Thursday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The first-winter Ring-billed Gull paid a brief visit to Porthloo. 12 Chiffchaffs were trapped and ringed at Porth Hellick, 3 of which were Siberian Chiffchaffs. Friday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The first-winter Ring-billed Gull was on the airfield. Saturday’s birds were: St. Mary’s Read more…
Monday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The 1st-winter Ring-billed Gull was still on the airfield. Tresco – The 4 Whooper Swans were still present. Tuesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – 5 Black Redstarts on Porthcressa Beach. Wednesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A very vocal Dusky Warbler was at Porth Read more…
Saturday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The 1st-winter Ringed-billed Gull was still on the airfield. Sunday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The 1st-winter Ringed-billed Gull was still on the airfield, where the male wheatear was still present along with 13 Skylarks. A male Ring Ouzel and 2 Black Redstarts were Read more…
St Mary’s – The 1st winter RING-BILLED GULL was still on the airfield St Martin’s – A GREAT-WHITE EGRET was on the flats below Middle Town just before dusk
St Mary’s – The 1st winter RING-BILLED GULL was still on the airfield and showing well. Single Yellow-browed Warblers were on the Porth Hellick Loop, by the seaward hide and in Lower Moors. The latter site also hosted a Firecrest and 2 Siberian Chiffchaffs
Saturday (08/11) St. Mary’s – A Yellow-browed Warbler and a Siberian Chiffchaff were in the ‘Dump Clump’. Sunday (09/11) St. Mary’s – A major rarity for Scilly, a first-winter RING-BILLED GULL was on the airfield. Also there were 5 Skylarks a Golden Plover and a near summer-plumage male Wheatear. Tuesday Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Snow Bunting was at Trenoweth and 2 Black Redstarts were on Porthloo Beach with further singles in Old Town Bay, Porth Thomas and Porth Mellon. 6 Redwings & a Fieldfare were on Peninnis and 3 Common Snipe, a Greenshank and a Kingfisher were in Lower Moors. Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Subalpine Warbler & a Siberian Chiffchaff were at Pelistry and 3 Yellow-browed Warblers & a Siberian Chiffchaff were at Newford Duck Pond.
Tresco – 2 American Wigeons, a Green-winged Teal, 2 Shovelers, 4 Whooper Swans, a Spoonbill, 33 Greenshanks, 17 Redshanks, a juvenile Rose-coloured Starling and 3 Reed Buntings. St. Agnes – 2 Yellow-browed Warblers in the Parsonage Garden.
St. Mary’s – The SUBALPINE WARBLER, 3 Yellow-browed Warblers, a Mistle Thrush, 6 Siskins and a Reed Bunting were at Pelistry. The Red-backed Shrike was still at Porth Hellick, 2 Yellow-browed Warblers were at Newford Duck Pond and a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Siberian Chiffchaff & a Jack Snipe were in Read more…