Monday (28/09) Greylag Goose – 2 opposite Sunnyside Pink-footed Goose – Heard from Longstone, then 4 in a field at four lanes with the Greylag Red-throated Diver – 1 seen from a boat near Bryher Little Grebe 1 on the Big Pool, St. Agnes Read more…
Sunday (27/09) Greylag Goose – 2 flew over Longstone at dawn, then in a grassy field opposite Sunnyside Farm then roosting on Porth Hellick Pool Pink-footed Goose – 1 flew over Longstone at dawn, 4 at Porth Hellick also 4 on Tresco Read more…
Saturday (26/09) Red-throated Diver – 1 between Samson Hill, Bryher and Puffin Island Greylag Goose – 2 still on Porth Hellick Pool Pink-footed Goose – 4 in Cliff Fields, Tresco coming into Porth Hellick to roost Brent Goose – 11 by the Creeb near Read more…
Thursday (24/09) Greylag Goose – 2 still on Porth Hellick Pool, chased off by the Pink-footed Geese Pink-footed Goose – 4 over St. Martin’s, then Bryher and then around St. Mary’s finally settling on Porth Hellick Pool Pale-bellied Brent Goose – 1 east Read more…
Wednesday (23/09) BLYTH’S REED WARBLER – 1 on the Dead Pine Walk on the Garrison, early evening. After a 7 year gap, 2 were seen last year, so perhaps they are becoming more frequent Greylag – 2 still on Porth Hellick Pool Read more…
Tuesday (22/09) Red-throated Diver – A winter plumage bird in the Roads Greylag – 2 on Porth Hellick Pool Brent Goose – 5 off Innisidgen Common Sandpiper – 1 Bryher Curlew Sandpiper – 1 Samson Dunlin – 50+ Samson Ruff – 1 Simpson’s Field, Tresco Curlew 17 St. Read more…
Monday (21/09) Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 1 was seen on the last evening pelagic trip 3 miles southwest of Bishop Rock. This is the latest ever record for Scilly, beating the previous latest record, which was last Monday (14/09/20) by seven days! Read more…
Sunday (20/09) Brent Geese – 11 south of Samson on the sea Greylag Goose 2 over the Airfield GREAT SNIPE– 1 seen well on Shipmanhead Down, Bryher, then flew off behind Watch Hill. This is the first record for Scilly since 1 Read more…
Friday, Greylag Goose – 2 east over Porthloo later at Porth Hellick Spotted Sandpiper – 1 at Porth Hellick Beach and Pool Common Sandpiper – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool Bar-tailed Godwit – 4 Porth Coose, St. Agnes Golden Plover – 1 over the airfield, Read more…
Wednesday The Spotted Sandpiper, a Greenshank, 2 Sparrowhawk & a Kingfisher were at Porth Hellick and 12 Mediterranean Gull & 5 White Wagtail were at Porth Cressa. A Pied Flycatcher was in a Garden at Holy Vale, a Redstart was on the Dead Pine Walk on the Garrison, where a Tree Pipit flew over, a Turtle Dove was Read more…