There were no reports for Tuesday Wednesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – 3 Wheatears, 3 Blackcaps and a Firecrest on the Garrison. Thursday and Friday no reports. Saturday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The adult Ring-billed Gull was on Porth Hellick Pool briefly before flying off over Kittydown and a Read more…
Friday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The adult Ring-billed Gull flew over the dump. There were no reports for Saturday Sunday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A 2nd-winter Mediterranean Gull was at Morning Point. Tresco – A Black Redstart. Monday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Firecrest was at Rosehill, Read more…
Monday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The Long-tailed Duck was still in Porthcressa Bay. Tuesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The Long-tailed Duck was still in Porthcressa Bay and a Black Redstart was at Little Porth. Tresco – The Black Duck and the Barnacle Goose were still on the Abbey Read more…
On Friday 20th February a whale was seen and photographed close inshore in Par Bay, St. Martin’s. From the photos it has been identified by experts as a Bow-headed Whale. This is the first record of this Arctic species for Britain and Europe!
Tuesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The Long-tailed Duck and a Great Northern Diver were in Porthcressa Bay. A juvenile Iceland Gull was at Porth Mellon, 2 Black Redstarts were at Little Porth and a Firecrest was on Salakee Lane. Wednesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The Long-tailed Duck and Read more…
Sunday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A ringed female Kingfisher was in front of the ISBG Hide. Tuesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Firecrest was at Carreg Dhu Gardens. Tresco – The Long-tailed Duck was still off New Grimsby. Bryher – The Long-eared Owl and Hooded Crow were still Read more…
Lin and Dave Hennessey have opened The Old Chapel in Old Town on St Mary’s on the Isles of Scilly, offering 2 rooms B&B from January 2015 “At The Old Chapel we offer a warm welcome, we want you to feel at home, both of our spacious double rooms offer Read more…
An adult Common Gull was at Porthmellon on 7th and 6 Ringed Plover were at Porthloo. A Whimbrel was at Pendrathen and a Firecrest was in holy Vale. On the 8th four Pale-bellied Brent Geese were at Lower Town, St Martin’s and the following day the Black Duck was on Read more…
A juvenile Iceland Gull visited Porth Hellick Pool briefly on the 1st and a Black Redstart was at Shark’s Pit with another 2 on Little Porth Beach. On the 2nd the juvenile Iceland Gull was on the municipal tip, 2 Long-eared Owls were at Trewince, a Blackcap was in Hugh Town and Read more…
A Firecrest was in Old Town Churchyard on St Mary’s and 2 Black Redstarts were on Porthloo Beach on Sunday and the Black Duck was on Tresco Great Pool on Tuesday. The remainder of the week was quiet with a only four or five Black Redstarts reported between Shark’s Pit/Porthloo Read more…