Bird Sightings

Wednesday’s birds were:

Dusky Warbler – Still 1 at Porth Hellick.

Great White Egret – 1 in Newford Duck Pond.

Red Kite – 1 still on St. Mary’s.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 5 on St. Mary’s.

Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 in the Porth Hellick/Carn Friars area.

Lesser Whitethroat – The ringed bird thought to be an eastern race was still in the Porth Hellick/Carn Friars area.

Bullfinch – 1 in the Porth Hellick/Carn Friars area. (more…)

Dusky Warbler – Still 2 at Porth Hellick and 1 in Lower Moors. Great White Egret – 1 flew over the Strand, Hugh Town towards Porthcressa. Red Kite – 2 on St. Mary’s. Yellow-browed Warbler – 6 on St. Mary’s. Siberian Chiffchaff – 2 at Porth Hellick and 1 in Read more…

Serin – 2 flew over Porthloo Lane and landed in a field at Rosehill.

Red Kite – 1 was seen at various locations around St. Mary’s.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 8 on St. Mary’s.

Short-eared Owl – 1 flew over the Airfield towards Salakee.

Jack Snipe – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.

Woodcock – 4 in Lower Moors. (more…)

Blyth’s Pipit – 1 in the Lunnon Farm cattle field.

Olive-backed Pipit – 1 was still in the dump allotments.

Dusky Warbler – 1 unringed bird at Porth Hellick.

Great White Egret – 1 at New Grimsby, Tresco..

Yellow-browed Warbler – 7 on St. Mary’s.

Siberian Chiffchaff – 3 Porth Hellick.

Firecrest – 1 Longstone and 1 Lower Broome, the Garrison. (more…)

Blyth’s Pipit – 1 was still on Carn Friars Farm .

Olive-backed Pipit – 1 was still in the dump allotments.

Great White Egret – 1 at Pendrathen, before moving to a field at Trenoweth.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 Newford Duck Pond.

Jack Snipe – 3 Porth Hellick Pool.

Great Northern Diver – 6 off Hats buoy, Crow Sound. (more…)

Great White Egret, Martin Goodey

Blyth’s Pipit – 1 was still on Carn Friars Farm .

Olive-backed Pipit – 1 was still in the dump allotments.

Dusky Warbler – 3 in the Carn Friars/Porth Hellick area.

Little Bunting – 1 on St. Agnes.

Great White Egret – 1 Tresco moving to the bays at the north of St. Mary’s.

Hen Harrier – 1 over St. Agnes. (more…)

Blyth’s Pipit – 1 was still on Carn Friars Farm .

Olive-backed Pipit – 1 was still in the dump allotments.

Dusky Warbler – 2 possibly 3 in the Carn Friars/Porth Hellick area.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 6 on St. Mary’s.

Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 Carn Friars Farm.

Great Northern Diver – 1 over Town Bay and 3 flew past Innisidgen. (more…)

Grey-cheeked Thrush, Martin Goodey

Blyth’s Pipit – 1 was found on Carn Friars Farm but was fairly mobile.

Olive-backed Pipit – 1 was still in the dump allotments.

Grey-cheeked Thrush – 1 still at Little Porth.

Dusky Warbler – 1 was still at Carn Friars.

Great White Egret – 1 in New Grimsby Harbour, Tresco.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 5 on St. Mary’s.

Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 in Lower Moors.

Purple Sandpiper – 2 on St. Agnes, 1 on Periglis Beach and 1 on The Cow.

Jack Snipe – 1 Porth Hellick and 1 Lower Moors. (more…)

Great White Egret, Tresco, Joe Pender

Olive-backed Pipit – 1 was still in a field opposite the dump allotments and a second bird was found at Carn Friars.

Grey-cheeked Thrush – 1 still at Little Porth.

Dusky Warbler – 1 was ringed at Porth Hellick and it or another was later seen at Carn Friars.

Rose-coloured Starling – 1 on Tresco.

Great White Egret – 1 seen on various beaches around St. Mary’s before moving to St. Martin’s Flats.

Common Rosefinch – 1 in a weedy field opposite Porth Mellon Industrial Estate.

Hen Harrier – An adult male and a ringtail were seen over several islands.

Wryneck – 1 on Trewince Farm.

Hawfinch – 1 still in a garden in Old Town. (more…)

Olive-backed Pipit – 1 in a field opposite the dump allotments.

Grey-cheeked Thrush – 1 was found on Little Porth Beach before flying into a garden above the beach. It transpired after examination of photographs that this was the bird last seen on St. Agnes on 24th.

Surf Scoter – It was still present between Teän and St. Helen’s.

Rose-coloured Starling – 1still St. Martin’s.

Barred Warbler – 1 still at Higher Moors.

Great White Egret – 1 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Common Rosefinch – 1 in a weedy field opposite Porth Mellon Industrial Estate.

Serin – 1 flew over Porthloo.

Woodlark – 1 still on St. Martin’s.

Hawfinch – 1 still in a garden in Old Town. (more…)