Friday (28/05) Red-rumped Swallow – 1 over John Batty’s Hill, St. Martin’s later seen St. Martin’s cricket pitch Quail – 1 flushed at Lower Town, St. Martin’s Golden Oriole – 1 at Higher Town, St. Martin’s Wood Sandpiper – 1 Porth Hellick Pool (photo) Iceland Gull – 1 again in the pig field behind Star Read more…
Friday (21/05) Shelduck – 2 Porth Hellick Pool Turtle Dove – 1 in Old Town Churchyard Water Rail – 1 in Lower Moors was unseasonably late Iceland Gull – 1 Porthloo Cetti’s Warbler – 1 Porth Hellick, 1 Lower Moors Yellow Wagtail – 1 Porth Hellick Saturday (22/05) Cattle Egret – 1 Tresco Hen Harrier – A male Read more…
Friday (14/05) Greylag Goose – 1 flew east over Hugh Town Harbour Wigeon – A drake on Porth Hellick Pool Swift – 1 over Porth Hellick Cuckoo – 1 St. Martin’s Vineyard Golden Plover – 1 on St. Martin’s Whimbrel – 3 Porth Hellick Bay Iceland Gull – 1 still at Porthloo, 1 on the beach below Read more…
Monday (10/05) Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 still at Porth Hellick spending time on the beach and the pool Hoopoe – 1 flew from Sunnyside Farm towards Sandy Lane Golden Oriole – A male at Higher Moors flew towards Holy Vale Little Egret – 1 flew over Porth Cressa Whimbrel – 1 at Pelistry Iceland Gull – Read more…
Thursday (06/05) Serin – 1 in the Airport Fields by Ennor close flew towards Lower Moors Cattle Egret – 2 at Dolphin Town, Tresco Blue-headed Wagtail – 1 still around Bryher Pool Golden Oriole – 2 reported on Tresco in the past few days, a female at the Monument and a male Racket Town Read more…
Monday (03/05) Purple Heron – 1 still at Lower Moors Pochard – 2 drakes and a female on Porth Hellick Pool (scarce on St. Mary’s) Turtle Dove – 1 Carn Friars Great Northern Diver – 1 seen from the Garrison Whimbrel – 1 Porth Mellon Iceland Gull – 2 Porthloo White Wagtail – 2 Porth Mellon Read more…
Saturday (01/05) Red-Footed Falcon – 1 flew over Kittydown towards Porth Hellick Down Red-throated Pipit – 1 still in the low cut reeds near the ringing lanes beside Porth Hellick Pool Purple Heron – 1 seen several times around Lower Moors and Porth Hellick Woodchat Shrike – 1 in the Standing Stones Field and Read more…
Scilly continues to come up with the goods this spring Pallid Harrier – An immature male flew over Heathy Hill, Bryher towards Samson and was then seen over Wingletang, St. Agnes heading towards Annet and then spending the rest of the day on/over Samson (photo) Red-throated Pipit – 1 in the low Read more…
Thursday (29/04) Red-footed Falcon – The female found on Monday was seen again again near the Old Quay, St. Martin’s Purple Heron – 1 in flight over Lower Moors towards the airport appeared to land before Old Town Lane Cattle Egret – 1 in a field north of Racket Town Lane, Tresco, 2 Read more…
Wednesday (28/04) Purple Heron – 1 mobile around the Lower Moors area Cattle Egret – 4 in a field on Racket Town Lane, Tresco Blue-headed Wagtail – 1 Porth Hellick Turtle Dove – 1 still in the garden behind Star Castle, 1 at Higher Town, St. Agnes Great Northern Diver – 1 off Carn Near, Read more…