The juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper is now commuting with Porth Hellick and Lower Moors and the latter site it showed superbly at very close range in front of the ISBG hide.
News came out late this morning that the juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper from Porth Hellick was at Lower Moors. At last we can now all observe it at close range instead of a hundred mile aways like it always was when it was at Porth Hellick. It was not until mid-afternoon that I got there and after spending a lot of time feeding in the mud in the middle, it finally walked all the way round to the front of the ISBG hide where it showed off.
The sandpiper was feeding very well and giving us all crippling views!
The American Golden Plover had moved just down road from the airfield to Porth Hellick Beach and after work Ren and I made our ways down there. While we were there, the Semipalmated Sandpiper flew in and joined the plover that was feeding from near the outlet. Martin Goodey was already in pace taking photos. Both birds showed well in the evening sun and we heard a Lapland Bunting and observed it fly over west towards the airfield. Over 30 White Wagtail also came in just before dark and we also got a Skylark and over 20 Meadow Pipit at Salkee.
While at Porth Hellick the Semipalmated Sandpiper flew in and started feeding with the American Golden Plover
Found this cracking juvenile American Golden Plover this evening on the airfield where it showed very well in the fading light
As Will Wagstaff had found a new Pectoral Sandpiper, the third this year, earlier at Porth Hellick Beach, I thought that maybe a new Buff-breasted Sandpiper might have arrived as well. At 18.I5 I was scanning a long ways down the south runway where I could see a large plover distantly. I needed to get closer but thought it's more than likely gona be just a Golden Plover. As not to flush it, I went through the heather out of sight in the blustery conditions, when the skies went dark from a heavy downpour . I was still a long ways from the plover getting soaked to the bone when Robin Mawer called. While talking, I lifted me bins and I said to Robin 'I think I've got a Yank Plover! I'll call you back' I looked up to see Mark Anderson also looking up at the plover from the turning circle end. I could clearly see it was juvenile American Golden Plover and tried to call him to say if he had got on it. I guessed he had because he started making his ways towards me. I put my thumb up to him with a weird smile as he approached me and said 'Ideal! Good in it?' He must of thought I was demented because he didn't have a clue what I was on about until I showed him the plover. 'Jellybeans!' was his reply. What? I guess that means he was happy to see it. I called Rocky Robin back and all the others but as there were squally showers with strong NW winds and fading light, except Robin, some decided to try for it tomorrow.
Just before dark, the three of us got cracking views of the yank feeding on the edge of the runway before flying off high east out to sea. A few minutes later it returned and settled back down on the runway.
The Semipalmated Sandpiper was seen by others at Porth Hellick and on St Agnes there were 3 Lapland Bunting and 7 Grey Phalarope flew past.
Yesterday 6 Pink-footed Geese arrived at Tresco Great Pool and the day before there was a single Wood Sandpiper.
The plover looking a bit sorry for itself wet in the downpour after crossing the Atlantic!
Juvenile American Golden Plover showing very well
I thought Mark was looking at the yank plover but obviously the airport lights were more interesting to him!
On the 9th Trevor and Julie called to tell me they had a Buff-breasted Sandpiper on the airfield. When the airport had shut, a few of us went up to look at it and re-located it on the edge of the runway opposite the windsock. For a Buff-breasted Sandpiper this was a pretty flighty individual never allowing close approach and this was the same when we had it a few days later on the golf course.
A twenty minute seawatch off Church Point on the 10th could only produce good numbers of Gannet and a single Balearic Shearwater.
Heavily cropped record shot of the Semi-palmated Sandpiper at Porth Hellick
Yesterday early evening, Mark Anderson and I were out in the field asking ourselves why are there no yank waders on Scilly at the moment after the ideal conditions a few days ago? We entered the Sussex hide at Porth Hellick and Mark immediately scanned and told me he had a Little Stint type thing on the spit on the otherside of the pool opposite the hide. I picked up my bins and said carmly, Semi-p Sand! Ideal! Nice one Mark! The light was fading fast and no one would answer their mobiles. It was almost dark when Robin came into the hide and I said to him, you got my message then about the Semi-p? He didn't but was delighted when he saw the sandpiper still distant on the far side. No sign of the Spotted Crake that has been here for the last few days that we all came for in the first place.
Later birders told me that the sandpiper had been there all day but was thought to be a Little Stint! Although a few did believe it was a Semi-palmated Sandpiper. It don't matter because everyone connecting with it today although still distant on the far side.
The Semi-palmated Sandpiper was always distant. This is only my third Semi-p I ever seen. All on Scilly and the last one was the individual that Robin found in 2004 also at Porth Hellick! Ren has found 3 of these waders on Tresco and one of them in 1994 was my first one on the Great Pool.
Early this morning, Higgo, 925 and myself were in the Sussex hide at Porth Hellick observing the Semi-palmated Sandpiper still miles away on the otherside. Higgo asked me why is it a Semi-p then? My reply was 'Well man, yeah, mmmmm, ah, well, you know, it's not a Little Stint!' He came back with 'So Dr Webb, why is this a Semi-p?' In a husky Wolverhampton accent he went on 'Well man, yeah, it's like, mmm, yeah well, you know, Kangaroo!' I was bent over in stitches holding my ribs with tears down my face and 925 was cracked up as well! It was damn funny and I couldn't stop. You had to be there. Then he continued with 'Well Dr Webb, how do you tell a summer plumage Sanderling from a Little Stint?' I replied 'If they pay attention to what there looking at then that's so easy that anyone can separate those two. I don't have to explain how to tell these two apart?' I was still layed out on the hide bench trying to control myself.
At 17.30 I returned home from work today to find a Firecrest in the pines in the garden. Later on this evening I was in the field again but this time with Ren and as we crossed the airfield Ren shouted 'Large pipit!' At the same time I shouted 'Richard's Pipit!' because I heard it and Ren didn't but I couldn't get on to it. Ren watched it come down on the east runway and there we picked it up again, briefly on the deck before flying off towards Giant Castle with 2 Meadow Pipit.
As Ren had not seen the Semi-palmated Sandpiper yet, we got to Porth Helick just before dark and found it still on the far side. At least 5 Water Rail came out and Ren relocated the Spotted Crake. It was almost dark now and we made our ways home.
And here's a record shot of the Spotted Crake at Porth Hellick when it was dark!
Also a record shot of the Icterine Warbler that Ritchie Aston found a few days ago on the Dead Pine Walk, Garrison
And here's a record shot of a record!
Altogether Mick Scott has only trapped 6 Ni Moth in his Longstone garden. Including this one that he trapped two nights ago, I've seen two of them.
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