Latest bird sightings from the Islands
St. Mary’s – A Short-toed Lark, 3 Golden Plover & a Quail on the airfield. An Osprey flew over Hugh Town Quay, the pair of Blue-headed were still at Porth Hellick pool and 2 Golden Orioles were in the elms between Porth Hellick Loop and Salakee Farm. St. Agnes – Read more…
St. Mary’s – 2 Golden Orioles in Elms between Porth Hellick Loop and Salakee Farm, a Short-toed Lark on the airfield and a pair of Blue-headed type Wagtails at Carn Friars, the male could possibly be a “Channel” Wagtail. St. Agnes – A Turtle Dove, a Common Sandpiper and another Read more…
St. Mary’s – 3 Golden Plover & 2 Short-toed Larks were still on the airfield and single Golden Orioles were at Salakee & Watermill. A pair of Blue-headed Wagtails were at Porth Hellick and 2 Turtle Doves were at Normandy and Tolman’s Cafe. Tresco – 3 Bar-tailed Godwits and 2 Read more…
St. Mary’s – 3 Short-toed Larks on the airfield, 2 Golden Orioles at Salakee Farm and a Golden Plover on Peninnis. A Lesser Whitethroat was at the Rosehill end of Lower Moors and a Blue-headed Wagtail was at Porth Hellick. Tresco – 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Dunlin, 10 Sanderling and Read more…
St. Mary’s – 3 Short-toed Larks by the turning circle on the Airfield and 3 Great Northern Divers in The Roads. A Quail was flushed from the coastal path near Toll’s Island. A Tree Pipit was in Holy Vale and Scillies first Vagrant Emperor Dragonfly was also seen in Holy Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Golden Oriole at Porth Hellick. a Quail at Giant’s Castle, a report of a female Bluethroat in Lower Moors seen by one observer and a singing Common Whitethroat holding territory near Juliet’s Garden. Tresco – A Common Sandpiper, a Purple Heron was on the Great Pool Read more…
St. Mary’s – A singing Melodious Warbler, a Grasshopper Warbler, a Garden Warbler and a female Golden Oriole on Porth Hellick. A Bar-tailed Godwit at Bar Point and a Turtle Dove on Peninnis. Bryher – A Woodchat Shrike and a Quail.
St. Mary’s – A Pied Flycatcher at Trenoweth and a Spotted Flycatcher at Watermill, also at Watermill were 2 Turtle Doves with another at Telegraph. Tresco – A first-winter Glaucous Gull and 2 Bar-tailed Godwits. Bryher – A Woodchat Shrike. St. Agnes – A Golden Oriole. St. Martin’s – A Read more…
St. Mary’s – A juvenile female Marsh Harrier over Salakee, a Black Redstart at Porth Hellick, a Turtle Dove near Watermill Cottages and 2 Spotted Flycatchers in the “Dead Pine Walk” on the Garrison. Tresco – A Tawny Pipit, a female Golden Oriole and 2 Turtle Doves. Bryher – A Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Quail,a female Black Redstart and Hobby on Peninnis. A Spotted Flycatcher in Lower Moors, a Turtle Dove near Tolman’s Cafe and Garden Warbler and Sparrowhawk trapped & ringed at Porth Hellick. St. Agnes – A Lesser Whitethroat.