Saturday (28/10) GREY-CHEEKED THRUSH – 1 was still present in the field at the bottom of Rocky Hill. PADDYFIELD WARBLER –1 showed briefly at Porth Hellick just inside the gate at the seaward end of the boardwalk. Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 on the Porth Hellick Loop Trail. Glossy Ibis – 1 on the main Read more…
Wednesday (25/10) More non-bird headlines the AMERICAN PAINTED LADY was still in a field on Sandy Lane and another was found dead in Trench Lane, Old Town. This is the 6th Scilly Record and the 3rd in the last 4 days. Hume’s Warbler – A “very probable” at Cove Vean, St. Agnes. Dusky Warbler –1 still Read more…
Sunday (22/10) More non-bird headlines 2 more GREEN DARNERS, both on St, Agnes, constituting the 5th & 6th for Scilly and the 8th & 9th for Britain. Also seen was an AMERICAN PAINTED LADY at Content (the 4th for Scilly) and 2 more MIGRATORY LOCUSTS in field s below the airport, an amazing mixture of American and African species. The Read more…
PELAGIC NEWS: A review of all photographs taken off Scilly of claimed Scopoli’s Shearwaters has revealed that the total of confirmed Scopoli’s was 28! Considering thar there were only 3 British Records (2 of which were from Scilly) before July 2023, this an astounding figure. All bar 1 were in the period July 28th to August Read more…
Monday (16/10) Red-eyed Vireo – 1 in scrub between Apple Tree Glade and Watch Hill, Bryher (photo). Radde’s Warbler – 1 calling and showing occasionally by the recycling bins on the Garrison Campsite. Glossy Ibis – 1 around St. Mary’s favouring the area around the plastic covered field between Carreg Dhu and Parting Carn Cattle Read more…
Saturday (14/10) Pallid Harrier – The juvenile flew over the Shooting Club on the Garrison, then over Hugh Town, where it landed at Shooters’ Pool (photo) for a couple of hours before flying over Old Town, (over Peninnis Head and out to sea. Wison’s Snipe – A bird photographed at Porth Hellick Read more…
Tuesday (10/10) Richard’s Pipit – 1 or 2 around St. Mary’s 1 at end of Barnaby Lane, St. Agnes. And 1 on Bryher. Glossy Ibis – 1 still in field in the polythene covered field between Carreg Dhu and Parting Carn before flying to the field at the junction to Green Farm/ Read more…
Friday (06/10) BOBOLINK – 2 still in the fields behind the Mainland Marketing shed. Red-eyed Vireo – 1 still in bushes by Porth Killier, St. Agnes. Buff-breasted Sandpiper –1 still on the eastern side of Wingletang Down, St. Agnes. Glossy Ibis – 1 still touring St. Mary’s. Great White Egret – 1 on Teän (photo), later flew Read more…
Tuesday (03/10) BOBOLINK – 2 still in the fields behind the Mainland Marketing shed. Buff-breasted Sandpiper –1 still on the eastern side of Wingletang Down, St. Agnes. Glossy Ibis – 1 in a field near Pelistry Riding Stables. Short-toed Lark – 1 still in the big field at Castella, St. Agnes. Melodious Warbler – 1 Read more…
Late News from Friday (29/09) Photographs of a large skua were examined and as suspected at the time, it proved to be a SOUTH POLAR SKUA. This the third record from Scilly Pelagics this year, A visitor photogaphed a bird from the Stephen Sussex hide at Porth Hellick, proved to be Read more…