St Mary’s – SABINE’S GULL (juv) in Old Town Bay today and showing well, also Little Gull. Whimbrel (3) at Innisidgen and Swallow (2) at Old Town. Yellow-browed Warbler at Porth Hellick Loop. Richards Pipit in field between Salakee and Porth Hellick.
The 2009 Gallery has now been updated with images from October this year including Bluethroat, Citrine Wagatil, Common Rosefinch, Richards Pipit and more. See HERE.
An interesting Acrocephalus Warbler frequented the extensive sedge around Big Pool, St Agnes in the last week of October ’09. Thought by some to be Marsh Warbler, others weren’t convinced. The photos below are by far the best we have recieved of the bird, thanks to Barry Barnacal. What do Read more…
4th November 2009 St. Mary’s – 3 Black Redstarts and a first-winter Mediterranean Gull at Little Porth, single Black Redstarts at Giant’s Castle & Watermill, Merlin over the golf course, Golden Plover on the airfield, 7 Teal at Porth Hellick and 2 Firecrests in Lower Moors. St. Agnes – 2 Read more…
The season is over for another year & we have the usual detritus left after the Log! If you feel any of this is yours then please send us your home address and a cheque/cash for your estimate of the postage & packing and we will send it back to you. (more…)
OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT still in the Marigold field on Sunnyside Farm Trail, BLUETHROAT still in the new extension of Lower Moors at Rosehill, Yellow-browed Warblers on Porth Hellick Loop and near Shooters’ Pool, Lower Moors, Siberian Chiffchaff at Higher Moors pumping station, 4 Spoonbills still on Merrick Island in Tresco Channel Read more…
Below is a list of birds of note from the last week in October. Not the greatest week in history but just enough to keep the week ticking over. (more…)
St Mary’s – Richard’s Pipit at Porthloo lane in pig field opposite Bishops View this morning and Ring Ouzel briefly. Yellow-browed Warbler at Porth Hellick at Seaward end in sallows. St Agnes – *OLIVE BACKED PIPIT* on Browarth briefly this morning then flew towards centre of island. Rose-coloured Starling (juv) Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Pintail & Kingfisher at Newford Duck pond, 2 Jack Snipe on Porth Hellick Pool and Yellow-browed Warblers in Holy Vale & Lower Moors. A Richard’s Pipit on Porthloo Lane, a Snow Bunting on Toll’s Island and the Common Rosefinch was still at Carn Gwaval. Also on Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Pintail at Newford Duck pond, 3 Common Scoter in the roads, 6 Sooty Shearwaters & 2 Great Skuas past Peninnis, 3 Jack Snipe on Porth Hellick Pool and a juvenile Arctic Tern on the Beach. A Great Skua past Deep Point, 7 Bar-tailed Godwits at Bar Read more…