Wednesday 11th A Great Northern Diver was in Town Bay and a Jack Snipe was flushed from a field at Porth Hellick. On Bryher there were 3 Grey Plover and 6 Great Northern Diver offshore. Also seen were 10 Linnet which on Scilly tend to be the avian harbingers of Spring. There were 3 Black Swan (possibly those that have been seen Read more…
On St. Mary’s the 2 Chough, the Black-necked Grebe and a few Black Restart were present throughout. The ring-tailed Hen Harrier that has been around all winter put in intermittent appearances on the island and there were sporadic reports of Firecrest, White Wagtail and Woodcock. There were regular reports of Read more…
Apologies for the lack of sightings! A lot of our committee members have been away for the winter. Key highlights include: The pair of Chough have been present the whole winter and have been seen roaming between Peninnis and Toll’s Island, and have briefly made an appearance on St Martin’s, Read more…
Monday (13/01) An hour’s sea-watch from Peninnis produced 4 Fulmar, 2 Gannet, c20 Kittiwake and a single Guillemot. On land, again on Peninnis, a Jack Snipe & a Merlin were seen. Tuesday (14/01) There were no reports. Wednesday (15/01) A Great Northern Diver and the Black-necked Grebe where in Town Bay and 2 Raven were displaying over Porthloo. Thursday (16/01) The Black-necked Grebe was off-shore at Porth Read more…
Tuesday (07/01) The only report was of a Short-eared Owl hunting over Toll’s Hill. Wednesday (08/01) 2 Great Northern Diver were off Pendrethen & 1 was in Hugh Town and the 2 Chough were on Toll’s Island Thursday (09/01) 10 Common Scoter & 4 Great Northern Divers were between St. Martin’s & the Eastern Isles and another Great Northern Diver & the Black-necked Read more…
Saturday (04/01) On Tresco the 6 Brent Geese were in Rushy Porth, the Pink-footed Goose was still by St. Nicholas’s Church, 3 Shoveler, 2 Wigeon, a drake Pintail, and the drake Scaup were still on the Great Pool, 7 Great Northern Diver were in Pentle Bay & 5 were off Carn Near and a Black Redstart was at New Grimsby. On St. Mary’s Read more…
Sunday (29/12) A nice find for a birder visiting Scilly for New Year was the rediscovery of the Dusky Warbler in Lower Moors, last seen on 15/12 6 pale-bellied Brent Geese were off Old Grimsby, Tresco, 3 Great Northern Diver were off the Steval and another was at Porthloo. A Grey Plover was at Rushy Point, Tresco, 6 Whimbrel were Read more…
Tuesday A Great Northern Diver was in Town Bay, the Pink-footed Goose was still on the Big Pool, St. Agnes an adult Common Gull was at Little Porth and a first winter bird was at Periglis, St. Agnes. A Firecrest was at Sallyport. Wednesday A very acceptable Christmas present came in the form of an Olive-backed Pipit found in a Read more…
Sunday A Great Northern Diver was in Porthcressa Bay and the Pink-footed Goose was still on the Big Pool, St. Agnes. 3 Mediterranean & 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls were at Little Porth and a Glaucous Gull flew over Porth Thomas and the landed in Porthcressa before drifting off east over Peninnis. There were later sighting from St. Agnes and Porth Read more…
Wednesday – The only report was off a Firecrest in Lower Moors. Thursday – The 2 Chough were still at Darrity’s Hole, Deep point. Friday – The 2 Chough were seen flying high over the Roads towards St. Martin’s. Saturday – A rare winter trip to Tresco produced 2 Shoveler, a Pintail, 3 Wigeon & a Scaup on the Great Pool, 2 Shelduck & 4 Pochard on Abbey Pool and Read more…