St. Mary’s – The Semipalmated Sandpiper was on Porth Hellick Pool in the morning before moving to Lower Moors Pool in the afternoon. It was seen back at Porth Hellick early evening along with the American golden Plover. A Lapland Bunting flew over Porth Hellick Beach towards the airfield. A Read more…
St Mary’s – “The Yanks are coming!”, there were 3 species of American wader on the island – The Semi-palmated Sandpiper was still on Porth Hellick Pool, a Pectoral Sandpiper was on Porth Hellick Beach and an American Golden Plover was found on the airfield in the evening. A Whimbrel Read more…
Monday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The Semi-palmated Sandpiper was still on Porth Hellick Pool, also there were 14 Greenshanks and the Spotted Crake showed again in the evening. A Buff-breasted Sandpiper was on the Golf Course in the evening. Tuesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The Semi-palmated Sandpiper was Read more…
Saturday’s birds were: St, Mary’s – The Semi-palmated Sandpiper was still on Porth Hellick Pool, where there were also 14 Teal, 2+ Water Rails, 10 Common Snipe,11 Greenshanks and a Kingfisher. The Wryneck was still on rocks near Giant’s Castle and a Whinchat was at Lower Moors. A Buff-breasted Sandpiper Read more…
Thursday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Semi-palmated Sandpiper was found late evening on Porth Hellick Pool, where a Spotted Crake showed briefly at 16:00. The Icterine Warbler was still proving to be very elusive in the Dead Pine Walk behind the Garrison Tennis Courts and nearby a Barred Warbler Read more…
Tuesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The Pectoral Sandpiper, a Dunlin, 12 Greenshanks and a very elusive Spotted Crake were on Porth Hellick Pool. Wednesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – An extremely elusive Icterine Warbler was in the pines behind the tennis courts on the Garrison. A Wryneck and 5 Read more…
Sunday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Pectoral Sandpiper was still on Porth Hellick Pool. The other Pectoral Sandpiper was still on Lower Moors Pool, where there also 2 Common Snipe, a Black-tailed Godwit and a Greenshank. A Wryneck was on the Garrison. Bryher – A Yellow Wagtail and the Read more…
Friday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A juvenile Red-backed Shrike was caught and ringed at Porth Hellick Ringing Station and was relocated in the afternoon in fields on Carn Friars Farm. Also a Tree Pipit was seen there. Nearby on Porth Hellick Pool were 2 Pectoral Sandpipers, a Green Sandpiper, Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Pectoral Sandpiper & 3 Greenshanks were on Lower Moors Pool and a Spotted Crake was seen there at dusk. Another Pectoral Sandpiper was seen on Porth Hellick where there were also a Black-tailed Godwit, 16 Greenshanks, 3 Green Sandpipers and a Common Sandpiper. A Wryneck was Read more…
Tuesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – From timings of sightings there seems to be 3 Pectoral Sandpipers on the island; 2 on Porth Hellick Pool and 1 on Lower Moors Pool. A Wryneck was in a garden on High Lanes. Bryher – A Common Rosefinch, a Water Rail, a Common Read more…