Latest bird sightings from the Islands
St. Mary’s – A male Ortolan Bunting was found early in the day on the golf course and then promptly disappeared before it was relocated back on the golf course mid-afternoon. The Short-toed Lark was still near the windsock on the airfield, 5 Tufted Ducks were on Porth Hellick Pool, Read more…
The Black Kite was seen on 4 different island today – Tresco, St. Mary’s, St. Martin’s and Bryher. St. Mary’s – The Wood Warbler was still at Higher Moors pumping station, a Turtle Dove was at Kittydown, 2 Whimbrels & 4 Tufted Ducks were at Porth Hellick, a Black-throated Diver Read more…
Tresco – A Black Kite was over Abbey Hill in the morning and 2 Black Kites were over New Grimsby late afternoon. St. Mary’s – A Wood Warbler was singing in the bushes at Higher Moors pumping station, a Yellow Wagtail was at Green Farm, the year’s first Spotted Flycatcher Read more…
Very quiet 3rd and 4th with just a Cuckoo on the Garrison on Wednesday and Siberian Chiffchaff on the Garrison on Thursday. Fridays birds were: St. Mary’s – A Tufted Duck at Porth Hellick Pool and a Cuckoo on Porth Hellick Down. Tresco – 2 Bar-tailed Godwits, 5 Common Read more…
St. Mary’s The Red-rumped Swallow was at Porth Hellick mid-morning and at Higher Moors in the evening. The Hawfinch was still at Normandy, a Garden Warbler was on the Garrison and a Red-breasted Flycatcher was reported in the Dump Clump. 3 Great Northern Divers were in Crow Sound. St. Agnes – The Red-rumped Swallow was on the island early afternoon and also there were Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Red-rumped Swallow was found mid-afternoon in the Porth Hellick/ Higher Moors vicinity was seen several times before the last sighting in the evening at Trewince. The Black-Tailed Godwit & Tufted Duck were still on Porth Hellick Pool, there was also a Hobby in the area. A blurred photo taken at Normandy by a non-birder Read more…
St. Mary’s – A cracking full-summer islandica Black-tailed Godwit was on Porth Hellick Pool, also seen there were a Tufted Duck, a Common Sandpiper and a Common Swift. Tresco – A Treecreeper (a very rare bird on Scilly) was in the Abbey Gardens and an Iceland Gull was on the Heliport. Bryher – A Ring Ouzel and a Hooded Crow.
The only reports on a wet and windy day were: St. Martin’s – A GLOSSY IBIS was on a roadside puddle bear the reading room. St. Mary’s – A Hooded Crow flew over Longstone late evening
St. Mary’s – A Merlin & a Yellow Wagtail were at Porth Hellick and a Cuckoo was at Porthloo Bryher- A Red-throated Pipit was in fields above Popplestone Bay, also a Yellow Wagtail was on the island. St. Agnes – A Yellow Wagtail was on the Big Pool, it showed characteristics of the Ashy-headed race but was thought to probably to be an intergrade. Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Common Sandpiper was at Porth Hellick Pool, a Merlin flew over Porth Hellick Down, a Cuckoo was on Peninnis and a Tree Pipitwas at Bant’s Carn. 3 Great Northern Divers and 4 Manx Shearwaters were in The Roads. Tresco – 2 Black-tailed Godwits and a Cuckoo. St. Agnes – A Lesser Whitethroat.