There was an influx of Skylark (150+ on St. Mary’s), Chiffchaffs (100+St. Agnes), and Black Redstarts (27 St. Agnes, 30+ St.Mary’s) St. Mary’s – 1 Whooper Swan early morning on Lower Moors, A Pintail on Newford Duck Pond, a summer plumaged Great Northern Diver flew past Giants’ Castle and a Read more…
St. Mary’s – 2 Whooper Swans, 2 Jack Snipe, a Woodcock, a Little Grebe & a Kingfisher at Porth Hellick, a Woodlark flew over Peninnis and 2 Common Scoter, 10 Sooty Shearwater & 12 Great Skua were seen in a seawatch from there. The Common Rosefinch was still at Carn Read more…
RON LEWIS — a dedicated and enthusiastic bird watcher who annually returned to the Isles of Scilly for the past 40 years has died after a brave fight against cancer. (more…)
Grey Heron numbers reports increased significantly with groups of 22 in Tresco Channel, 10 Peninnis and 9 on Hedge Rock. St. Mary’s – 2 Whooper Swans on Porth Hellick, Pintail at Newford duck Pond, 5 Common Scoters in the Roads, Golden Plover on Porth Hellick Down, 4 Lapwings at Kittydown, Read more…
St. Mary’s – A COMMON ROSEFINCH in the Dump/Carn Gwaval area, 2 Lapland Buntings on the Golf Course, Wryneck Porth Minnick and 13 Golden Plover on the airfield. The 10 Whooper Swans flew over Longstone at 08:15 and only 2 were left on Porth Hellick Pool later. 5 Common Scoter were in Read more…
St. Mary’s – *RADDE’S WARBLER* at Sandy Lane, *RED-THROATED PIPIT*over Longstone, COMMON ROSEFINCH Porthloo and 10 Whooper Swans, 2 Jack Snipe & Kingfisher at Porth Hellick Pool. 5 Common Scoter in the Roads, a Spotted Flycatcher at Harry’s Walls, 4 Lapwing over Lunnon, a Jack Snipe on Shooters’ Pool, Black-tailed Godwit at Read more…
St. Mary’s – *RED-THROATED PIPIT* at Bant’s Carn and *RADDE’S WARBLER* at Carreg Dhu, 10 Whooper Swans, a Kingfisher & a Jack Snipe at Porth Hellick, 3 Bar-tailed Godwits at Porthloo Beach 5 Common Scoter in the Roads, a Wryneck near the Airfield turning circle, a second-winter Mediterranean Gull off Read more…
There as been a reasonable influx of Redwing with a few Fieldfare and Siskin on the islands. St. Mary’s – 10 Whooper Swans & a Kingfisher at Porth Hellick Pool, 5 Common Scoter & a Sandwich Tern in the Roads, A Rose-coloured Starling at Porth Minnick moving to Green Lane, Read more…
St. Mary’s – Wryneck near Giants’ Castle, 2 Black Redstarts on Peninnis Head & 1 at Peninnis Far. Yellow-browed Warblers at Newford Duck Pond, Lower Broome & Trenoweth and a Lesser Whitethroat was on the western side of Peninnis. A juvenile Arctic Tern was in Old Town Bay, a Sandwich Read more…
There was a small influx of Redwings and Siskins on the islands. St Mary’s – *RED-THROATED PIPIT*flew over Peninnis Head towards airfield at 07.40hrs. Previously seen on Peninnis Head near lighthouse. Yellow-browed Warblers at Porthloo Lane, Old Town churchyard and Lower Moors this morning. Rose-coloured Starling in fields above Porth Minnack, a Read more…