St. Mary’s – Little Stint & Curlew Sandpiper at Porth Hellick Pool, Bar-tailed Godwit on Porth Mellon, a Spotted Flycatcher in Lower Moors and 2 WRYNECK & a Whinchat on Peninnis St. Agnes – The place to be today with scarce migrants including ROSE-COLORED STARLING, RICHARD’S PIPIT, RED-BACKED SHRIKE, ORTOLAN BUNTING Read more…
St. Mary’s – PECTORAL SANDPIPER & Little Stint at Porth Hellick Pool, WRYNECK, 2 Whinchat & 3 Wheatear on Peninnis, 2 Spotted Flycatchers & a Garden Warbler on the Garrison, Whimbrel in Porthcressa, a Pied Flycatcher at Sallyport and 3 Bar-tailed Godwit on Porthloo Beach. St. Agnes –ROSE-COLOURED STARLING, RED-BACKED SHRIKE, Read more…
St. Mary’s – A noticeable increase in Wheatear including 12+ Peninnis , 6 Porthloo. 6 Snipe, Little Stint, PECTORAL SANDPIPER and 2 Common Sandpipers at Porth Hellick Pool. 20 Dunlin, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, Redstart & Whinchat at Porthloo. WRYNECK on Peninnis, Redstart at Trenoweth and 3 Spotted Flycatchers on the Garrison. St. Agnes – Read more…
St. Mary’s – PECTORAL SANDPIPER, Little Stint, Common Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, Water Rail and Hobby at Porth Hellick. Whimbrel, Garden Warbler and 2 Spotted Flycatchers on the Garrison and 4 Bar-tailed Godwits on Porthloo Beach St. Martin’s – Grey Wagtail, 7 Golden Plover and a Spotted Flycatcher St. Agnes – Read more…
St. Mary’s – PECTORAL SANDPIPER, Little Stint, 7 Snipe, Greenshank, Redshank, 5 Dunlin & a Peregrine at Porth Hellick Pool. 6 Wheatears & 2 White Wagtails on Peninnis, 2 Lesser Whitethroats at higher Moors and 4 Spotted Flycatchers on the Garrison. Bryher – Melodious Warbler, Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, 2 Whinchats Read more…
The bird log will again be held in the Scillonian Club from Monday October 5 to Friday October 30. The usual temporary trails will be open in October these are: Peninnis Farm Trail which runs from half way down King Edwards Road (the central track along Peninnis) through the fields Read more…
St Mary’s – *CITRINE WAGTAIL* again on Porth Hellick Pool this morning then flew towards Porth Hellick beach. Also PECTORAL SANDPIPER still and Little Stint. No sign of yesterdays Spotted Crake but Jackdaw flew over. BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER (2) still on golf course. Little Stint at Porthloo Beach
Thousands of Hirundines everywhere mainly Barn Swallows and Sand Martins with a sprinkling of House Martins and 1 Red-rumped Swallow (see below). St. Mary’s – RED-RUMPED SWALLOW flew past The Garrison. SPOTTED CRAKE and PECTORAL SANDPIPER on Porth Hellick Pool. Also Common Sandpiper, 6 Snipe. 2 Dunlin, a Little Stint, Read more…
St. Mary’s – *BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER* (2) still on the golf course. PECTORAL SANDPIPER still at Porth Hellick Pool along with 2 Yellow Wagtails. A Lesser Whitethroat was at Higher Moors, a Whinchat was at Telegraph, 50 Sandwich Tern were on Taylor’s Island, Porthloo and 2 Whimbrel were at Bar Point. St. Read more…
St. Mary’s – *CITRINE WAGTAIL* (juv) and PECTORAL SANDPIPER again on Porth Hellick Pool. Also Yellow Wagtails at Porth Hellick Pool/Salakee Lane and 2 Common Sandpipers on the pool. Two BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, Golden Plover, 20 White and 6 Yellow Wagtails on the Golf Course. Also 3 Grey Wagtails on St. Mary’s Hobby, Read more…