Tuesday 19th – A Whooper Swan was on Bryher Pool, 120 Sanderling & 11 Ringed Plover were on Porthloo Beach, one of the Ringed Plover had colour rings on, which showed it to be part of a German ringing project. Read more…
Mid-November one normally expects a few lingering scarcities such as Yellow-browed Warbler, but not on Monday – Pride of place goes to a the HERMIT THRUSH found in a field at the bottom pf Kittydown near the Higher Moors Pumping Read more…
Wednesday 13th – Another Dusky Warbler was found, this time in bushes at Newford Duck Pond. A Little Egret & 3 Mediterranean Gull were at Porthcressa. Thursday 14th – 2 Chough were reported on the Airfield by a non-birder, their Read more…
Monday 11th – The Tufted Duck was still on Porth Hellick Pool, 4 Little Egret were at Porthloo, and a Common Gull & 2 Yellow-legged Gulls were at Morning Point. A Skylark was at Trenoweth, there were 2 late Swallow Read more…
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…