth Killier, St. Agnes and 1 Great Pool, Tresco.
Coal Tit – There were 2 sightings of this Scilly rarity: 1 on the Garrison and 1 in Carreg Dhu Gardens.
Short-toed Lark – 1 on the Airfield
Red-breasted Flycatcher – 3 Newford Duck Pond, 1 Carreg Dhu Gardens and 2 St. Agnes.
Red-breasted Flycatcher (K.Webb)
Dotterel – 2 on Shipman Head Down, Bryher.
Wryneck – 3 Peninnis.
Firecrest – 4 on St. Mary’s and 2 on St. Agnes. (more…)
A selection from Tuesday’s Bird log:
Caspian Gull – 1 was photographed at Porth Killier, St. Agnes. This is the first record of this species for Scilly.
Sora Rail – Still showing from the Swarovski hide on Tresco.
Cattle Egret – 2 commuting between Sunnyside and Pelistry.
Western Subalpine Warbler – 1 in St. Mary’s Hall Garden, Hugh Town.
Western Subalpine Warbler (K.Webb)
Short-toed Lark – 1 on the Airfield
Red-breasted Flycatcher – 2 Newford Duck Pond and 1 Carreg Dhu Gardens.
Dotterel – 2 on Shipman Head Down, Bryher.
Wryneck – 2 Peninnis and 1 Maypole. (more…)
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A selection from Monday’s Bird log:
Red Eyed Vireo (M.Goodey)
Red-eyed Vireo – 1 Was found in the afternoon in Carreg Dhu Gardens.
Sora Rail – Still showing from the Swarovski hide on Tresco.
Cattle Egret – 2 at Sunnyside.
Western Subalpine Warbler – 1 in St. Mary’s Hall Garden, Hugh Town.
Little Bunting – 1 in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors.
Short-toed Lark – 1 on the Airfield
Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 Newford and 1 St. Agnes.
Common Rosefinch – 1 on St. Martin’s.
Wryneck – 2 Peninnis, 1 Porth Minnick, 1 Borough Farm, 1 Tresco and 1 Gugh.
Merlin –1 Tresco, 1 Gugh and 1St. Martin’s.
Firecrest – 2 on St. Mary’s, 2 on St. Agnes, 2 on St. Martin’s and 2 on Tresco..
Yellow-browed Warbler – 9 on St. Mary’s, 8 on Bryher, 4 on St. Agnes, 3 on St. Martin’s and 6 on Tresco.
Yellow-browed Warbler (A.Hannington)
A selection from Sunday’s Bird log:
Sora Rail – Still showing from the Swarovski hide on Tresco.
Cattle Egret – 2 still in fields below the Riding Stables moving to Tresco early evening.
Western Subalpine Warbler – 1 in St. Mary’s Hall Garden, Hugh Town.
Little Bunting – 1 on Peninnis.
Short-toed Lark – 1 on Bryher and 1 on the Airfield
Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 Newford, 1 Lower Moors and 1 St. Agnes.
Common Rosefinch – 1 on Bryher.
Wryneck – 1 Peninnis, 1 Buzza Quarry, 1 Borough Farm and 1 Bryher. (more…)
A selection from Saturday’s Bird log:
Sora Rail – Still showing from the Swarovski hide on Tresco.
Cattle Egret – 2 still in fields below the Riding Stables.
Short-toed Lark – 1 on Bryher.
Spotted Crake – 1 heard at Porth Hellick Pool.
Corncrake – 1 at Salakee Farm.
Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 Newford Duck Pond, 1 Holy Vale, 1 St. Agnes and 3 St. Martin’s .
Common Rosefinch – 1 on Bryher.
Wryneck – 2 Peninnis, 1 Porth Minnick, 1 Bant’s Carn, 1 Airfield and 1 Bryher.
Osprey – 1 flew over St. Mary’s then over Tresco and finally over St. Agnes. (more…)