Our apologies for the delay in posting sightings. Our ‘Sightings Officer’ is enjoying a well-earned holiday, so here are the highlights… Blackburnian Warbler – present at Popplestones Field, Bryher until 29/10 Wilson’s Snipe – 1 still at Porth Hellick Pool until 11/11 Buff-bellied Pipit – 1 Carn Vean area until 28/10, Read more…
Sunday (23/10) Blackburnian Warbler – The first-winter male was still in Popplestone Fields, Bryher. Pallid Swift – Yesterday’s bird left its roost on the Garrison and flew off over the harbour and was later seen over Old Grimsby, Tresco. Wilson’s Snipe – 1 still at Porth Hellick Pool. Radde’s Warbler – 1 on the Read more…
Friday (21/10) Blackburnian Warbler – The first-winter male was still in Popplestone Fields, Bryher. Pallid Swift – 1 on St. Agnes (photo) and 1 over the north end of St. Mary’s with a Common Swift. Wilson’s Snipe – 1 still at Porth Hellick Pool. American Buff-breasted Pipit – 1 still at Pelistry Riding Stables. Red-throated Pipit – 1 Read more…
Wednesday (19/10) Blackburnian Warbler – The first-winter male was still in Popplestone Fields, Bryher. Pechora Pipit – 1 found in a “rape?” field late afternoon at Content Farm. If accepted this will constituted= only the third record for Scilly after 1 on Tresco 27th & 28th) October 1994 and 1 that was trapped Read more…
Tuesday (18/10) Blackburnian Warbler – The first-winter male was still in Popplestone Fields, Bryher. Wilson’s Snipe – 1 still at Porth Hellick Pool. Booted Warbler – 1 in the moat of Star Castle on the Garrison (photo). American Buff-breasted Pipit – 1 showed well at Normandy Corner. Olive-backed Pipit – 2 “probables” on Longstone Lane. Read more…
Saturday (15/10). Blackburnian Warbler – Much to the relief of the many birders from the main; it was still in Popplestone Fields, Bryher. Wilson’s Snipe – The bird thought to be this species was still a t Porth Hellick Pool until 12:10when it flew off. Olive-backed Pipit – 1 still in the field at Read more…
Wednesday (12/10) Two-barred Greenish/ Yellow-browed Warbler – A putative bird in the garden of Rose Cottage, Tresco has generated much discussion with differing opinions, we await clarification, Swainson’s Thrush – 1 still in Racket Town Cottage Garden, Tresco. Olive-backed Pipit – 1 still in the field at Trenoweth and 1 still on St. Agnes. Cory’s Read more…
Monday (10/10) Swainson’s Thrush – 1 still in Racket Town Cottage Garden, Tresco. American Buff-bellied Pipit – Carn Friars Farm in the field opposite the sign to Porth Hellick Down Burial chamber. Olive-backed Pipit – 1 in a field at Trenoweth. Short-toed Lark – 1 seen briefly at the bottom of Barnaby Lane, St. Read more…
Friday (07/10) Swainson’s Thrush – 1 still in Racket Town Cattage garden, Tresco. Greenish Warbler – 1 still in the Parsonage Garden, St. Agnes was very elusive. Little Bunting – 1 on the St, Agnes side of Gugh Bar flew towards Cove Vean, Common Rosefinch – 1 still in the Peninnis allotments. Cattle Egret – Read more…
Tuesday (04/10) Greenish Warbler – A very mobile bird was around the Parsonage Garden, St. Agnes. Little Bunting – 1 still in the field next to the bakery on St. Martin’s (photo). Common Rosefinch – 1 still around the Sycamore tree in Peninnis allotments and it or another briefly in a garden in Read more…