Highlights from Tuesdays Bird Log included:
Short-toed Lark – 1 St. Agnes.
Common Rosefinch – 1 on Gugh.
Rose-coloured Starling – 1 Pelistry.
Dotterel – 1 Castle Down, Tresco.
Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 on Porth Hellick Loop .
Barred Warbler – 1 near the Health Centre. (more…)
Highlights form Mondays Nights Log included:
Blyth’s Pipit – The bird in a field on Old Town is now thought by most observers to be a Blyth’s. It transpires that there were 2 birds yesterday, a Richard’s was on the airfield.
Short-toed Lark – 1 St. Agnes.
Common Rosefinch – 1 on Gugh.
Rose-coloured Starling – 1 Pelistry and 1 Bryher.
Barred Warbler – 1 near the Health Centre.
Wryneck – 1 Peninnis and 1 Toll’s Island. (more…)
Highlights from Sundays Bird Log include:
Richard’s/Blyth’s Pipit – 1 in a field on Old Town Lane is causing some discussion.
Short-toed Lark – 1 St. Agnes.
Rose-coloured Starling – 1 Pelistry and 1 Bryher.
Black-necked Grebe – 3 off Carn Near, Tresco.
Spoonbill – 1 Tresco. (more…)
The bird log has now started at The Scillonian club each night, so the daily update will now be in list form throughout October. Highlights from Saturdays log included:
Wigeon – 1 St. Agnes.
Common Scoter – 2 past Peninnis.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 past Peninnis. (more…)
St. Mary’s – The juvenile Rose-coloured Starling was still at Pelistry, single Yellow-browed Warblers were in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors and at Newford Duck Pond, a Pied Flycatcher was in the Dump Clump, a Firecrest was in Carreg Dhu Gardens and a Lesser Whitethroat was at Green Farm. Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Yellow-browed Warbler, a Kingfisher & a Reed Bunting were in Lower Moors and a Kingfisher, a Common Redstart & a Barred Warbler were at Porth Hellick. The juvenile Rose-coloured Starling was back at Pelistry, a Red-breasted Flycatcher was on Sandy Lane and single Firecrests were seen Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Bluethroat & the Kingfisher were still in Lower Moors, another kingfisher was by Hugh Town Quay, a Red-breasted Flycatcher was at Watermill, a Wryneck was on Peninnis and single Pied Flycatchers were at Longstone & Green Farm. A Yellow-browed Warbler was on the golf course and Read more…
If you are visiting Scilly, please pick up your copy from the October log commencing Sat 4th. If you are on the Islands before that date you can pick up a copy from Lyonnesse House on The Strand. Otherwise copies will be posted out to paid up members in due Read more…
The bird log will again be held in the Scillonian Club from Saturday October to Friday October 31, the usual photographers, artist, IOSWT etc. tables will be running from 20:30 for some of the nights and the log will start between 21:00 & 21:15 The usual temporary trails will be Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Bluethroat, the Ruff, the Kingfisher and the first Jack Snipe of the autumn were in Lower Moors. A Red-throated Pipit flew over Pelistry towards Maypole and a juvenile Rose-coloured Starling & a Wryneck were on Peninnis. Single Yellow-Browed Warblers were on the Garrison, at Jac-a-ba and Read more…