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Tuesday 21st July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
The only bird of note today was the adult Med Gull that commuted between Porthloo and Porthmellon
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Monday 20th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – Med Gull (ad) still at Porthloo this morning and Common Swift over Hugh Town Annet – Manx Shearwater (300+), Puffin (20) and an Ocean Sunfish Tresco – Common Swift (2), Little Egret (4), Common Sandpiper (4), Pintail, Shelduck (2), Sanderling (30), Dunlin (2), Tufted Duck, Redshank (3) and Read more…
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Sunday 19th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St. Mary’s – Adult Mediterranean Gull at Porthloo. Black-tailed Godwit and Common Sandpiper (2) at Porth Hellick and Crossbill (3) at Telegraph Tresco – Sanderling (8), Turnstone (2), Sandwich Tern (15) on island today Samson – Whimbrel (2) and Sandwich Tern (5) Teän – Whimbrel (2) on island today Also Razorbill and chick Read more…
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Saturday 18th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St. Mary’s – Common Sandpiper (3) and an ‘islandica’ Black-tailed Godwit at Porth Hellick Pool today. Scilly Pelagics – This evenings Pelagic 8 miles SE of St. Mary’s produced – 1 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 20 Manx Shearwater, 3 Great and 1 Pomarine Skua, 70 European Storm-Petrels and a Sabine’s Gull.
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Friday 17th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – Med Gull (1s) still at Porth Hellick Beach this morning.
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Thursday 16th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – Med Gull (1st sum) and Green Sandpiper (3) at Porth Hellick Pool.
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Wednesday 15th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St. Mary’s– Common Swift over Higher Moors today. Elsewhere, White Wagtail at Porthloo and Green Sandpiper at Porth Hellick Tresco – Grey Heron (10) still on island. Also Common Swift (2)
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Tuesday 14th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
A Lesser Redpoll over Longstone, St Mary’s and 12 Turnstone on St. Agnes were the only birds of note on the islands today
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Monday 13th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
Tresco – Tufted Duck (2) and Swift (2). Herons continue to increase with ten each of Grey Herons and Little Egrets on Tresco. St. Mary’s – Common Swift over Peninnis.
SEABIRD PELAGICS (see www.scillypelagics.com)
Scilly Pelagics – Monday 13th July 2009
Scilly Pelagics – Birds seen from this evenings pelagic 6 miles south of St Mary’s included: Sabine’s Gull (2), Balearic Shearwater, Manx Shearwater (5), Bonxie (2) and Storm Petrel (50+).