Tresco – The 2 Black-winged Stilts were still on the Great Pool and the first Lesser Whitethroat of the year was also on the island. St. Mary’s – The Short-toed Lark was still showing well on Peninnis, a Golden Oriole flew through Porth Hellick and a Ring Ouzel was on Read more…
St. Mary’s – The female Little Bittern was still in Lower Moors, where there were also 2 Whinchats. A Golden Oriole flew from Porth Hellick towards Porth Hellick House, a Pied Flycatcher was on the Garrison and the Short-toed Lark & a Ring Ouzel were still on Peninnis. St. Agnes Read more…
A few final pics from Bryher yesterday. pic.twitter.com/zYceiYEaHR — Lewis Thomson (@LT_FoD) 25 April 2017 Tresco – The 2 Black-winged Stilts were still on the Great Pool. St. Mary’s – The female Little Bittern was still in Lower Moors and a Short-toed Lark & a Ring Ouzel were on Peninnis. Read more…
Tresco – The 2 Black-winged Stilts that flew from Lower Moors yesterday were relocated on Simpson’s Field, where there were also 5 Common Sandpipers. A male Common Redstart was at New Grimsby, a Blue-headed Wagtail was with cattle in a field along Pool Road and 2 Common Pochard were on Read more…
St. Mary’s – The female Little Bittern at Lower Moors was joined briefly in the early evening by 2 Black-necked Stilts and a Blue-headed Wagtail. This was the first record of BW Stilts on Scilly since 2005, unfortunately they were only present for 12 minutes before flying off. 5 Ring Read more…
Saturday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Purple Heron flew over the airfield, then Porth Hellick, Salakee, Normandy and out to sea. A Wood Sandpiper, a Green Sandpiper & a Common Sandpiper were on Porth Hellick Pool and nearby at the ringing station a Grasshopper Warbler was trapped and ringed. Read more…
Wednesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Wood Sandpiper was on Porth Hellick Pool, 2 Whimbrels were at Porthloo, 2 Ring Ouzels were on Porth Hellick Down and 1 was at Carn Morval. A Cuckoo was at Parting Carn and a Grasshopper Warbler was on the Garrison with another opposite Read more…
Saturdays Birds were: St Martin’s – The Rock Thrush was still at Bread and Cheese Cove until 15.45hrs at least when birders left the site. It was not seen again after this date. Nearby a Wryneck was at Carn Weathers and a Great Northern Diver was offshore. St Mary’s – A Read more…
Thursday’s birds were: St. Martin’s – The Rock Thrush was still at Bread & Cheese Cove and there was also a Ring Ouzel on the island. St. Mary’s – The first Cuckoo of the year was at Rosehill, 2 Ring Ouzels were on Helvear and another was on the Golf Read more…
Tuesday’s Birds were: St. Martin’s – The Rock Thrush was still at Bread and Cheese Cove and also there were 2 Ring Ouzels. St. Mary’s – The Purple Heron was still on the pool at Lower Moors. St. Agnes – The Western Subalpine Warbler was still near the Coastguards Cottages Read more…