Sunday 11th October 2015 IoS Bird Sightings

Arctic Warbler (K.Webb)

Red-flanked Bluetail (K.Webb)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red-flanked Bluetail – 1 showed well at Cove Vean. A video can be viewed on https://youtu.be/s75CHZed1Ok

Arctic Warbler – 1 Upper Broome, Garrison.

Dusky Warbler – 1 Upper Broome, Garrison.

Red-throated Pipit – 1 flew over Lower Moors Pool towards the Dump Clump.

Little Bunting – 3 in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors, 1 in a cove near Giant’s Castle and 1 on St. Agnes.

Short-toed Lark – 1 still on the Airfield.

Richard’s Pipit – 1 flew over Telegraph.

Serin – 1 Pelistry.

Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 in the Parsonage, St. Agnes

Hawfinch – 1 Longstone.

Corncrake – 1 near Carn Gwaval.

Osprey – 1 Great Pool, Tresco, then over St. Mary’s and finally between Bryher & Tresco.

Red-backed Shrike – 1 at Browarth, St. Agnes and 1 at Little Arthur Farm, St. Martin’s. (more…)

Thursday 8th October 2015 IoS Bird Sightings

Isabelline Wheatear – A bird was found Late evening on the Golf Course.

Short-toed Lark – 1 on the Airfield.

Richard’s Pipit – 1 Peninnis.

Melodious Warbler – A Hippolais warbler seen on Bryher was thought to be this species.

Crossbill – 5 Peninnis and 4 on Tresco.

Lapland Bunting – 1 on the Airfield and one on St. Martin’s.

Garganey – A juvenile on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Wryneck – 1 Gugh.

Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 around the north end of St. Mary’s. (more…)

Monday 5th October 2015 IoS Bird Sightings

Red-throated Pipit – 1 on was again Airfield.

Pectoral Sandpiper – A juvenile still on Porth Hellick Pool.

Garganey – A juvenile on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 flew over Newford duck Pond.

Lapland Bunting – 3 still on the Airfield.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 Lower Moors, 1 Newford Duck Pond, 2 Holy Vale, 1 Higher Moors, 1 Old Town Churchyard and 1 Borough Farm, Tresco. (more…)

Sunday 4th October 2015 IoS Bird Sightings

RED-THROATED PIPIT – 1 on Airfield before flying towards Peninnis

PECTORAL SANDPIPER – Juv still on Porth Hellick Pool

Yellow-legged Gull – An adult at Porthcressa

Lapland Bunting – three on the airfield

Snow Bunting – 1 on the beach at Bar point

Long-eared Owl – 1 on Bryher

Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 Tremelethen, 1 Watermill, 1 Porth Hellick and 1 Higher Moors

Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 Higher Moors

Firecrest – 10 on St Mary’s and 3 on Tean

Jack Snipe – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool and 2 Tresco (more…)

Saturday 3rd October 2015 IoS Bird Sightings

Species reported at the first Bird Log of October included:

PECTORAL SANDPIPER – Juv still on Porth Hellick Pool

Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 on the Garrison

Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 Lower Moors, 1 Newford Duck Pond, 1 Higher Moors and 3 on Bryher

Grey Phalarope – 5 on a pelagic trip offshore

Firecrest – 6 on St Mary’s and 3 on Tresco

Jack Snipe – 1 Lower moors and 1 on Porth Hellick Pool (more…)