With the Birder Special Pelagics now over for another year on Scilly, without doubt the star bird of 2014 was the very showy Fea’s Petrel seen by the lucky birders on Monday 18th August’s trip! Photos below courtesy of Joe Pender.
St. Mary’s – 13 Greenshanks, 23 Ringed Plovers, a Yellow Wagtail & a Pied Flycatcher were at Porth Hellick and a Whimbrel & a Mediterranean Gull were at Porthloo. 2 Balearic Shearwaters flew past Giant’s Castle, 7 Wheatears were on the airfield, a Dunlin, a Common Snipe & a Kingfisher Read more…
St. Mary’s – One of each of Arctic Skua, Cory’s, Great, Sooty and Balearic Shearwater flew past Peninnis Head in a 2 hour sea-watch. A Whimbrel was on Town Beach and 2 Mediterranean Gulls & 5 Redshanks were at Porthcressa. Pelagic trip – The last of the birders specials produced Read more…
St. Mary’s – The only report was of a Wheatear on the Garrison. St. Agnes – A Ruff and 3 Wheatears. Tresco – 4 Wigeons, 8 Teals, a Common Buzzard, a Common Sandpiper and 16 Greenshanks. Pelagic trip – Highlights of the daytime trip were: a Great Shearwater, a Balearic Read more…
St. Mary’s – A probable Glossy Ibis flew over Bar Point towards Tresco and a Whimbrel was on Peninnis. St. Martin’s – 12 Whimbrels, 12 Ringed Plovers, 81 Sanderlings and 3 Wheatears. Pelagic trip – The evening trip logged a Great, a Balearic & 30 Manx Shearwaters, 40 European Storm-petrels, Read more…
St. Mary’s – 2 Dunlins were at Lower Moors and Porth Hellick, Spotted Flycatcher was in Old Town Churchyard and a White Wagtail was on Hugh Town quay. Bryher – 9 Dunlins, 3 Greenshanks, 2 Whimbrels and 6 Wheatears. Pelagic trip – An evening trip produced a Wilson’s Petrel, 100+ Read more…
St. Mary’s – 13 Greenshanks & a Green Sandpiper were still on Porth Hellick Pool,2 Dunlins & 2 White Wagtails were on the pool in Lower Moors and a Whimbrel was on Porthloo Beach. An Arctic Skua was in the Roads and a Common Swift was over Sunnyside. Tresco – Read more…
St. Mary’s – A Corn Bunting ( a very scarce bird on Scilly) was calling over fields below the Golf Course. 14 Greenshanks, a Redshank, a Green Sandpiper and 5 Sand Martins were on Porth Hellick Pool. 2 Dunlins and an early Common Snipe were on the pool in Lower Read more…
Pelagic trip – A quiet evening, with just 80+ European Storm-petrels showing well, was enlivened with the landing of a 150 lb + Blue Shark and stunning views of a **FEA’S PETREL** as it flew around the boat for about 5 minutes Tresco – A Teal, a Ruff, a Read more…
Tresco – A Whimbrel and 20+ Sandwich Terns. St. Agnes – A Ruff. Samson – A Redshank. Teän – 3 Mediterranean Gulls