Sunday (23/04) Night Heron – 1 flushed from the Rosehill end of Lower Moors and flew to the south end. Cattle Egret – 4 at Parting Carn. Woodchat Shrike – 1 still below the airport on Salakee Down and 1 still on Gugh. Pintail – 2 drakes on the Great Pool, Tresco. Green Sandpiper – 1 Read more…
Wednesday (19/04) Tawny Pipit – 1 still on the Golf Course. Woodchat Shrike – 1 still at Carron Farm, St. Martin’s and 1 still on Gugh. Snow Bunting – 1 still on St. Agnes Cricket Pitch. Cattle Egret – 5 Parting Carn and 2 at Trewince. Pink-footed Goose – 1 still at Little Arthur Farm, St. Martin’s. Read more…
Saturday (15/04) Purple Heron – 1 on St, Agnes flew towards Gugh. Woodchat Shrike – Still the 3 on St. Mary’s: 1 in Deep Point Quarry, 1 on a fence by the eastern runway on the airfield and 1 in the field opposite Bordeaux Pottery. Snow Bunting – 1 at Pelistry Riding Stables and late news Read more…
Saturday (08/04) Woodchat Shrike – 1 still in Deep Point Quarry (photo). Montagu’s Harrier – 1 still on St. Agnes and Gugh. Great White Egret – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco. Cattle Egret – 15 on the Great Pool, Tresco. Little Egret – 1 Porth Hellick Pool. Black-throated Diver – An adult summer-plumaged bird in Great Bay, Read more…
Saturday (01/04) Richard’s Pipit – 1 still on the airfield. Cattle Egret – 8 on Tresco. Great Northern Diver – 1 still in Porth Cressa Bay. Harrier sp. – The ring-tailed harrier was seen, again very briefly, on Bryher and over Peninnis. Cetti’s Warbler – 1 Lower Moors. Willow Warbler – 1 Lower Moors. Sunday (02/04) Night Read more…
Saturday (25/03) Lesser Kestrel – Still present ranging from the airfield to Peninnis (photo) Cattle Egret – 7 with cows in fields bordering holy Vale, Willow Warbler – The first of the year was 1 singing near the Seaward Hide at Porth Hellick. White Wagtail – 3 on Porth Hellick Beach. Sunday (26/03) Lesser Read more…