Alan Hannington

Highlights from Thursdays Log included:

Blyth’s Pipit – After going missing for 3 days it was relocated in the Standing Stones Field. Lower Moors.

Rustic Bunting – 1 St. Agnes.

Short-toed Lark – 1 St. Agnes.

Common Rosefinch – 1 St. Agnes and 1 Borough Farm, Tresco.

Pectoral Sandpiper – 1Bryher.

Dotterel – 1 Castle Down, Tresco.

Barred Warbler – 1 near the Health Centre. (more…)

Highlights from Wednesdays Bird Log included:

Short-toed Lark – 1 St. Agnes.

Common Rosefinch – 1 on Gugh and 1 Borough Farm, Tresco.

Rose-coloured Starling – 1 Pelistry.

Dotterel – 1 Castle Down, Tresco.

Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 Salakee.

Barred Warbler – 1 near the Health Centre. (more…)

Highlights from Tuesdays Bird Log included:

Short-toed Lark – 1 St. Agnes.

Common Rosefinch – 1 on Gugh.

Rose-coloured Starling – 1 Pelistry.

Dotterel – 1 Castle Down, Tresco.

Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 on Porth Hellick Loop .

Barred Warbler – 1 near the Health Centre. (more…)

Highlights form Mondays Nights Log included:

Blyth’s Pipit – The bird in a field on Old Town is now thought by most observers to be a Blyth’s. It transpires that there were 2 birds yesterday, a Richard’s was on the airfield.

Short-toed Lark – 1 St. Agnes.

Common Rosefinch – 1 on Gugh.

Rose-coloured Starling – 1 Pelistry and 1 Bryher.

Barred Warbler – 1 near the Health Centre.

Wryneck – 1 Peninnis and 1 Toll’s Island. (more…)

Highlights from Sundays Bird Log include:

Richard’s/Blyth’s Pipit – 1 in a field on Old Town Lane is causing some discussion.

Short-toed Lark – 1 St. Agnes.

Rose-coloured Starling – 1 Pelistry and 1 Bryher.

Black-necked Grebe – 3 off Carn Near, Tresco.

Spoonbill – 1 Tresco. (more…)

The bird log has now started at The Scillonian club each night, so the daily update will now be in list form throughout October. Highlights from Saturdays log included:

Wigeon – 1 St. Agnes.

Common Scoter – 2 past Peninnis.

Sooty Shearwater – 1 past Peninnis. (more…)

St. Mary’s – The juvenile Rose-coloured Starling was still at Pelistry, single Yellow-browed Warblers were in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors and at Newford Duck Pond, a Pied Flycatcher was in the Dump Clump, a Firecrest was in Carreg Dhu Gardens and a Lesser Whitethroat was at Green Farm. Read more…

St. Mary’s – A Yellow-browed Warbler, a Kingfisher & a Reed Bunting were in Lower Moors and a Kingfisher, a Common Redstart & a Barred Warbler were at Porth Hellick. The juvenile Rose-coloured Starling was back at Pelistry, a Red-breasted Flycatcher was on Sandy Lane and single Firecrests were seen Read more…

St. Mary’s – The Bluethroat & the Kingfisher were still in Lower Moors, another kingfisher was by Hugh Town Quay, a Red-breasted Flycatcher was at Watermill, a Wryneck was on Peninnis and single Pied Flycatchers were at Longstone & Green Farm. A Yellow-browed Warbler was on the golf course and Read more…