Saturday (10/10) Swainson’s Thrush – 1 was found in Popplestone Fields, Bryher Red-eyed Vireo – 1 was still in the pines above Middle Town, St. Martin’s Little Bunting – 1 was on the east side of the Abbey Pool, Tresco Brent Goose – 7 off Samson Greylag Goose – 7 in a field at Four Read more…
Friday (09/10) Red-eyed Vireo – 1 still in the pines above Middle Town, St. Martin’s Brent Goose – 8 in Tresco Channel Greylag Goose – 2 seen around St. Mary’s ending up at Four Lanes Pink-footed Goose – 7 seen around St. Mary’s ending up at Four Lanes, 4 Appletree Point, Tresco then moving Read more…
Friday (09/10) Red-eyed Vireo – 1 still in the pines above Middle Town, St. Martin’s Brent Goose – 8 in Tresco Channel Greylag Goose – 2 seen around St. Mary’s ending up at Four Lanes Pink-footed Goose – 7 seen around St. Mary’s ending up at Four Lanes, 4 Appletree Point, Tresco then moving Read more…
Thursday (08/10) Black and White Warbler – 1 was found between the two hides on Pool Road, Tresco (photo) Swainson’s Thrush – Yesterday’s bird showed much better today, again it was in the Standing Stones Field and the field opposite Old Town Bay Red-eyed Vireo – 1 still in the pines behind Middle Read more…
Wednesday (07/10) the birding is definitely improving, rarities from both east and west were found today Swainson’s Thrush – 1 seen and photographed in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors Red-eyed Vireo – 1 in Middle Town Pines, St. Martin’s Arctic Warbler – 1 seen and photographed at Dolphin Cottage between New & Old Read more…
Tuesday (06/10) Little Bittern – A bird though to be this species flew across Old Town Bay, Least Bittern was not ruled out. Unfortunately, despite searches of all likely pools it could not be relocated. Pectoral Sandpiper – 1 flew in and landed on Porth Hellick Pool Brent Goose – 6 in Tresco Channel, 1 Read more…
Monday (05/10) Pink-footed Goose – 6 still Four Lanes, 4 still south of New Grimsby, Tresco Shoveler – 2 on the Great Pool, Tresco Wigeon – 10 on Porth Hellick Pool Great Northern Diver – 3 (2 in summer plumage) between Pelistry & Watermill Little Egret – 1 Porth Cressa Sparrowhawk – 1 over Newford Duck Read more…
Sunday (04/10) Brent Goose – 5 Tresco Channel Pink-footed Goose – 6 in a field west of Longstone Bungalow, later moving to Porth Hellick Pool, 4 on Tresco Little Egret – 1 flew over Jackson’s Hill towards Porth Mellon Sparrowhawk – 1 Newford Duck Pond Spotted Crake – 1 on showing from the David Hunt Read more…
Saturday (03/10) Pink-footed Goose – 6 in a field west of Longstone Balearic Shearwater – 1 past Kettle Point, Tresco Little Egret – 1 Old Town Bay Dotterel – 2 still on Castle Down, Tresco Bar-tailed Godwit – 1 on Porth Mellon Beach Sanderling – 12 on Porth Mellon Beach Jack Snipe – 1 on the pool Read more…
We will update this statement if required, in line with local and Government guidance We are all looking forward to welcoming birders back to the Isles of Scilly. We hope to see some familiar and some new faces. Birding (and twitching) can be, at present, carried out safely on Scilly, Read more…