St. Agnes – A Red-eyed Vireo was found in the Parsonage Garden, this is the latest arrival date for this species on Scilly (and maybe the UK?). St. Mary’s – A Richard’s Pipit was on Peninnis before flying off towards Old Town, There were 3 Black-necked Grebes in Town Bay Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Blyth’s Pipit was found late afternoon in the horse field at the junction of McFarland’s down and Pungies Lane, it then flew off towards Content Farm, also there were 3 Lapwings. 4 Yellow-browed Warblers were at Newford Duck Pond, the 2 Black-necked Grebes were still in Read more…
St. Mary’s – There were a minimum of 11 Yellow-browed Warblers on the island, one of which was trapped and ringed at Porth Hellick. The Olive-backed Pipit was still in the field near Nowhere and another was still on Normandy Farm with a Tree Pipit. A Jack Snipe was in Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Olive-backed Pipit was still in the field near Old Town Church where there was also a Firecrest. The Dusky Warbler, 5 Yellow-browed Warblers, a Siberian Chiffchaff and a Reed Bunting were at Porth Hellick. A Serin & a Water Pipit were at Salakee and 2 Yellow-browed Read more…
A selection from Friday’s log call (the last of the season):
Dusky Warbler – 1 Porth Hellick.
Olive-backed Pipit – 1 Old Town, 1 Barnaby Lane, St. Agnes and 1 Borough Farm, Tresco..
Little Bunting – 2 Browarth, St, Agnes and 1 Borough Farm, Tresco.
Pallas’s Warbler – 1 at Newford Duck Pond.
Yellow Wagtail – 1 Eastern type at the Riding Stables.
Spotted Crake – 1 Porth Hellick.
Woodlark – 2 Borough Farm, St. Mary’s and 1 Longstone. (more…)
A selection from Thursday’s log call:
Dusky Warbler – 1 Higher Moors and 1 on Tresco
Olive-backed Pipit – Still 5 on St. Mary’s:- 2 Old Town, 2 Porthloo Farm, and 1 Normandy Farm. A sixth bird was at Borough Farm, Tresco..
Little Bunting – 2 Browarth, St, Agnes.
Woodlark – 2 Parting Carn.
Spoonbill – 3 on Green Island near Samson.
Wryneck – 1 still on Peninnis. (more…)
A selection from Wednesday’s log call: DUSKY THRUSH – A bird that was probably this species was seen and photographed by a single observer, sadly it could not be relocated. Dusky Warbler – A second bird was caught and ringed at Porth Hellick and 2 were seen later between the hides and Read more…
A selection from Tuesday’s log call: Pallid Swift – 1 over Tresco Dusky Warbler – 1 at Porth Hellick and Tremelethen, was a ringed bird, probably the one ringed on Monday 24/10. Olive-Backed Pipit – 1 still on Normandy Farm, 2 Old Town and 1 Borough Farm, Tresco. Pallas’s Warbler – Read more…
Pallid Swift – 1 roaming around the middle of St. Mary’s. Dusky Warbler – 1 trapped and ringed at Porth Hellick and 1 in a weedy field along Pool Road, Tresco. Olive-Backed Pipit – 1 Carn Friars and 1 Borough Farm, Tresco. Pallas’s Warbler – 1 Between Rocky Hills Chalets & Porthloo Lane, 1 Read more…
American Herring Gull – A 3rd-winter bird was at the municipal dump briefly in the afternoon. Woodlark – 2 Salakee Farm and 1 Telegraph. Wryneck – 1 Peninnis. Black-necked Grebe – 1 was back in Town Bay. Firecrest – 1 Carreg Dhu Gardens and 2 Lower Moors. Yellow-browed Warbler – 10 on St. Mary’s Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 Read more…