The sightings officer was away from Tuesday 12/04 to Wednesday 20/04. The highlights during this period were: Scilly’s first CRAG MARTIN on Bryher, where there was also a Hoopoe, a Spanish Wagtail on St. Mary’s, a brief Red-rumped Swallow & a Woodchat Shrike on Tresco, where the Glossy Ibis & Read more…
Saturday (09/04) Surf Scoter – The first-winter female last reported on March 11 was seen again off South Beach, Tresco. Glossy Ibis – 1 on Simpson’s Field. Tresco. Little Egret – 1 Great Pool, Tresco. Pintail – A drake on the Great Pool, Tresco. Pochard – 3 drakes on Abbey Pool and a drake on Read more…
Tuesday (05/04) Hawfinch – 1 again in a garden behind Star Castle. Garganey – The drake was still on Porth Hellick Pool. Pintail – 1 on Bryher Pool. Jack Snipe – 1 at Lower Moors Pool Sand Martin – 2 over Porth Hellick Pool. Hooded Crow – 1 on the Airfield. Siberian Chiffchaff – An unringed bird Read more…
Friday (01/04) Eider – A male and a female West Broadledge, St. Martin’s Black-throated Diver – 1 in Great Bay, St. Martin’s. Great Northern Diver – 1 in Great Bay, St. Martin’s. Common Gull – 1 St. Martin’s. Sand Martin – 2 Porth Hellick Pool. Swallow – 1 over Longstone, 1 over Porth Hellick Pool, 3 Read more…
Monday (28/03) Hoopoe – 1 was dust-bathing on the Salakee Farm track Hawfinch – 1 in a garden behind Star Castle. Garganey – The drake was still on Porth Hellick Pool. Purple Sandpiper – 2 on Old Town Quay. White Wagtail – 3 on St. Agnes. Cetti’s Warbler – 1 singing by the pumping station at Lower Moors. Read more…
Thursday (24/03) Hoopoe – 1 still in the field opposite Pelistry Riding Stables all day, another flew over Town Beach towards Holgate’s Green, it or another was seen at Porth Mellon, 1 was at Morning Point on the Garrison and what was presumably a new bird was seen early evening on Read more…
Sunday (20/03) Garganey – The drake was still at Porth Hellick. Spoonbill – 1 on Samson. Jackdaw – 1 flew over the mouth of Porth Cressa towards St. Agnes. White Wagtail – 28 Porthloo, 12 in the chicken field at Tremelethen, 12 at Bishop’s View, Porthloo lane and 9 at Salakee with cattle. Redwing – Read more…
Sunday (13/03) Cattle Egret – 3 north of Pool Road, Tresco. Pink-footed Goose – 5 still in the fields above New Grimsby School, Tresco. Shelduck – 2 on Abbey Pool, 3 on the Great Pool, Tresco and 2 on Porth Hellick Pool. Pochard – 7 on Abbey Pool, Tresco. Great Northern Diver – 3 near Read more…
Sunday (06/03) Surf Scoter – 1 still off Skirt Island, Tresco. Eider – A female was south of Great Pentle Rock, Tresco. Common Gull – 1 Porthloo. Mediterranean Gull – 1 Porthloo. Jack Snipe – 1 still on Lower Moors Pool. Stock Dove – 5 at Pelistry Riding Stables. Lapwing – 1 on the Golf Course. Cetti’s Read more…
Saturday (26/02) Eider – A female was south of Great Pentle Rock, Tresco. Lapwing – 1 on the Golf Course. Cetti’s Warbler – 1 still singing at Rosehill. Sunday (27/02) Surf Scoter – 1 still off Skirt Island, Tresco. Lapwing – 1 in a field on Pungies Lane just past McFarland’s junction. Cetti’s Warbler – 1 Read more…