Latest bird sightings from the Islands
St. Mary’s – The Pectoral Sandpiper was still on Porth Hellick Pool. The Bee-eater was seen at Tremelethen Farm, a Garden Warbler was at Trenoweth and the 3 Buff-breasted Sandpipers were still on the airfield. 5 Lapland buntings were on Peninnis, a Kingfisher was at Porthloo, the juvenile Woodchat Shrike Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Pectoral Sandpiper was found at Porth Hellick where there were also 9 Greenshanks, a Dunlin, a Common Buzzard and a Kingfisher. A Great Spotted Woodpecker was in Kittydown pines and there were now 3 Buff-breasted Sandpipers on the airfield. The juvenile Woodchat Shrike was still near Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Bee-eater was still near Borough Farm and Wryneck was at Maypole. The Buff-breasted Sandpiper was still on the airfield and the Woodchat Shrike was still near the flower sheds on the airport approach road. Yet another new Woodchat Shrike, this time a juvenile, was found near Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Buff-breasted Sandpiper was still on the airfield and the first-summer female Woodchat Shrike was still in fields alongside the airport approach road. The Bee-eater was living up to its name and was seen catching bees near Porth Hellick House. A Kingfisher was on Porth Hellick Pool, Read more…
St. Mary’s – An Ortolan Bunting was on the airfield early morning and a new Woodchat Shrike was found in fields by the airport approach road. A Buff-breasted Sandpiper (probably the Bryher bird) was found on the airfield by birders returning from a sea-watch off Giants’ Castle. The sea-watch had Read more…
St. Mary’s – The long-staying Bee-eater was seen at Borough Farm and Porth Hellick. 5 Spotted Flycatchers, 2 Pied Flycatchers and 3 Yellow Wagtails were on the Garrison, one of the Wagtails was a possibly an eastern race. Picture below, comments welcome! A Spotted Flycatcher & a Redstart were at Carn Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Bee-eater spent most of the morning in the Porth Hellick area before moving to Borough Farm in the afternoon. 3 Yellow Wagtails (including a possible eastern bird) were in the sheep field on the Garrison, also on the Garrison were 4 Pied Flycatchers, a Spotted flycatcher, Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Melodious Warbler, 7 Spotted Flycatchers, a Pied Flycatcher, 2 Common Redstarts, 2 Common Whitethroats, a Yellow Wagtail and a Tree Pipit were all on the Garrison. A Common Redstart was at Trenoweth, the Bee-eater & 2 Tree Pipits were in the Maypole/Borough Farm area and Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Yellow-legged Gull and 2 Mediterranean Gulls were off Morning Point, the Garrison. The juvenile Woodchat Shrike was still in the goat field below the airport, a Yellow Wagtail was at Porth Hellick and single Tree Pipits were seen at Parting Carn and Carn Friars Farm. An Read more…
St. Mary’s – The juvenile male Pallid Harrier was seen hunting over Salakee Farm Fields from 07:15 to 09:55, it was then seen over Lower Moors and it then flew high over Porth Mellon and was not seen again. Birders watching the harrier were lucky enough to have the Bee-eater Read more…