Wednesday (24/08) Pectoral Sandpiper – The first of the autumn was 1 seen from the Swarovski Hide on the Great Pool, Tresco. Red-backed Shrike – 1 in the hedge of a field on the other side the Pool Road opposite the track to Swarovski Hide, Tresco. Black-tailed Godwit – 14 on Abbey Pool, Read more…
Saturday (20/08) The daytime Birders’ Special pelagic trip 6 miles south of St. Mary’s was again excellent, sighting included: 19 Wilson’s Storm-petrel (including a flock 10), 200 European Storm-petrel, 5 Cory’s Shearwater, 33 Great Shearwater, 6 Sooty Shearwater, 500 Manx Shearwater, a Great Skua, 2 Grey Phalarope, 60 Short-beaked Common Dolphin, an Ocean Sunfish, and a Blue Shark. Spotted Crake – 1 still on Porth Read more…
Tuesday (16/08) The evening joint birding/sharking 3 miles southwest of Bishop’s rock, continued the excellent sighting from the birder’s special pelagic trips, sighting included: 8 Wilson’s Storm-petrel, 60 European Storm-petrel, 20 Cory’s Shearwater, 20 Great Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 500 Manx Shearwater, 2 Mediterranean Gull, a Yellow-legged Gull, a breaching Minke Whale (photo), an Ocean Sunfish, 2 Blue Shark and a 300 lb+ Porbeagle Shark (photo). The Read more…
Tuesday (16/08) The evening joint birding/sharking 3 miles southwest of Bishop’s rock, continued the excellent sighting from the birder’s special pelagic trips, sighting included: 8 Wilson’s Storm-petrel, 60 European Storm-petrel, 20 Cory’s Shearwater, 20 Great Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 500 Manx Shearwater, 2 Mediterranean Gull, a Yellow-legged Gull, a breaching Minke Whale (photo), an Ocean Sunfish, 2 Blue Shark and a 300 lb+ Porbeagle Shark (photo). The Read more…
Saturday (13/08) The bird reported yesterday as an Icterine Warbler was reidentified as a Melodious Warbler after examination of photos, 1 of which is attached. Much to the delight of people aboard the MV Sapphire for the third weekend of Birder‘s Special Pelagic trips, the summer plumage adult Laughing Gull was seen again 3 miles southwest of Read more…
Monday (08/08) Laughing Gull – A summer plumage adult (photo) that was seen on the evening pelagic 3 miles southwest of Bishop Rock, was a very pleasant and totally unexpected surprise for every one on board. This was almost certainly the elusive bird seen briefly on St. Martin’s on July 10 Read more…
Thursday (04/08) Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 still on the Great Pool, Tresco. European Storm-petrel – 100+ on the joint sharking/birding pelagic trip 3 miles southwest of Bishop Rock. Great Shearwater – 6 on the joint sharking/birding pelagic trip 3 miles southwest of Bishop Rock. Manx Shearwater – 1000+ on the joint sharking/birding pelagic trip Read more…
Thursday (28/07) Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 6 on the evening pelagic trip 3 miles southwest of Bishop Rock. European Storm-petrel – 40 on the evening pelagic trip 3 miles southwest of Bishop Rock. Cory’s Shearwater – 3 on the evening pelagic trip 3 miles southwest of Bishop Rock. Great Shearwater – 2 on the evening Read more…