Latest bird sightings from the Islands
St. Mary’s – A Citrine Wagtail was seen at Salakee Farm in the morning and was relocated in the evening on Carn Leh, Old Town Bay. There was also a Pied Flycatcher at Carn Leh and a Wood Warbler in a nearby field. The Buff-breasted Sandpiper was still Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Buff-breasted Sandpiper was till on the airfield, a Tree Pipit was at Telegraph and 2 Green Sandpipers were at Porth Hellick. A Pied Flycatcher was at Trenoweth and a Spotted Flycatcher was on Pungie’s Lane. 4 Crossbills were on the Garrison and a Whinchat, a Firecrest, Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Buff-breasted Sandpiper was still on the airfield. Tresco – A Curlew Sandpiper, 17 Greenshanks, 8 Redshanks, 7 Dunlins, 2 Wigeons, a Water Rail, 2 Spotted & 7 Pied Flycatchers, 3 Crossbills and a Tree Pipit. St. Agnes – 4 Pied Flycatchers and a Cory’s Shearwater & Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Whimbrel was on Porth Mellon beach, the 2 Spotted Crakes were still in Lower Moors and a Buff-breasted Sandpiper was found on the airfield in the evening. St. Agnes – 5 Cory’s Shearwaters flew past Horse Point.
St. Mary’s – 2 Spotted Crakes were in Lower Moors, a Pied Flycatcher was in High Lanes, a Tree Pipit was at Star Castle and 4 Crossbills flew over the Garrison. Tresco – The Pectoral Sandpiper was still on Abbey Pool. St. Agnes – 3 Pied Flycatchers, 3 Wheatears and Read more…
St. Mary’s – 2 Mediterranean Gulls were at Porthcressa and a Common Sandpiper was at Porth Hellick. St. Agnes – A Whinchat was by the Big Pool, a Pied Flycatcher was in the Parsonage and a Balearic Shearwater & a Black Tern flew past Horse Point
Tresco – A Pectoral Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpipers, 5 Ruffs, a Knot, 7 Black-tailed Godwits and 13 Dunlins were all on Abbey Pool. 2 early Wigeon were on the southeast end of the Great Pool. Bryher – A Wood Warbler
St. Mary’s – A Greenshank, a Common Sandpiper and a Pied Flycatcher were at Porth Hellick. 2 Mediterranean Gulls were in Porthcressa Bay. St. Agnes – A Red-backed Shrike & a Pied Flycatcher, 11 Cory’s Shearwaters flew past Horse Point.
St. Mary’s – 3 Cory’s and 2 Great Shearwaters flew past Peninnis in the evening. Tresco – The juvenile Woodchat Shrike was seen again. Bryher – A Dunlin, a Whimbrel, a Hooded Crow, 2 Common Whitethroats, 3 Spotted and 4 Pied Flycatchers
Herons are on the increase with 9 Grey on Tresco and 15 on Teän, also 11 Little Egrets were in Tresco Channel and 4 were on Teän. St. Mary’s – A Wryneck was at Borough Farm and a Mediterranean Gull was in The Roads. Tresco – A Wood Sandpiper, a Read more…