Isles of Scilly Bird Group

  • About us
    • About us
    • Chairman’s welcome
    • Bird and Natural History Review 2023
    • Our history
    • Contact us
  • Sightings
    • What’s been seen
    • Submitting your sightings
    • Sharing your photos
  • Membership
  • Birds and Wildlife
    • Our birds and wildlife
    • Gallery
    • Species list
    • Species requiring a description
  • Birding on Scilly
    • Birding in Autumn 2024
    • Birding on Scilly
    • Maps of the islands
    • Scilly Birders’ Code
    • Island Wildlife Tours
    • Scilly Pelagics

Bird Sightings

Bird Sightings

Thursday 29th and Friday 30th September 2017 IoS Bird Sightings

Thursday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The American Golden Plover on Porth Hellick Beach was joined by a Pectoral Sandpiper which the flew onto Porth Hellick Pool, also on the pool were a Little Stint, 2 Greenshanks and 5 Common Snipe. A Firecrest, a Pied Flycatcher & a Spotted Flycatcher Read more…

By Alan Hannington, 8 years ago
Bird Sightings

Wednesday 27th September 2017 IoS Bird Sightings

St. Mary’s – The American Golden Plover was still on Porth Hellick Beach and the Little Stint & 7 Common Snipe were on Porth Hellick Pool. A Firecrest was at Content and 5 Pied Flycatchers were at Watermill. Tresco – 2 Bee-eaters were still by the Abbey Gardens. St. Martin’s Read more…

By Alan Hannington, 8 years ago
Bird Sightings

Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th September 2017 IoS Bird Sightings

Monday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – 2 Bee-eaters were seen in several locations around the island, before moving to Tresco in the afternoon. The American Golden Plover was still on Porth Hellick Beach and 3 Little Stints, 8 Greenshanks & 2 Common Snipe were on Porth Hellick Pool. The Icterine Read more…

By Alan Hannington, 8 years ago
Bird Sightings

Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th September 2017 IoS Bird Sightings

Saturdays Birds were: St. Mary’s – 3 Little Stints, a Jack Snipe, 9 Common Snipe and 6 Greenshanks were on Porth Hellick Pool and the American Golden Plover was on Porth Hellick Beach. 2 Common Snipe, a Greenshank, 2 Kingfishers and a Wryneck were seen from the ISBG hide in Read more…

By Alan Hannington, 8 years ago
Bird Sightings

Friday 22nd September 2017 IoS Bird Sightings

St. Mary’s – 3 Little Stints, 6Common Snipe and 10Greenshanks were on Porth Hellick Pool. The American Golden Ploverwas on the airfield before moving to Porth Hellick Beach. A Lesser Whitethroat was near the Municipal Dump and 2 Bar-tailed Godwits and 2 Sanderlings were on Porthloo Beach. Tresco – 6 Read more…

By Alan Hannington, 8 years ago
Bird Sightings

Thursday 21st September 2017 IoS Bird Sightings

St. Mary’s – The Semi-palmated Sandpiper, a Curlew Sandpiper, 4Little Stints, a Common Sandpiper, 4 Common Snipe and aJack Snipe were on Porth Hellick Pool and the American Golden Plover was still on Porth Hellick Beach. A Wryneck & 30+ Northern Wheatears were at Giant’s Castle and another 20+ Northern Read more…

By Alan Hannington, 8 years ago
Bird Sightings

Wednesday 20th September 2017 IoS Bird Sightings

St. Mary’s – The Semi-palmated Sandpiper, a Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Little Stints, a Common Sandpiper, a Jack Snipe, 7 Common Snipe and 11 Greenshanks were all on Porth Hellick Pool. The American Golden Plover was still nearby on Porth Hellick Beach. 2 Spotted Flycatchers were at Harry’s Walls. St. Agnes Read more…

By Alan Hannington, 8 years ago
Bird Sightings

Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th September 2017 IoS Bird Sightings

Monday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The Semi-palmated Sandpiper was on Lower Moors Pool most of the day before moving on to Porth Hellick Pool in the evening.  Also seen at Porth Hellick Pool were 2 Little Stints, 4 Greenshanks, a Common Sandpiper and a female Wigeon. 3 Crossbills flew Read more…

By Alan Hannington, 8 years ago
Bird Sightings

Sunday 17th September 2017 IoS Bird Sightings

  St. Mary’s – The Semi-palmated Sandpiper, a Green Sandpiper, a Greenshank, 3 Common Snipe, a Kingfisher and a Grey Wagtail were all on Lower Moors Pool. Nearby a Yellow-browed Warbler was in the sallows between the Hilda Quick hide and Shooters’ Pool. The American Golden Plover was still on Read more…

By Alan Hannington, 8 years ago
Bird Sightings

Friday 15th and Saturday 16th September 2017 IoS Bird Sightings

Friday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Glossy Ibis was at Porth Hellick and was seen later flying over Peninnis and then over Hugh Town towards Tresco. The Semi-palmated Sandpiper was still on Lower Moors Pool and the American Golden Plover was on the airfield moving to Porth Hellick Beach Read more…

By Alan Hannington, 8 years ago

Posts navigation

Previous 1 … 20 21 22 … 73 Next
Recent Posts
  • Wednesday 2nd – Tuesday 8th July 2025 – IoS Bird Sightings
  • Wednesday 25th June – Tuesday 1st July – IoS Bird Sightings
  • Wednesday 18th – Tuesday 24th June 2025 – IoS Bird Sightings
  • Wednesday 11th – Tuesday 17th June – IoS Bird Sightings
  • Wednesday 4th – Tuesday 10th June 2025 – IoS Bird Sightings
Recent Comments
    Archives
    • July 2025
    • June 2025
    • May 2025
    • April 2025
    • March 2025
    • February 2025
    • January 2025
    • December 2024
    • November 2024
    • October 2024
    • September 2024
    • August 2024
    • July 2024
    • June 2024
    • May 2024
    • April 2024
    • March 2024
    • February 2024
    • January 2024
    • December 2023
    • November 2023
    • October 2023
    • September 2023
    • August 2023
    • July 2023
    • June 2023
    • May 2023
    • April 2023
    • March 2023
    • February 2023
    • January 2023
    • December 2022
    • November 2022
    • October 2022
    • September 2022
    • August 2022
    • July 2022
    • June 2022
    • May 2022
    • April 2022
    • March 2022
    • February 2022
    • January 2022
    • December 2021
    • November 2021
    • October 2021
    • September 2021
    • August 2021
    • July 2021
    • June 2021
    • May 2021
    • April 2021
    • March 2021
    • February 2021
    • January 2021
    • December 2020
    • November 2020
    • October 2020
    • September 2020
    • August 2020
    • July 2020
    • June 2020
    • May 2020
    • April 2020
    • March 2020
    • November 2019
    • October 2019
    • September 2019
    • August 2019
    • July 2019
    • June 2019
    • May 2019
    • March 2019
    • February 2019
    • December 2018
    • November 2018
    • October 2018
    • September 2018
    • August 2018
    • June 2018
    • May 2018
    • April 2018
    • March 2018
    • January 2018
    • December 2017
    • October 2017
    • September 2017
    • August 2017
    • July 2017
    • June 2017
    • May 2017
    • April 2017
    • March 2017
    • February 2017
    • January 2017
    • December 2016
    • November 2016
    • October 2016
    • September 2016
    • August 2016
    • July 2016
    • June 2016
    • May 2016
    • April 2016
    • March 2016
    • February 2016
    • January 2016
    • December 2015
    • November 2015
    • October 2015
    • September 2015
    • August 2015
    • July 2015
    • June 2015
    • May 2015
    • April 2015
    • March 2015
    • February 2015
    • January 2015
    • December 2014
    • November 2014
    • October 2014
    • September 2014
    • August 2014
    • July 2014
    • June 2014
    • May 2014
    • April 2014
    • March 2014
    • February 2014
    • January 2014
    • December 2013
    • November 2013
    • October 2013
    • September 2013
    • August 2013
    • July 2013
    • June 2013
    • May 2013
    • April 2013
    • March 2013
    • February 2013
    • January 2013
    • December 2012
    • November 2012
    • October 2012
    • September 2012
    • August 2012
    • July 2012
    • June 2012
    • May 2012
    • April 2012
    • March 2012
    • February 2012
    • January 2012
    • December 2011
    • November 2011
    • October 2011
    • September 2011
    • August 2011
    • July 2011
    • June 2011
    • May 2011
    • April 2011
    • March 2011
    • February 2011
    • January 2011
    • December 2010
    • November 2010
    • October 2010
    • September 2010
    • August 2010
    • July 2010
    • June 2010
    • May 2010
    • April 2010
    • March 2010
    • February 2010
    • January 2010
    • December 2009
    • November 2009
    • October 2009
    • September 2009
    • August 2009
    • July 2009
    • June 2009
    • May 2009
    • April 2009
    • March 2009
    • February 2009
    • January 2009
    • December 2008
    Categories
    • BIRD REPORTS
    • Bird Sightings
    • ID and Articles
    • ISBG News
    • ISBG Store
    • MONTHLY BIRD REVIEWS
    • Previous Years Sightings
    • SCILLONIAN III Sightings
    • SEABIRD PELAGICS (see www.scillypelagics.com)
    • TRIP REPORTS
    • Uncategorized
    • Weekly Bird Reviews
    Meta
    • Log in
    • Entries feed
    • Comments feed
    • WordPress.org
    • About us
    • Bird and Natural History Review 2023
    • Membership
    • Birds and Wildlife
    • Contact us
    Hestia | Developed by ThemeIsle