After another very windy and wet day on Saturday when very few birds were reported, it calmed down on Sunday, in the improved conditions the first-winter BROWN SHRIKE was seen again by the original finder on in a field on Carn Friars Read more…
The Tufted Duck was still on Porth Hellick Pool and 10 Common Scoter, a Long-tailed Duck & a Great Northern Diver were off Carn Near with 2 more Great Northern Diver off Teän. 3 Spoonbill were on Green Island, Samson, Read more…
Thursday was a day of quality rather than quantity, the two “megas” living up to what has seemed to be the norm this autumn i.e. frustratingly fleeting and elusive. The Brown Shrike found yesterday was only seen by three early birders who Read more…
A very quiet period following a good Scilly Season was potentially vastly improved by the finding of a first-winter BROWN SHRIKE on Porth Hellick Loop Trail late on Wednesday afternoon, It was only seen by the finder. This only the Read more…
On another wet and windy weekend birds were: Saturday – The Little Bunting was still in the field opposite the Porth Mellon Industrial Estate and an Eastern type “maskless” Lesser Whitethroat was at Old Town Bay. 2 Shoveler were on Porth Hellick Pool, a female Wigeon was on Shooters’ Read more…
Another wet & windy day but still a few birders left out there. The Little Bunting was still in the weedy field opposite Porth Mellon Industrial Estate and a Red-throated Pipit was found on the Golf Course. 9 Common Scoter were off Carn Near, Read more…
An improvement in the weather meant birds were easier to find and more people were looking. A Little Bunting was in a weedy field below Bay View Terrace, opposite Porth Mellon industrial estate, a Richard’s Pipit flew over Peninnis and Read more…
The female type Wigeon was still on Shooters’ Pool, Lower Moors, 3 Common Scoter & a Little Gull, were seem from the Scillonian III, 2 miles east of Scilly a Woodcock was at Longstone. 3 Skylark were on the Airfield, Read more…
Wet and windy all day with very few birders left on the islands and a boat only to Tresco, so less reports. The Pink-footed Goose was still on Tresco Heliport, 4 Shelduck, 2 Pochard, a Tufted Duck & a Scaup were on the Great Pool, Tresco. a female Read more…
The Rustic Bunting was still on Tresco Heliport and the Isabelline Wheatear was still on Castle Down, Tresco, The Blue Rock Thrush put in a brief appearance on the Garrison, near Steval. New arrivals were a Little Bunting, a Richard’s Read more…