Saturday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Purple Heron flew over the airfield, then Porth Hellick, Salakee, Normandy and out to sea. A Wood Sandpiper, a Green Sandpiper & a Common Sandpiper were on Porth Hellick Pool and nearby at the ringing station a Grasshopper Warbler was trapped and ringed. Read more…
Wednesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Wood Sandpiper was on Porth Hellick Pool, 2 Whimbrels were at Porthloo, 2 Ring Ouzels were on Porth Hellick Down and 1 was at Carn Morval. A Cuckoo was at Parting Carn and a Grasshopper Warbler was on the Garrison with another opposite Read more…
Saturdays Birds were: St Martin’s – The Rock Thrush was still at Bread and Cheese Cove until 15.45hrs at least when birders left the site. It was not seen again after this date. Nearby a Wryneck was at Carn Weathers and a Great Northern Diver was offshore. St Mary’s – A Read more…
Thursday’s birds were: St. Martin’s – The Rock Thrush was still at Bread & Cheese Cove and there was also a Ring Ouzel on the island. St. Mary’s – The first Cuckoo of the year was at Rosehill, 2 Ring Ouzels were on Helvear and another was on the Golf Read more…
Tuesday’s Birds were: St. Martin’s – The Rock Thrush was still at Bread and Cheese Cove and also there were 2 Ring Ouzels. St. Mary’s – The Purple Heron was still on the pool at Lower Moors. St. Agnes – The Western Subalpine Warbler was still near the Coastguards Cottages Read more…
Sunday’s birds were: St. Martin’s – A male ROCK THRUSH was seen by a visiting birder staying on the island. St. Mary’s – The Purple Heron was still at Lower Moors, where it was joined by a drake Garganey. St. Agnes – A male Western Subalpine Warbler was in near Read more…
Thursday’s birds were: St . Mary’s – A Purple Heron was seen on Porth Hellick Pool and in Lower Moors. Inter-island waters – 6 Great Northern Divers and a Sandwich Tern were in The Roads. Friday’s birds were: St . Mary’s – A Purple Heron was in Lower Moors and Read more…
Sunday– An Iberian Chiffchaff was on the edge of the “Dump Clump” Monday – An adult Purple Heron flew over Lower Moors early morning and was seen in flight several times in the afternoon in the Porth Hellick area. Tuesday – A Little Bittern was flushed from a ditch in Read more…
Thursday – An Iberian Chiffchaff was singing at Porth Hellick, a Ring Ouzel was on the Garrison and a female Shoveler was on Newford Duck Pond. Friday – 2 Red-rumped Swallows and a Little Grebe were at Porth Hellick Pool. Saturday – A Reed Bunting and a Short-eared Owl were Read more…
A few Swallows, House Martin’s and Wheatears were seen around St. Mary’s. This week’s birds of note were: Saturday – An adult Caspian Gull was in Pentle Bay, Tresco. This was only the second record for Tresco, the first was a 1st –winter bird photographed on St. Agnes on October Read more…