Bryher – The Great Blue Heron was on the Big Pool and then in a nearby field. St. Mary’s – The Wryneck was still in Old town Churchyard, the Hoopoe was still on Peninnis and the Long-tailed Duck was still off Hugh town Quay. A Night Heron flew over Lower Moors and Read more…
Bryher – The Great Blue Heron was back on the Big Pool, where it spent all day happily catching mullet. Also on the island was the first Garden Warbler of the year, St. Mary’s – The Hoopoe was still on Read more…
Bryher – Much to the chagrin of mainland birders who had spent the last day and a half looking for the elusive Great Blue Heron it was relocated on the Big Pool just as the Scillonian was arriving in Penzance. Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Great Blue Heron was in Old Town Bay until it flew off at 11.00 it was not seen again mid-afternoon when it was in a weedy field at the north end of Holy Vale, before disappearing Read more…
Monday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – Hoopoe – 1 on the Garrison, 1 on Peninnis and 1 Longstones. An immature Spoonbill, a Jack Snipe and 1 or 2 Night Heron sat Lower Moors. St Agnes – a Hoopoe at Covean. Read more…
Friday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – Hoopoe – 2 on the Garrison, 2 on Peninnis, 1 Longstones and 1 Old Town / Lower Moors. Male Common Redstart on the Garrison, 4+ Ring Ouzels on Peninnis, a Bar-tailed Godwit and a Read more…
St Mary’s – GREAT BLUE HERON (1w) in Old Town Bay at 20:20. At Lower Moors earlier
St Mary’s – 2 Hoopoe on The Garrison in field behind shop this morning St Agnes – A Hoopoe was in the Parsanage this morning St Martin’s – Wryneck at Higher Town near pool by cricket pitch at 1100hrs
Tuesday’s birds were:
St. Mary’s – the Garganey was still at Porth Hellick and the Long-tailed Duck was in Porthcressa Bay. 8 Ring Ouzels were seen in the Trewince / Golf Course area, with another 5 on the Garrison and 1 at Longstones. A Hoopoe was on the Garrison and an Osprey was around Porth Hellick on several occasions. 2 Wrynecks were at Bant’s Carn and 1 Night Heron was seen at dusk at Lower Moors.
Bryher – 8 Ring Ouzels seen, including 5 males on Shipmean Head Down. The Long-eared Owl was still present.
St. Agnes – a Hoopoe and 15 Ring Ouzels. (more…)
Sunday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – the Garganey was still at Porth Hellick, 3 White Wagtails were at Longstones, a Black Redstart was on Porthmellon beach and a Merlin over Higher Moors. A smart male Hen Harrier was a great Read more…