9th April – A Grasshopper Warbler was on Carn Friars Lane at 0725hrs. A Water Rail was in Old Town churchyard and a Common Buzzard flew over Pelistry. Iceland gulls were seen on the Golf course, the Garrison and Porthloo. 2 Blue-headed Wagtails were on Bryher. A Wryneck was on St Martin’s. A Read more…
1st April – An Iceland Gull was at Porthcressa. Two Iceland Gulls and a Whimbrel at Porthloo. 2nd April – 4 Wheatear, a Willow Warbler and c10 Chiffchaffs were on the first fairway of the golf course. 4 Chiffchaffs were on the Garrison. Approx 30 Chiffchaffs and 5 Willow Warblers were in Read more…
27th March – Two Sandwich Terns were at Porthcressa and an Iceland Gull was at Porthloo. Also Scandinavian Rock Pipit. 28th March – Two Iceland Gulls and a Glaucous Gull were at Morning Point. 29th March – Iceland Gulls were seen at the Star Castle and Porthloo and the Glaucous Read more…
Thursday (08/03) – A Glaucous Gull and 2 Iceland Gulls at Porthloo. Friday (09/03) – A Glaucous Gull, 2 Iceland Gulls and a Whimbrel at Porthloo. Saturday (10/03) – A Glaucous Gull and 2 Iceland Gulls at Porth Hellick. Sunday (11/03) – Iceland Gulls were at Porthloo, a Merlin flew Read more…
St Mary’s – Lapwings were reported ‘dropping from the sky’ during the bad weather on the 1st with flocks of 25 and 30 reported at Porthcressa. 12+ Golden and 6 Grey Plovers were also in the area with 4 Med Gulls. 100 Lapwing, 75 Golden Plover, 150 Fieldfare and 100 Read more…
St. Mary’s – Up to 3 Mediterranean, 3 Glaucous and 4 Iceland Gulls in the bays around Hugh Town. The 2 Black-necked Grebes were seen up until Friday 23rd Feb but not on 24th. On Wednesday 21st a scan from the headlands between Carn Morval and Water Mill produced a Read more…
Sunday’s birds were:
St. Mary’s – A Glaucous Gull was of the Garrison at Morning point and a Yellow-legged Gull was at Porthloo.
St. Agnes – An Iceland Gull and a Glaucous Gull.
Monday’s birds were:
St. Mary’s – A juvenile Kumlien’s Gull & a Glaucous Gull were at Porthloo and 2 Iceland Gulls were at Porthcressa/Morning Point. The 2 Black-necked Grebes & the Red-breasted Merganser were still in Hugh town Harbour, 3 Black Redstarts were at Little Porth and the Water Pipit was on Porth Hellick Beach.
St. Agnes – 2 Iceland Gulls, 3 Glaucous Gulls and a Yellow-legged Gull. (more…)
St Mary’s – A Killdeer was found at Parting Carn on Friday, 29th, where it remained for about 2-3 hours. It was also seen briefly towards dusk at Porth Minick. At the time of writing (Saturday, 30th) it had not been seen again. This great find is the first record Read more…
Sunday – A Red-breasted Merganser and 2 Black-necked Grebes still in Hugh Town Harbour. Monday – A Black Redstart, a male Bullfinch at Porth Hellick, the Water Pipit still on Porth Hellick Beach and and the Black-necked Grebes still in Hugh Town Harbour. Tuesday – The Red-breasted Merganser was still Read more…
Friday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The Water Pipit was still on Porth Hellick Beach and a drake Wigeon was in Old Town Bay. Saturday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The 2 Black-necked Grebes and the Red-breasted Merganser were still in Hugh Town Harbour. Tresco – 6 Pink-footed Geese. Inter-island Read more…