Saturday (14/10) Pallid Harrier – The juvenile flew over the Shooting Club on the Garrison, then over Hugh Town, where it landed at Shooters’ Pool (photo) for a couple of hours before flying over Old Town, (over Peninnis Head and out Read more…
Tuesday (10/10) Richard’s Pipit – 1 or 2 around St. Mary’s 1 at end of Barnaby Lane, St. Agnes. And 1 on Bryher. Glossy Ibis – 1 still in field in the polythene covered field between Carreg Dhu and Parting Carn before Read more…
Friday (06/10) BOBOLINK – 2 still in the fields behind the Mainland Marketing shed. Red-eyed Vireo – 1 still in bushes by Porth Killier, St. Agnes. Buff-breasted Sandpiper –1 still on the eastern side of Wingletang Down, St. Agnes. Glossy Ibis – 1 still touring Read more…
Tuesday (03/10) BOBOLINK – 2 still in the fields behind the Mainland Marketing shed. Buff-breasted Sandpiper –1 still on the eastern side of Wingletang Down, St. Agnes. Glossy Ibis – 1 in a field near Pelistry Riding Stables. Short-toed Lark – 1 still in Read more…
Late News from Friday (29/09) Photographs of a large skua were examined and as suspected at the time, it proved to be a SOUTH POLAR SKUA. This the third record from Scilly Pelagics this year, A visitor photogaphed a bird from Read more…
Tuesday (26/09) Yellow-throated Vireo? – A bird seen very briefly in the pines by 2 people was though most likely to be this species Northern Parula – It was still shoeing on and off in the willow behind St. Martin’s cricket pitch. Read more…
Saturday (23/09) *** NORTHERN PARULA *** – 1 behind the cricket pitch on St. Martin’s, unfortunately only was only seen by the finder ana could not be relocated. This is the 7th record for Scilly and the first since 1995. The las Read more…
Wednesday (20/09) Cliff Swallow – The autumn continued its good start with yet another American bird. It was first seen at Little Porth before flying over Buzza Tower and the showing briefly at Porthloo, before settling down late afternoon in the Read more…
Friday (15/09) Red-footed Booby – Not seen in the morning, but again seen on Bishop rock Lighthouse late afternoon from a private charter. Cory’s Shearwater – 200 north of St. Martin’s, 30 loafing off Shipman Head, Bryher and 20 in Scilly waters, seen from Read more…
Monday (11/09) Red-footed Booby – Not present in the morning but seen from the evening pelagic trip at 16:45 and 19:50. Western Bonelli’s Warbler – 1 in the pines between Longstone Cottage and Carreg Dhu. Honey Buzzard – an all-dark bird flew up Holy Vale valley at Read more…