Monday 16/03 The adult male LESSER KESTREL was still on Porth Hellick Down and was seen on a post at Carn Friars , the 2 Chough flew from Giant’s Castle towards Porth Hellick and the first Wheatear of the tear were seen, 2 on Porth Hellick Read more…
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 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 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 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 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. 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 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 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 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 Read more…