Monday 11th – The Tufted Duck was still on Porth Hellick Pool, 4 Little Egret were at Porthloo, and a Common Gull & 2 Yellow-legged Gulls were at Morning Point. A Skylark was at Trenoweth, there were 2 late Swallow at the Riding Stables, a Siberian Chiffchaff & 2 Yellow-browed Read more…
After another very windy and wet day on Saturday when very few birds were reported, it calmed down on Sunday, in the improved conditions the first-winter BROWN SHRIKE was seen again by the original finder on in a field on Carn Friars Lane it then flew across the road towards the Kittydown/Higher Read more…
The Tufted Duck was still on Porth Hellick Pool and 10 Common Scoter, a Long-tailed Duck & a Great Northern Diver were off Carn Near with 2 more Great Northern Diver off Teän. 3 Spoonbill were on Green Island, Samson, 2 Little Egret were at Porthloo & another was on Read more…
Thursday was a day of quality rather than quantity, the two “megas” living up to what has seemed to be the norm this autumn i.e. frustratingly fleeting and elusive. The Brown Shrike found yesterday was only seen by three early birders who were at the Porth Hellick Loop Trail at dawn, they Read more…
A very quiet period following a good Scilly Season was potentially vastly improved by the finding of a first-winter BROWN SHRIKE on Porth Hellick Loop Trail late on Wednesday afternoon, It was only seen by the finder. This only the second record for Scilly, the first for Scilly (and England) Read more…
On another wet and windy weekend birds were: Saturday – The Little Bunting was still in the field opposite the Porth Mellon Industrial Estate and an Eastern type “maskless” Lesser Whitethroat was at Old Town Bay. 2 Shoveler were on Porth Hellick Pool, a female Wigeon was on Shooters’ Pool and 2 Pintail, a Wigeon, a Tufted Duck & a Scaup were on the Great Read more…
Another wet & windy day but still a few birders left out there. The Little Bunting was still in the weedy field opposite Porth Mellon Industrial Estate and a Red-throated Pipit was found on the Golf Course. 9 Common Scoter were off Carn Near, Tresco, a Little Grebe & a Jack snipe were on Read more…
An improvement in the weather meant birds were easier to find and more people were looking. A Little Bunting was in a weedy field below Bay View Terrace, opposite Porth Mellon industrial estate, a Richard’s Pipit flew over Peninnis and a Waxwing ( a Scilly scarcity) flew over the Strand. Read more…