Thursday 13th October 2016 IoS Bird Sightings

Lapland Bunting (M.Goodey)

Lapland Bunting (M.Goodey)

A selection from Thursday’s log call:

Cattle Egret – 1 Pelistry.

Western Subalpine Warbler – 1 in St. Mary’s Hall Garden, Hugh Town.

Little Bunting – 1 Browarth, St. Agnes.

Greenish Warbler – 1 at Veronica Farm, Bryher.

Yellow Wagtail – A probable Eastern Yellow Wagtail was in Lower Moors.

Pallas’s Warbler – 1 on the Garrison.

Barred Warbler – 1 in fields opposite the riding stables.

Short-toed Lark – 1 on the Airfield (more…)

Wednesday 12th October 2016 IoS Bird Sightings

A selection from Wednesday’s Bird log:

Cattle Egret – 2 commuting between Sunnyside and Pelistry.

Western Subalpine Warbler – 1 in St. Mary’s Hall Garden, Hugh Town.

Little Bunting – 1 Porth Killier, St. Agnes and 1 Great Pool, Tresco.

Coal Tit – There were 2 sightings of this Scilly rarity: 1 on the Garrison and 1 in Carreg Dhu Gardens.

Short-toed Lark – 1 on the Airfield

Red-breasted Flycatcher – 3 Newford Duck Pond, 1 Carreg Dhu Gardens and 2 St. Agnes.

Red-breasted Flycatcher (K.Webb)

Red-breasted Flycatcher (K.Webb)

Dotterel – 2 on Shipman Head Down, Bryher.

Wryneck – 3 Peninnis.

Firecrest – 4 on St. Mary’s and 2 on St. Agnes. (more…)

Tuesday 11th October 2016 IoS Bird Sightings

A selection from Tuesday’s Bird log:

Caspian Gull – 1 was photographed at Porth Killier, St. Agnes. This is the first record of this species for Scilly.

Sora Rail – Still showing from the Swarovski hide on Tresco.

Cattle Egret – 2 commuting between Sunnyside and Pelistry.

Western Subalpine Warbler – 1 in St. Mary’s Hall Garden, Hugh Town.

Western Subalpine Warbler (K.Webb)

Western Subalpine Warbler (K.Webb)

Short-toed Lark – 1 on the Airfield

Red-breasted Flycatcher – 2 Newford Duck Pond and 1 Carreg Dhu Gardens.

Dotterel – 2 on Shipman Head Down, Bryher.

Wryneck – 2 Peninnis and 1 Maypole. (more…)

Monday 10th October 2016 IoS Bird Sightings

A selection from Monday’s Bird log:

Red Eyed Vireo (M.Goodey)

Red Eyed Vireo (M.Goodey)

Red-eyed Vireo – 1 Was found in the afternoon in Carreg Dhu Gardens.

Sora Rail – Still showing from the Swarovski hide on Tresco.

Cattle Egret – 2 at Sunnyside.

Western Subalpine Warbler – 1 in St. Mary’s Hall Garden, Hugh Town.

Little Bunting – 1 in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors.

Short-toed Lark – 1 on the Airfield

Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 Newford and 1 St. Agnes.

Common Rosefinch – 1 on St. Martin’s.

Wryneck – 2 Peninnis, 1 Porth Minnick, 1 Borough Farm, 1 Tresco and 1 Gugh.

Merlin –1 Tresco, 1 Gugh and 1St. Martin’s.

Firecrest – 2 on St. Mary’s, 2 on St. Agnes, 2 on St. Martin’s and 2 on Tresco..

Yellow-browed Warbler – 9 on St. Mary’s, 8 on Bryher, 4 on St. Agnes, 3 on St. Martin’s and 6 on Tresco.

Yellow-browed Warbler (A.Hannington)

Yellow-browed Warbler (A.Hannington)

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Sunday 9th October 2016 IoS Bird Sightings

A selection from Sunday’s Bird log:

Sora Rail – Still showing from the Swarovski hide on Tresco.

Cattle Egret – 2 still in fields below the Riding Stables moving to Tresco early evening.

Western Subalpine Warbler – 1 in St. Mary’s Hall Garden, Hugh Town.

Little Bunting – 1 on Peninnis.

Short-toed Lark – 1 on Bryher and 1 on the Airfield

Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 Newford, 1 Lower Moors and 1 St. Agnes.

Common Rosefinch – 1 on Bryher.

Wryneck – 1 Peninnis, 1 Buzza Quarry, 1 Borough Farm and 1 Bryher. (more…)

Saturday 8th October 2016 IoS Bird Sightings

A selection from Saturday’s Bird log:

Sora Rail – Still showing from the Swarovski hide on Tresco.

Cattle Egret – 2 still in fields below the Riding Stables.

Short-toed Lark – 1 on Bryher.

Spotted Crake – 1 heard at Porth Hellick Pool.

Corncrake – 1 at Salakee Farm.

Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 Newford Duck Pond, 1 Holy Vale, 1 St. Agnes and 3 St. Martin’s .

Common Rosefinch – 1 on Bryher.

Wryneck – 2 Peninnis, 1 Porth Minnick, 1 Bant’s Carn, 1 Airfield and 1 Bryher.

Osprey – 1 flew over St. Mary’s then over Tresco and finally over St. Agnes. (more…)

Friday 7th October 2016 IoS Bird Sightings

Spotted Crake (M.Goodey)

Spotted Crake (M.Goodey)

A selection from Friday’s log:

Sora Rail – Still showing from the Swarovski hide on Tresco.

Cattle Egret – 2 in fields below the Riding Stables.

Arctic Warbler – 1 at Shooters’ Pool.

Olive-backed Pipit – 1 Bryher.

Red-throated Pipit – 1 flew over the Airfield.

Little Bunting – 3 To the right of the Swarovski Hide on Tresco.

Spotted Crake – 1 Porth Hellick Pool.

Barred Warbler – 1 on St. Agnes. (more…)

Thursday 6th October 2016 IoS Bird Sightings

A selection from Thursday’s log:

**CASPIAN TERN** – A bird flew in over the Garrison and then over Lower Moors before settling on Porth Hellick Pool. It made occasional fishing forays to the nearby pool and then returned to the beach. This was the first record for Scilly and a very welcome addition to the local birders Scilly lists.

Sora Rail – Still showing from the Swarovski hide on Tresco.

Cattle Egret – 2 Tresco and then Riding Stables area.

Richard’s Pipit – 1 Bryher.

Melodious Warbler – 1 was in gardens below Garrison House on Sallyport.

Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 Four Lanes End and 1 Tresco.

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