Sunday (02/01) Spotted Sandpiper – 1 still on Porthloo Beach. Surf Scoter – The first-winter bird was still near Skirt Island, Tresco. Glossy Ibis – 1 on Simpson’s Field, Tresco. Cattle Egret – 2 Longstone. Little Egret – 2 Longstone. Slavonian Grebe – 1 off South Beach, Tresco. Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 still in Lower Moors. Spoonbill – Read more…
Saturday (25/12) Cattle Egret – 3 with cattle in a field between Parting Carn and Tremelethen and 1 in the horse field near Newford Duck Pond. Spoonbill – 1 on Green Island, Samson. Dark-bellied Brent Goose – 1 still at Porthloo. Cetti’s Warbler – 1 Porth Hellick Loop. Siberian Chiffchaff – 2 St. Agnes. Redwing – Read more…
Wishing all of our members a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Sunday (19/12) Surf Scoter – The first-winter bird was just south of Skirt Island, Tresco. Lesser Scaup – 1 still on the Abbey Pool, Tresco. Glossy Ibis – 1 flew from Simpson’s Field across the Great Pool, Tresco. Cattle Egret – Read more…
Sunday (12/12) Cattle Egret – 2 still at Longstone. Merlin – 1 over Porth Minnick. Monday (13/12) Spotted Sandpiper – The overwintering bird was on Porthloo Beach. Cattle Egret – 2 still at Longstone. Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 in the Dump Clump, 2 on Porth Hellick Loop Trail and 2 by the road on Higher Read more…
Sunday (05/12) Spotted Sandpiper – 1 was seen again at Watermill Cove. Cattle Egret – 2 again in a cattle field at Longstone. Spoonbill – 1 on Samson. Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 near Shooter’s Pool, Lower Moors. Siberian Chiffchaff – 2 in Lower Moors. Black Redstart – 1 on Porthloo Beach and 1 Porth Cressa. Scandinavian Rock Read more…
Sunday (28/11) Spotted Sandpiper – 1 was seen again at Watermill Cove. Cattle Egret – 2 in a cattle field at Longstone. Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 near Shooter’s Pool, Lower Moors. Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 near Shooter’s Pool, Lower Moors. Jack Snipe – 1 still Lower Moors. Black Redstart – 2 Old Town Beach and 2 Read more…
Sunday (21/11) Goosander – A female was in Old Town Bay before flying off over the airfield, this is a scarce bird on Scilly Siberian Chiffchaff – 3 Porth Hellick and 2 Lower Moors. Firecrest – 2 Porth Hellick. Little Egret – 2 Porthloo. Bar-tailed Godwit – 1 Porthloo. Great Northern Diver – 2 Old Town Read more…
Tuesday (16/11) Spotted Sandpiper – 1 still on Porthloo Beach. Dusky Warbler – 1 still at Higher Moors between the road & Holy Vale and 1 in Lower Moors opposite the track to the Hilda Quick Hide. Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 near shooter’s Pool, Lower Moors. Siberian Chiffchaff – 2 Lower Moors,2 Rosehill, 4 Read more…
Saturday (13/11) Lesser Scaup – 1 still on the Great Pool, Tresco. Glossy Ibis – 1 still on Tresco in fields at south end of Pool Road, Tresco. Cattle Egret – 1 on Tresco with cattle at Middle Down then moving to Simpson’s Field. Spoonbill – 3 on Samson. Yellow-browed Warbler – 2 Lower Read more…
Tuesday (09/11) Lesser Scaup – 1 still on the Great Pool, Tresco. Glossy Ibis – 1 still on Tresco in a field by Rowesfield Cottage. Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 near the road on the track to Porth Hellick. Siberian Chiffchaff – 1+ Shooter’s Pool, Lower Moors and 2 Porth Hellick. Whooper Swan – 6 still Read more…