March 2011

St Mary’s – House Martin over Porth Hellick this morning. Also Marsh Harrier.

St. Mary’s – A Sand Martin, a female Wigeon & a female Pochard on Porth Hellick Pool, the cracking male Black Redstart still on Porth Hellick Beach and a Firecrest was at Bar Point.

Green Island – A first-winter Spoonbill and a first-winter Eider.

St. Mary’s – 3 Wheatears on Peninnis & 3 on the golf course, 5 Sand Martins over Porth Hellick Pool, 2 Black Redstarts on Porth Hellick Beach & 1 on the golf course. A male Merlin on wires at Parting Carn and a Kestrel & Peregrine over Peninnis.

St. Mary’s – A Wheatear, a Kestrel, a Peregrine & a Merlin on Peninnis, 7 Sand Martins at Lower Moors and a Golden Plover on the Garrison.

At Porth Hellick a Reed Bunting, 5 Teal, a Pochard & a Wigeon were on the pool and 4 Black Redstarts, including a cracking male were on the beach. where a Raven, a Peregrine & a Kestrel flew over. Another Black Redstart & a Merlin were on the Golf Course, Read more…

St. Mary’s – A Firecrest and 7 Chiffchaff at Carn Friars. 4 Black Redstarts at Deep Point. St. Agnes – The Hoopoe still present, also 3 Firecrests and a Siberian Chiffchaff.

St. Mary’s – 4 Firecrests at Porth Hellick and 2 Swallows over Holy Vale. Tresco – 3 Sand Martins and a House Martin, also on the island 3 Pink-footed Geese, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and 2 Common Buzzards. 1 Buzzard has been present for several years but now there are Read more…

St Mary’s – an imm/fem Common Scoter in the harbour. At Little Porth there were 3 White and 7 Pied Wagtail Porth Hellick found the same ducks present as the last few days Up to 3 Water Rail and 2 Woodcock.

St Mary’s – ‘alba’ wagtails in the hospital field made up of 3 White Wagtail with 10 Pied Wagtail. The Black Redstart was still present at Little Porth and 14 Golden Plover were on the airfield.