BIRD REPORTS
Tuesday 14th April 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – Red Kite still at 13.35hrs appeared to fly out to sea from Peninnis head but was then located on St Agnes and over the north end of Gugh still at 15.00hrs.
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Monday 13th April 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – Red Kite still over Golf Course and Juliets Garden at 18.00hrs. (Seen earlier on St Martin’s) (Thanks J.Pender) White Stork reported over island this evening. Iceland Gull at St Mary’s Quay today.
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Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th April 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – WESTERN SUBALPINE WARBLER (male) in isolated bush opposite the tennis courts on The Garrison briefly on Saturday morning. St Martin’s – Common Buzzard north of St Martin’s and over St Helens on Sunday. Tresco – Jackdaw near Rowesfield on Sunday
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Monday 6th – Friday 10th April 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Martin’s – RED-RUMPED SWALLOW over slopes just north of Little Arthur Farm at 15.00hrs on the 10th. St Mary’s – Long-eared Owl at Old Town on evening of the 6th and at The Garrison on the 9th. Iceland Gull at Porth Mellon on 7th. Osprey over Golf Course at Read more…
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Sunday 5th April 2009 IoS Bird Report
Bryher – Long-eared Owl below cafe today. Also Hooded Crow. Gugh – Hobby over at 09.15hrs today. Samson – Slav Grebe offshore. Also Common Scoter (2) and GN Diver (12)
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Saturday 4th April 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still in allotment by dump. Gugh – Sandwich Tern (2) on island today.
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Friday 3rd April 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – Iceland Gull and Rook (2) at Porthloo this morning.
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Thursday 2nd April 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still at Dump. Iceland Gull flew from Taylor’s Island towards Porth Mellon. Great Northern Diver (11) and Black-throated Diver offshore. Wheatear and Willow Warbler on Peninnis today (Thanks A.Hannington) Samson – Common Scoter offshore today. Roseuean – Purple Sandpiper (5) on island this morning (per Read more…
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Wednesday 1st April 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still in allotment near Dump and two Iceland Gulls there this morning. Scillonian III – Puffin seen from Scillonian III in Scilly waters this morning.
MONTHLY BIRD REVIEWS
Monthly Bird Review – March 2009
The Cattle Egret remained faithful to the area of the dump on St Mary’s throughout the month and was joined throughout by one or two Iceland Gulls. A Rook was at the dump on the 2nd and a Black-tailed Godwit found a small pool in a field near standing stones field at Lower Moors, to its liking. (more…)