St. Mary’s – A Short-toed Lark flew from Deep Point towards Porth Hellick Down. St. Martin’s – The shrike present since May 10 was identified as a Balearic Woodchat Shrike (form badius), only the second for Scilly and about the tenth for Britain. Also present were 2 Spotted Flycatchers, a Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Grasshopper Warbler was at Carn Vean and the Blue-headed Wagtail was in the Carn Friars/Porth Hellick area. A Golden Oriole & a Turtle Dove were at Salakee Farm , a White Wagtail was at Porthcressa, the Short-toed Lark was still on the airfield and 6 Swifts Read more…
St. Mary’s – 2 Golden Orioles, a Turtle Dove, a Spotted Flycatcher and a Tree Pipit were at Salakee. A Short-toed Lark and 2 Golden Plovers were on the airfield. A Grasshopper Warbler was near Carn Vean and a Blue-headed Wagtail & 2 Snipe were at Porth Hellick. Tresco – Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Blue-headed Wagtail and 2 Golden Oriole were at Porth Hellick. 4 Golden Plover were on the airfield, 2 Grasshopper Warblers were near Carn Vean, a Turtle Dove was in Lower Moors and a Great Northern Diver was in The Roads. St. Agnes – an Osprey, a Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Short-toed Lark, 3 Golden Plover & a Quail on the airfield. An Osprey flew over Hugh Town Quay, the pair of Blue-headed were still at Porth Hellick pool and 2 Golden Orioles were in the elms between Porth Hellick Loop and Salakee Farm. St. Agnes – Read more…
These two Wagtails, a Black-headed type and a Blue-headed (possible ‘Channel Wagtail’) type are currently on the islands and causing a few ID headaches. Any thoughts? Comments gratefully accepted.
St. Mary’s – 2 Golden Orioles in Elms between Porth Hellick Loop and Salakee Farm, a Short-toed Lark on the airfield and a pair of Blue-headed type Wagtails at Carn Friars, the male could possibly be a “Channel” Wagtail. St. Agnes – A Turtle Dove, a Common Sandpiper and another Read more…
St. Mary’s – 3 Golden Plover & 2 Short-toed Larks were still on the airfield and single Golden Orioles were at Salakee & Watermill. A pair of Blue-headed Wagtails were at Porth Hellick and 2 Turtle Doves were at Normandy and Tolman’s Cafe. Tresco – 3 Bar-tailed Godwits and 2 Read more…
St. Mary’s – 3 Short-toed Larks on the airfield, 2 Golden Orioles at Salakee Farm and a Golden Plover on Peninnis. A Lesser Whitethroat was at the Rosehill end of Lower Moors and a Blue-headed Wagtail was at Porth Hellick. Tresco – 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Dunlin, 10 Sanderling and Read more…
St. Mary’s – 3 Short-toed Larks by the turning circle on the Airfield and 3 Great Northern Divers in The Roads. A Quail was flushed from the coastal path near Toll’s Island. A Tree Pipit was in Holy Vale and Scillies first Vagrant Emperor Dragonfly was also seen in Holy Read more…