Wednesday (25/10) More non-bird headlines the AMERICAN PAINTED LADY was still in a field on Sandy Lane and another was found dead in Trench Lane, Old Town. This is the 6th Scilly Record and the 3rd in the last 4 days. Hume’s Warbler – A “very probable” at Cove Vean, St. Agnes. Dusky Warbler –1 still Read more…
Sunday (22/10) More non-bird headlines 2 more GREEN DARNERS, both on St, Agnes, constituting the 5th & 6th for Scilly and the 8th & 9th for Britain. Also seen was an AMERICAN PAINTED LADY at Content (the 4th for Scilly) and 2 more MIGRATORY LOCUSTS in field s below the airport, an amazing mixture of American and African species. The Read more…
PELAGIC NEWS: A review of all photographs taken off Scilly of claimed Scopoli’s Shearwaters has revealed that the total of confirmed Scopoli’s was 28! Considering thar there were only 3 British Records (2 of which were from Scilly) before July 2023, this an astounding figure. All bar 1 were in the period July 28th to August Read more…
Monday (16/10) Red-eyed Vireo – 1 in scrub between Apple Tree Glade and Watch Hill, Bryher (photo). Radde’s Warbler – 1 calling and showing occasionally by the recycling bins on the Garrison Campsite. Glossy Ibis – 1 around St. Mary’s favouring the area around the plastic covered field between Carreg Dhu and Parting Carn Cattle Read more…
Saturday (14/10) Pallid Harrier – The juvenile flew over the Shooting Club on the Garrison, then over Hugh Town, where it landed at Shooters’ Pool (photo) for a couple of hours before flying over Old Town, (over Peninnis Head and out to sea. Wison’s Snipe – A bird photographed at Porth Hellick Read more…
Tuesday (10/10) Richard’s Pipit – 1 or 2 around St. Mary’s 1 at end of Barnaby Lane, St. Agnes. And 1 on Bryher. Glossy Ibis – 1 still in field in the polythene covered field between Carreg Dhu and Parting Carn before flying to the field at the junction to Green Farm/ Read more…
Friday (06/10) BOBOLINK – 2 still in the fields behind the Mainland Marketing shed. Red-eyed Vireo – 1 still in bushes by Porth Killier, St. Agnes. Buff-breasted Sandpiper –1 still on the eastern side of Wingletang Down, St. Agnes. Glossy Ibis – 1 still touring St. Mary’s. Great White Egret – 1 on Teän (photo), later flew Read more…
Tuesday (03/10) BOBOLINK – 2 still in the fields behind the Mainland Marketing shed. Buff-breasted Sandpiper –1 still on the eastern side of Wingletang Down, St. Agnes. Glossy Ibis – 1 in a field near Pelistry Riding Stables. Short-toed Lark – 1 still in the big field at Castella, St. Agnes. Melodious Warbler – 1 Read more…
Late News from Friday (29/09) Photographs of a large skua were examined and as suspected at the time, it proved to be a SOUTH POLAR SKUA. This the third record from Scilly Pelagics this year, A visitor photogaphed a bird from the Stephen Sussex hide at Porth Hellick, proved to be Read more…