Sightings

Wednesday’s birds were:

Black-necked Grebe – 3 in Town Bay.

Red-breasted Merganser – 4 females commuting between Town Bay and Porthcressa Bay.

Common Scoter – A drake in Porthcressa Bay.

Black Redstart – 2 on Porthcressa Beach and 2 in a garden on High Lanes.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 on the road from Porthloo Lane to Mount Flaggon. (more…)

Saturday’s birds were:

Eastern Yellow Wagtail – 1 still in the horse paddock on Kittydown.

Citrine Wagtail – 1still in the same field  as the Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Yellow-browed  Warbler – 1 at Newford Duck Pond and 1 on Porthloo Lane.

Mediterranean Gull – 8 in Porthcressa Bay.

Common Gull – 14 at Porthloo.

Pintail – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.

Golden Plover – 3 on the Airfield.

Black Redstart – 3 on Porthcressa. (more…)

Thursday’s birds were:

Eastern Yellow Wagtail – The bird found yesterday was in a horse paddock on Kittydown.

Citrine Wagtail – Unbelievably 1 was found in the same field by a local birder looking for the Eastern Yellow Wagtail.

Dusky Warbler – 1 was still at Porth Hellick.

Richard’s Pipit – 1 flew over Porthloo.

Great Shearwater – 2 were seen from a boat on the “Scilly side” of Wolf Rock, i.e. within the Scilly recording area.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 4 Lower Moors and 3 Porth Hellick.

Siberian Chiffchaff – 3 in Lower Moors and 1 at Porth Hellick. (more…)

Tuesday’s birds were:

Dusky Warbler – 1 still in Lower Moors and 1 perhaps 2 at Porth Hellick.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 4 Lower Moors, 3 Porth Hellick and 2 in the Dump Clump.

Siberian Chiffchaff – 4 Lower Moors and 2 Porth Hellick.

Chiffchaff – An obvious influx with 25 in Lower Moors alone.

Willow Warbler – A late bird in Lower Moors.

Lesser Whitethroat – 2 at Porth Hellick, both thought to be eastern birds.

Cetti’s Warbler – 1 still at Porth Hellick. (more…)

Sunday’s birds were:

Dusky Warbler – 1 still in Lower Moors.

Great White Egret – 1 at Bar Point.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 2 Mount Flaggan Road, 1 Porthloo Lane, 1 Lower Moors and 1 Newford Duck Pond.

Jack Snipe – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.

Red Kite – Still 1 around St. Mary’s.

Black Redstart – At least 6 around Hugh Town Quay and Rat Island.

Whinchat – A very late individual on the Airfield.

Brambling – 1 on the Airfield. (more…)

Wednesday’s birds were:

Dusky Warbler – Still 1 at Porth Hellick.

Great White Egret – 1 in Newford Duck Pond.

Red Kite – 1 still on St. Mary’s.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 5 on St. Mary’s.

Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 in the Porth Hellick/Carn Friars area.

Lesser Whitethroat – The ringed bird thought to be an eastern race was still in the Porth Hellick/Carn Friars area.

Bullfinch – 1 in the Porth Hellick/Carn Friars area. (more…)

Dusky Warbler – Still 2 at Porth Hellick and 1 in Lower Moors. Great White Egret – 1 flew over the Strand, Hugh Town towards Porthcressa. Red Kite – 2 on St. Mary’s. Yellow-browed Warbler – 6 on St. Mary’s. Read more…

Serin – 2 flew over Porthloo Lane and landed in a field at Rosehill.

Red Kite – 1 was seen at various locations around St. Mary’s.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 8 on St. Mary’s.

Short-eared Owl – 1 flew over the Airfield towards Salakee.

Jack Snipe – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.

Woodcock – 4 in Lower Moors. (more…)

Blyth’s Pipit – 1 in the Lunnon Farm cattle field.

Olive-backed Pipit – 1 was still in the dump allotments.

Dusky Warbler – 1 unringed bird at Porth Hellick.

Great White Egret – 1 at New Grimsby, Tresco..

Yellow-browed Warbler – 7 on St. Mary’s.

Siberian Chiffchaff – 3 Porth Hellick.

Firecrest – 1 Longstone and 1 Lower Broome, the Garrison. (more…)