Sightings

Hawfinch, St. Agnes (T. Collinson)

A selection from Wednesday’s log:

Wilson’s Snipe – A probable on Port Hellick Pool, photos of the tail and underwing have been taken, we await developments!

Isabelline Wheatear – 1 still on St. Mary’s Airfield.

American Golden Plover – 1 still on Porth Hellick Beach.

Rose-coloured Starling – A juvenile still on Buzza Hill.

Spotted Crake – 1 still in Lower Moors.

Spoonbill – 1 on Green Island, Samson.

Hawfinch – 2 near Newford Duck Pond and 1 Borough Farm.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 10 on St. Mary’s, 1 on Bryher and 2 on St. Tresco. (more…)

A selection from Monday’s log

Isabelline Wheatear – 1 still on St. Mary’s Airfield.

American Golden Plover – 1 still on Porth Hellick Beach.

Rose-coloured Starling – A juvenile on Buzza Hill.

Spotted Crake – 1 still in Lower Moors.

Spoonbill – 1 on Green Island, Samson.

Hawfinch – 3 Green Lane/Maypole, 1 Lower Moors, 1 Borough Farm, Tresco and 1 St. Agnes.

Wryneck – 1 on St. Martin’s. (more…)

A selection from Monday’s log call:

Cedar Waxwing – 1 still on St. Agnes.

Isabelline Wheatear – 1 still on St. Mary’s Airfield.

American Golden Plover – 1 still on Porth Hellick Beach.

Rose-coloured Starling – A juvenile on Buzza Hill.

Common Rosefinch – 1 still on Gugh.

Icterine Warbler – 1 at the Holy Vale end of Sandy Lane.

Spotted Crake – 1 still in Lower Moors.

Golden Oriole – A male flew over the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors. (more…)

A selection from Sunday’s log call:

Cedar Waxwing – 1 still on St. Agnes.

Isabelline Wheatear – 1 still on St. Mary’s Airfield.

American Golden Plover – 1 still on Porth Hellick Beach.

Rose-coloured Starling – A juvenile on Buzza Hill.

Common Rosefinch – 1 still on Gugh.

Spotted Crake – 1 still in Lower Moors.

Spoonbill – 1 on Green Island, Samson. (more…)

A selection from Saturday’s log call:

Cedar Waxwing – 1 still on St. Agnes.

Isabelline Wheatear – 1 still on St. Mary’s Airfield.

Bee-eater – 3 on St. Martin’s.

American Golden Plover – 1 still on Porth Hellick Beach.

Common Rosefinch – 1 Gugh.

Spotted Crake – 1 still in Lower Moors and 1 on St. Agnes.

Spoonbill – 1 on Samson. (more…)

Vagrant Emperor Dragonfly, St. Mary’s, (M. Goodey)

A selection from Friday’s log call:

A Vagrant Emperor Dragonfly was seen in Sunnyside Farm fields opposite the entrance to Trewince in the morning and another was on Tresco in the afternoon.

Cedar Waxwing – 1 still on St. Agnes.

Cliff Swallow – 1 still on St. Mary’s, around the airfield and Lower Moors, seen flying towards Porth Hellick early evening.

Isabelline Wheatear – 1 still on St. Mary’s Airfield.

Bee-eater – 3 on Tresco, then flew to St. Martin’s.

American Golden Plover – 1 still on Porth Hellick Beach.

Purple Heron – 1 flew along the coast past Juliet’s Garden Café and headed for Tresco.

Spotted Crake – 1 still in Lower Moors. (more…)

A selection from Wednesday’s log call:

Cedar Waxwing – 1 still on St. Agnes.

Cliff Swallow – 1 still on St. Mary’s, showing well around the airport terminal building.

Isabelline Wheatear – 1 still on St. Mary’s Airfield.

Bee-eater – 1 still on Tresco.

American Golden Plover – 1 still on Porth Hellick Beach.

Common Rosefinch – 1 in a field opposite the entrance to Trewince

Spotted Crake – 1 still in Lower Moors.

Hawfinch – 1 Borough Farm, St. Mary’s and 1 on Gugh.

Lapland Bunting – 1 still on Wingletang Down, St. Agnes. (more…)

A selection from Wednesday’s log call:

Cedar Waxwing – 1 still on St. Agnes.

Cliff Swallow – 1 still on St. Mary’s, seen at several locations

Isabelline Wheatear – 1 still on St. Mary’s Airfield.

Bee-eater – 3 still on Tresco moving to St. Martin’s and then back to Tresco in the evening.

American Golden Plover – 1 still on Porth Hellick Beach.

Rose-coloured Starling – A juvenile at Telegraph.

Spotted Crake – 1 in Lower Moors. (more…)

A selection from Tuesday’s log call:

Cedar Waxwing – 1 on St. Agnes in Browarth Fields’ hedges late morning seen mid-afternoon briefly in flight, before finally been pinned down for the assembled throng in a sycamore opposite Coastguard Cottages.

Cliff Swallow – 1 still on Tresco and then it or another flew over Deep Point towards Carn Friars. Early evening it was seen over Peninnis and then in Lower Moors where it seemed to go to roost.

Isabelline Wheatear – 1 on St. Mary’s Airfield.

Bee-eater – 3 still on Tresco.

American Golden Plover – 1 still on Porth Hellick Beach.

Pectoral Sandpiper – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool. (more…)