BIRD REPORTS
Saturday 28th February 2009 IoS Bird Reports
Tresco – Sand Martin this morning over Great Pool. Also Pintail (2), Whooper Swan and Barnacle Goose still. Common Scoter (4) off south end and Black-throated Diver.
BIRD REPORTS
Friday 27th February 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still at Lower Moors on Shooter’s Pool and Grey Phalarope off Hugh Town Quay at 12.45hrs.
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After years of successful seabird expeditions off the Islands Scilly Pelagics now have their own website. For all this years trip information and some great photos go to www.scillypelagics.com/.
BIRD REPORTS
Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th February 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still at dump and at Shooters Pool. Kumlien’s Gull again on Porthloo Beach and at Dump with Glaucous (2w) and Iceland Gull (2). A Black Redstart of the form Paradoxus was on the beach at Porth Hellick on Thursday morning.
BIRD REPORTS
Tuesday 24th February 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still at dump today with Glaucous Gull (2nd cal) and Iceland Gull (2x 1st cal). Long-tailed Tit (2) at Carn Friars by small pool this morning. Tresco – Glaucous Gull on Great Pool this afternoon. Also Whooper Swan and Barnacle Goose still present.
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Monday 23rd February 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still showing well at the Dump. Kumlien’s Gull and Iceland Gull on Porth Mellon Beach this morning.
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Friday 20th – Sunday 22nd February 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – **PACIFIC DIVER** (ad) still on Friday afternoon seen off Eastern Isles on organized boat trip. There is a possibility that this bird is in fact a hybrid diver. *CATTLE EGRET* still in allotment by Dump all weekend and Kumlien’s Gull (juv) again on beach at Porthloo and at dump Read more…
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Flight behaviour of ‘black & white’ storm-petrels of the North Atlantic
Purpose This DVD is a companion to the article ‘Identification of ‘black-and-white’ storm-petrels of the North Atlantic’ by Robert L. Flood and Bryan Thomas in British Birds 100 July 2007: 407-442. The DVD concentrates on flight behaviour described in the article. It brings the storm-petrel species of concern into the Read more…
BIRD REPORTS
Thursday 19th February 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – **PACIFIC DIVER** (ad) again this afternoon off Watermill. *CATTLE EGRET* still in allotment by Dump. BT Diver, GN Diver (8), Common Scoter (4) and Eider off Carn Morval this morning. Kumlien’s Gull (juv) again on beach at Porthloo with Glaucous Gull (2w) and Iceland Gull (ad and juv). Firecrest Read more…
BIRD REPORTS
Wednesday 18th February 2009 IoS Bird Reports
Mary’s – **PACIFIC DIVER** (ad) still this afternoon seen from Pelistry/Innisidgen. First seen on 22nd December 2008 but could not be relocated due to windy conditions. In the first calm conditions since, relocated briefly on Saturday 14th February and Sunday 15th February. On Monday 16th February remained mainly distant but occasionally Read more…