Saturday (30/10) Lesser Scaup – 1 still on the Great Pool, Tresco. Western Subalpine Warbler – 1 still in the fields east of Telegraph Road. Hoopoe –1 still at the north end of Popplestone Fields, Bryher, it or another flew over Toll’s Porth towards Carn Morvel, seen from the Scillonian. Olive-backed Pipit – 1 Read more…
Friday (29/10) After scrutiny of photographs, the Acro seen yesterday and identified as a putative Blyth’s Reed Warbler, has been re-identified as a Reed Warbler. Spotted Sandpiper – 1 still on St. Mary’s at Pendrathen. Western? Subalpine Warbler – A0n individual seen in fields east of Telegraph Road was thought to be this species (photo). Hoopoe –1 Read more…
Thursday (28/10) Lesser Scaup – The first-winter bird was still on the Great Pool, Tresco. Blyth’s Reed Warbler – An Acrocephalus warblernear Shooter’s Pool, Lower Moors was thought by some observers to be this species. Spotted Sandpiper – 1 still at Watermill Cove. Hoopoe – 1 still at Popplestone, Bryher. Olive-backed Pipit – 1 again in the Read more…
Wednesday (27/10) Lesser Scaup – The first-winter bird was still on the Great Pool, Tresco. Spotted Sandpiper – 1 again among the rocks at Watermill Cove. Hoopoe – 1 still Popplestone Fields/Bay area, Bryher. Serin – 1 in a garden of the Coastguard Cottages, Tresco. Richard’s Pipit – 1 in a grassy field on High Read more…
Tuesday (26/10) Lesser Scaup – The first-winter bird was still on the Great Pool, Tresco. Hoopoe – 1 at Great Par, Bryher. Richard’s Pipit – 1 in the fields north of the bakery on St. Martin’s. Wryneck – 1 between the south end of Popplestone Bay and the Great Pool, Bryher (photo). Little Bunting – Read more…
Monday (25/10) Lesser Scaup –The first-winter bird seen off Gugh had moved to the Great Pool, Tresco. Spotted Sandpiper – 1 still at Watermill before flying towards Innisidgen. Red-throated Pipit – 1 circled over Lower Moors calling before flying towards the airfield. Hoopoe – 1 at Gweal Hill, Bryher. Hawfinch – 1 at Higher Newford Read more…
Sunday (24/10) If all the sightings are confirmed it was a 7 Pipit Day on St. Mary’s: Meadow, Rock, Tree, Water, Richard’s, Olive-backed & Blyth’s. Blyth’s Pipit – A vocal bird flew west over the airfield towards Old Town and then flew into fields at Porth Minnick. Lesser Scaup – A juvenile Read more…
Saturday (23/10) Hoopoe – 1 still on St. Agnes. Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 still in the Parsonage Garden and 1 on Barnaby Lane, both St. Agnes. Woodlark –1 on the Sunnyside Farm Trail. Water Pipit – 3 in the ploughed field at Parting Carn. Olive-backed Pipit – A “very probable” flew over the school playing Read more…
Friday (22/10) Spotted Sandpiper – 1 still at Watermill Cove (photo). Hoopoe – What was presumably the bird that was on St. Mary’s yesterday had moved to St. Agnes, where it was seen at various sites. Red-throated Pipit – A “possible” was seen in the courtyard of the old school at Carn Thomas Read more…
Thursday (21/10) Spotted Sandpiper – 1 still at Watermill Cove. Olive-backed Pipit – A “possible” near Troy Town, St. Agnes. Hoopoe – 1 flew in off the sea at Porth Minnick and was then seen at various locations around St. Mary’s including Porth Hellick, Giant’s Castle, 1 Trenoweth, 1 Newford Duck Pond, the Read more…