Monday (12/09) Common Rosefinch – 1 still near the dump by tennis court on Bryher. Red-backed Shrike – 1 still behind the Horse Paddock field on Bryher and 1 at Borough Farm, Tresco. Wryneck – 1 on the path from Porth Cressa to Buzza Tower, 1 in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors, 1 Read more…
Thursday (08/09) Baird’s Sandpiper – The juvenile had moved to the Abbey Pool, Tresco (photo). Pectoral Sandpiper– 1 was still on the Great Pool, Tresco. Red-backed Shrike – The juvenile was still in fields along Carn Friars Farm Track. Spotted Crake – 1 on the Great Pool. Tresco. Ruff – 2 on the Great Pool, Read more…
Monday (05/09) A trip to Tresco proved to be a real Waderfest: a Baird’s Sandpiper & 2 Pectoral Sandpipers (photo) were showing from the Swarovski hide and across the 2 pools other birds seen 6 Ruff, 5 Little Stint (photo), 1 Knot, 7 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 12 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 18 Dunlin, 39 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Greenshank, 13 Redshank, 1 Whimbrel, 7 Snipe and 3Oystercatcher, Read more…
Thursday (01/09) Great White Egret – 1 flew high west over Porth Hellick Pool. Pectoral Sandpiper still on the Great Pool, Tresco. Red-backed Shrike – The juvenile was still in the maze orchard along Carn Friars Farm Track. Osprey – 1 over St. Agnes. Great Shearwater – 12 on a sharking/birding trip 3 miles southwest of Bishop Read more…
Sunday (28/08) The final daytime Birders’ Special Pelagic trip 6 miles southwest of St. Agnes produced a Wilson’s Storm-petrel, 60 European Storm-petrel, 46 Great Shearwater, 17 Cory’s Shearwater, 4 Sooty Shearwater, 3 Balearic Shearwater, 2000 Manx Shearwater, 8 Grey Phalarope, 9 Sabine’s Gull, 3 Great Skua, an Arctic Skua, 100 Short-beaked Dolphin and a Blue Shark. Booted Warbler – 1 was found at Higher Moors on the Read more…
Wednesday (24/08) Pectoral Sandpiper – The first of the autumn was 1 seen from the Swarovski Hide on the Great Pool, Tresco. Red-backed Shrike – 1 in the hedge of a field on the other side the Pool Road opposite the track to Swarovski Hide, Tresco. Black-tailed Godwit – 14 on Abbey Pool, Read more…
Saturday (20/08) The daytime Birders’ Special pelagic trip 6 miles south of St. Mary’s was again excellent, sighting included: 19 Wilson’s Storm-petrel (including a flock 10), 200 European Storm-petrel, 5 Cory’s Shearwater, 33 Great Shearwater, 6 Sooty Shearwater, 500 Manx Shearwater, a Great Skua, 2 Grey Phalarope, 60 Short-beaked Common Dolphin, an Ocean Sunfish, and a Blue Shark. Spotted Crake – 1 still on Porth Read more…
Tuesday (16/08) The evening joint birding/sharking 3 miles southwest of Bishop’s rock, continued the excellent sighting from the birder’s special pelagic trips, sighting included: 8 Wilson’s Storm-petrel, 60 European Storm-petrel, 20 Cory’s Shearwater, 20 Great Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 500 Manx Shearwater, 2 Mediterranean Gull, a Yellow-legged Gull, a breaching Minke Whale (photo), an Ocean Sunfish, 2 Blue Shark and a 300 lb+ Porbeagle Shark (photo). The Read more…
Tuesday (16/08) The evening joint birding/sharking 3 miles southwest of Bishop’s rock, continued the excellent sighting from the birder’s special pelagic trips, sighting included: 8 Wilson’s Storm-petrel, 60 European Storm-petrel, 20 Cory’s Shearwater, 20 Great Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 500 Manx Shearwater, 2 Mediterranean Gull, a Yellow-legged Gull, a breaching Minke Whale (photo), an Ocean Sunfish, 2 Blue Shark and a 300 lb+ Porbeagle Shark (photo). The Read more…
Saturday (13/08) The bird reported yesterday as an Icterine Warbler was reidentified as a Melodious Warbler after examination of photos, 1 of which is attached. Much to the delight of people aboard the MV Sapphire for the third weekend of Birder‘s Special Pelagic trips, the summer plumage adult Laughing Gull was seen again 3 miles southwest of Read more…