Latest bird sightings from the Islands
St. Mary’s – A Siberian Chiffchaff & a Firecrest at Porth Hellick, a Common Buzzard at Trenoweth and a Whimbrel, 14 Curlews & 5 Bar-tailed Godwits at Bar Point. 2 drake Goosanders flew over Porth Mellon but could not be relocated. On Porthcressa beach there were 30 Sanderlings, a Grey Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Wigeon, a Common Buzzard, a Grey Plover, a Blackcap, a Cetti’s Warbler, a Siberian Chiffchaff and a Firecrest at Porth Hellick. A brief scan over the sea from Star Castle produced 10 Common Scoter, 4 Great Northern Divers, 30 Fulmars & 2 Harbour Porpoise and 2 Read more…
St. Mary’s – 3 Waxwings still at Parson’s Field, Hugh Town and a Black Redstart at Little Porth
St. Mary’s – A Grey Plover, a Lesser Redpoll, 5 Siberian Chiffchaffs, 3 Firecrests and 3 Blackcaps at Porth Hellick. A Firecrest & a Jack Snipe at Lower Moors and a Waxwing in Hugh Town
Tresco – A rare winter trip to the island produced 2 scarce species scarce on Scilly – 8 Long-tailed Tits and a drake Long-tailed Duck. Also seen were a female Scaup, an adult Mediterranean Gull, a Short-eared Owl, a Black-throated Diver, 9 Great Northern Divers, a Firecrest,4 Pink-footed Geese, 55 Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Waxwing flew over the quay towards Telegraph in the morning and it or another was seen at Trenoweth in the afternoon. A Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Siberian Chiffchaffs, 2 Firecrests, a female Wigeon, a Mistle Thrush and a Skylark were at Porth Hellick, 3 Firecrests,2 Siberian Chiffchaffs Read more…
St. Mary’s – 20 Sanderling and 6 Dunlin on Porthloo beach. St. Agnes – A Waxwing and a Siberian Chiffchaff.
St. Mary’s – With no wind and flat calm conditions were ideal for looking at the sea. Watches from the Garrison, MacFarland’s Down and Innisidgen produced 3 Slavonian Grebes, a Black-necked Grebe, a Black-throated Diver, 43 Great Northern Divers, 30+ Shelduck, 7 Common Scoters and a Whimbrel. Also seen were Read more…
St. Mary’s – An Eider, 7 Common Scoters, 14 Great Northern Divers and a Slavonian Grebe on the sea viewed from Star Castle. Seen from Bar Point were another 15 Great Northern Divers, another Slavonian Grebe, 3 Whimbrel , 3 Bar-tailed Godwits and a third-winter Yellow-legged Gull. A Siberian Chiffchaff Read more…