Bryher – A Blyth’s Reed Warbler was near the tennis courts. Tresco – 4 Greenshanks, 5 Redshanks, 2 Common Sandpipers and 3 Bar-tailed Godwits. St. Agnes – 3 Common Swifts and a Sand Martin. Pelagic trip – A Sooty Shearwater, a Great Skua and 15 Common Dolphins.
St. Mary’s – 6 Greenshanks, a Redshank, 4 Grey Herons, 2 Water Rails ,2 Peregrines and 6 Sand Martins were at Porth Hellick. 8 Siskins were on the Garrison and the Little Tern was again in the Hugh Town Harbour. St. Agnes – A Little Stint and a Dunlin
St. Mary’s – An Icterine Warbler was on the Garrison and a Honey Buzzard flew over. The Little Tern was seen again near Hugh Town Quay and then on rocks in Porthcressa Bay. Tresco – The Honey Buzzard, a Common Buzzard, 3 Redshanks and 3 Black-tailed Godwits. A Mediterranean Gull Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Western Bonelli’s Warbler was still at Content Farm, a Pied Flycatcher was at Trenoweth and another was at Content. A Dunlin was in Lower Moors and a Green Sandpiper, a Sand Martin & 2 Spotted Flycatchers were ay Porth Hellick. 4 White Wagtails were at Content, Read more…
St. Mary’s – A day for scarce warblers with an Icterine Warbler at Watermill, a Melodious Warbler at Carn Friars and pride of place going to a Western Bonelli’s Warbler on Content Farm. A Garden Warbler was at Carn Friars, a Common Sandpiper was on Little Porth, a Pied Flycatcher Read more…
St. Mary’s – An Osprey drifted over Mount Todden towards Porth Hellick and an Icterine/ Melodious Warbler was seen very briefly on Kittydown. A Little Tern (a rare bird on Scilly) was commuting between the harbour and Porthcressa, where there were also 2 Mediterranean Gulls. St. Agnes – A Dunlin, Read more…
St. Mary’s – There was an amazing count of 20 Green Sandpipers at Porth Hellick, also there were 15 Greenshanks, 2 Common Sandpipers, a Common Snipe, a Kingfisher and an Osprey flew over. A Dotterel flew over the Garrison where there was also a Tree Pipit. 2 White Wagtails & Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Whinchat was on Peninnis and a White Wagtail was at Porthloo. Bryher – A Hippolais warbler thought to be a probable Melodious Warbler. St. Agnes – 2 Dunlins, a Common Snipe, a White Wagtail and a Pied Flycatcher. 2 Cory’s, 4 Great and 100 Manx Shearwater Read more…
At the AGM on 29th July 2014 Carole Cilia was elected as Membership Secretary, to take over from Jo Hathway who resigned due to pressure of work. The Committee are extremely grateful to Jo for her work as Membership Secretary and welcome Carole, who moved to Scilly last September from Read more…
With the Birder Special Pelagics now over for another year on Scilly, without doubt the star bird of 2014 was the very showy Fea’s Petrel seen by the lucky birders on Monday 18th August’s trip! Photos below courtesy of Joe Pender.