Monday (28/10) Radde’s Warbler – Yesterday’s bird had moved 150 metres and showed well on and off near the desalination plant. Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 still on Simpson’s Field, Tresco. Melodious Warbler – A Hippolais warbler seen briefly in the Dump Clump was though to be this species Serin – 1 still behind the Read more…
Friday (25/10) Lesser Yellowlegs – Still 2 on Simpson’s Field, Tresco. Serin – 1 still at Pelistry Hoopoe – 1 still on Porth Hellick Beach. Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 still at Newford Duck Pond. Spotted Crake – 1 was still elusive in Lower Moors. Hawfinch – 1 Rosehill and 1 flew over Popplestone, Bryher. Read more…
Tuesday (22/10) Lesser Yellowlegs – There were now 2 the Great Pool. Tresco which then flew off towards Bryher and were later seen roosting in Appletree Bay, Tresco. Little Bunting – 1 on the beach at St. Warna’s Cove St. Agnes. Hoopoe – 1 on Porth Hellick Beach ranging to Deep Point and Read more…
Saturday (19/10) Blyth’s Pipit – 1 still on Bryher. Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 in Stinking Porth, Bryher. Barn Owl – The Bird that has been heard but not seen over the last few days, was heard at Normandy, Spotted Crake – 1 by the boardwalk near the start of the Porth Hellick Loop Trail. Read more…
Wednesday (16/10) Blyth’s Pipit – 1 still on Bryher. Barn Owl – 1 has been sound recorded on the last 3 nights somewhere in the Holy Vale area. Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 still on Simpson’s Field, Tresco. Ortolan Bunting – 1 at Normandy corner, in a field at the turn off for Deep Point. Read more…
Sunday (13/10) Wilson’s Snipe – 1 showing well from the ISBG hide on Lower Moors Pool. On examination of photographs it transpired there may have been 2 birds today and a different individual last week. Short-toed Lark – 1 still in a field on the west side of King Edward’s Road Peninnis. Read more…
Thursday (10/10) WILSON’S SNIPE – What was probably the bird seen on Monday was flushed from Lower Moors Pool on to adjacent horse field. Olive-backed Pipit – 2 by the bulb dump on St. Agnes (photo). Short-toed Lark – 1 still in a field on the west side of King Edward’s Road Peninnis. Read more…
Monday (07/10) WILSON’S SNIPE – 1 seen briefly in the evening at Lower Moors and was identified retrospectively from photographs. Short-toed Lark – 1 still in a field on the west side of King Edward’s Road Peninnis. Hoopoe – 1 still on Bryher. Ortolan Bunting – 1 in a weedy field between the Airport Read more…
Friday (04/10) Short-toed Lark – 1 still in a field on the west side of King Edward’s Road Peninnis, Ortolan Bunting – 1 in the same field as the Short-toed Lark and then flew over the wall and lost to view. Richard’s Pipit – 1 flew over Parting Carn towards Rocky Hill Red-backed Read more…
Tuesday (01/10) Ortolan Bunting – 1 seen twice briefly in the Porth Hellick Bank/Camel Rock area– Shirt-toed Lark – 1 still in a field on the west side of King Edward’s road Peninnis, Woodlark – 1 in a field opposite the path sign-posted to Porth Hellick Burial Chamber. Barred Warbler – 1 by the Read more…