Latest bird sightings from the Islands
The Purple Heron taken into care died overnight Sunday/ Monday. Tresco – A Firecrest, 2 Common Buzzards a Jackdaw and a Great Northern Diver in The Roads. Samson – A Spoonbill. St. Agnes – A Common Sandpiper. Gugh – A Tawny Pipit. Annet – A Marsh Harrier.
St. Mary’s – The Purple Heron in Lower Moors was taken into care. Single Cuckoos were near Old Town Church & on Porth Hellick Down and 2 Ring Ouzels were near Giant’s Castle. Samson – A Spoonbill and a Great Northern Diver offshore
St. Mary’s – A Woodchat Shrike at Giant’s Castle, 8 Bar-tailed Godwit & 3 Whimbrel at Bants Carn, a female Common Redstart at Carn Friars, a Cuckoo on the Garrison, a Grasshopper Warbler reeling on Porth Hellick Loop and a Hobby over Higher Moors. The Purple Heron was showing very Read more…
St Mary’s – Male Woodchat Shrike at Salakee Down near turning circle, another still at Deep Point. Female on Golf Course early morning in pine belt. St Martin’s – Tawny Pipit (2) on plains above Middle Town/Great Bay at 0845hrs, also Golden Oriole at Higher Town St Agnes – Tawny Read more…
St. Mary’s – The female Woodchat Shrike was still on the Golf Course and the Purple Heron was in Lower Moors. The Great Spotted Woodpecker was seen briefly at Carn Friars, a Turtle dove was at Porthloo and 2 Grasshopper Warblers were on Porth Hellick Loop trail. A Blue-headed Wagtail Read more…
St. Mary’s – Single Common Sandpipers at Lower Moors & Porth Hellick and a Common Whitethroat on the Garrison. There were 3 Grasshopper Warblers at Porth Hellick, 1 being trapped and ringed. The female Woodchat Shrike & 2 Ring Ouzels were on the Golf Course, another Ring Ouzel was on Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Hoopoe was seen flying over Salakee Down and later heard calling right outside the Stephen Sussex hide at Porth Hellick before being located on the Ground near Camel Rock. A Wood Sandpiper, a Green Sandpiper and a drake Tufted Duck were at Porth Hellick Pool and Read more…
St. Mary’s – 2 Bee-eaters which seemed to be a pair were roaming around the island, unfortunately at dusk 1 was taken by a Sparrowhawk at Salakee. The Purple Heron was still at Lower Moors and the Hoopoe was still on the Garrison. A female Common Teal with at least Read more…
St. Mary’s – 5 Bee-eaters were hunting and landing on wires at the Telegraph Road/ Higher Lanes junction. 2 male Woodchat Shrikes & 3 Ring Ouzels were on Salakee Down, a female Woodchat Shrike was on the Golf Course and a male was at Deep Point. A Hoopoe & 3 Read more…
St. Mary’s – Now an impressive 5 Woodchat Shrikes on the island – 2 males at Salakee Down, a male at Deep Point, a female at Mount Todden and a female on the Golf Course. There were still 2 Hoopoes – 1 on the Garrison and 1 at Mount Todden Read more…