St. Mary’s – The Eider was off Bar Point, a Lesser Redpoll was at High Lanes and a probable Mealy Redpoll was in the Carn Friars/Porth Hellick area. Tresco – A Hawfinch, a Hobby and 2 Whimbrels. St. Agnes – A Bee-eater was heard near the campsite. Also on the Read more…
Bryher – A suberb summer-plumaged male Black-headed Bunting was near Great Popplestone Bay. Tresco – A Golden Oriole, a Hobby, a Bar-tailed Godwit, an Iceland Gull, a Lesser Redpoll, 16 Dunlins, 14 Sanderlings and a Buzzard. The Marsh Harrier was seen between Tresco and St. Martins. St. Mary’s – The Read more…
St. Mary’s – An Iceland Gull at Salakee in the morning was later seen on the Airfield, a Dunlin was at Porthloo and 2 Turtle Doves were at Lunnon. Tresco – 30+ Dunlins, 8+ Sanderlings and 4 Turnstones. Samson – A Marsh Harrier. Bryher – A Quail, a Golden Oriole, Read more…
St. Mary’s – The female Marsh Harrier was at Porth Hellick, an Iceland Gull was on the Golf Course and a Turtle Dove was at Lunnon. Tresco – The Marsh Harrier, a Hobby and a Hooded Crow.
St. Mary’s – It was a day for Golden Orioles with one being trapped and ringed at the Porth Hellick ringing station, another on the Porth Hellick Loop trail, one at Carn Friars and one at Rocky Hill. The Pink-footed Goose was at Salakee as was an Iceland Gull, a Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Short-toed Lark was still on the Airfield and a Red-rumped Swallow was between Innisidgen and Bar Point. The Pink-footed Goose & a Golden Oriole were at Salakee and a Nightjar was singing in the pine belt between Longstone & Sandy Lane at dusk. St. Agnes – Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Golden Oriole was singing in Holy Vale and another was at Tremelethen. The Pink-footed Goose was still at Salakee and the Eider was off Bar Point. A very late female Black Redstart was below the lighthouse on Peninnis and a Short-toed Lark was found in the Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Pink-footed Goose at Salakee and the Eider at Pendrethen are still here. A Spotted Flycatcher was in Holy Vale and a Merlin was at Porth Hellick. Tresco – A Woodchat Shrike, 2 Common Buzzards and 4 Swifts
A video of the recent Red-throated Pipit can be found on the link below to Ashley Fisher’s Youtube page. http://youtu.be/Xy9uPGCSDXU
St. Mary’s – The Red-throated Pipit was again at Carn Friars where there was also a Quail. The Pink-footed Goose & 5 Turtle Doves were at Salakee Farm and nearby 2 Wood Sandpipers were on Porth Hellick Pool. A Hawfinch flew over Hugh Town, the Eider was still a Pendrethen Read more…