IoS December Bird Reports

TUESDAY 13th DECEMBER
St. Mary’s – A Dusky Warbler was still in Lower Moors, a Black Redstart was on Old Town Beach and 2 Kingfishers were in Old Town Bay

THURSDAY 15th DECEMBER
St. Mary’s – A first-winter Glaucous Gull was at Porthloo.

SATURDAY 17th DECEMBER
St. Mary’s – The juvenile male Blue-winged Teal and a Firecrest were at Porth Hellick.

SUNDAY 18th DECEMBER
St. Mary’s – The juvenile male Blue-winged Teal and a female Wigeon were on Porth Hellick Pool. After a week’s absence the Wilson’s Snipe re-appeared in front of the ISBG hide in Lower Moors.

MONDAY 19th DECEMBER
St. Mary’s – A Black Redstart at Little Porth.

TUESDAY 20th DECEMBER
St. Mary’s – The Blue-winged Teal was still on Porth Hellick Pool, the first-winter drake Eider was still in the harbour and a Black Redstart was at Shark’s Pit.
A short boat trip around the off-islands produced 3 Spoonbills on Green Island, 6 Purple Sandpipers on Stony Island, 9 Common Scoters off the Eastern Isles, 2 first-winter drake Eiders off Tresco and a Brent Goose off St. Martin’s.

WEDNESDAY 21st DECEMBER
St. Mary’s – A Dusky Warbler, a Yellow-browed Warbler & a Jack Snipe were in Lower Moors and the first-winter drake Eider was still in the harbour. The juvenile male Blue-winged Teal was still on Porth Hellick Pool.