BIRD REPORTS
Sunday 26th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – Med Gull (ad) still at Porthloo and Black-tailed Godwit at Porth Hellick were the only birds of note today.
SEABIRD PELAGICS (see www.scillypelagics.com)
Scilly Birder Special Pelagics – last few places
There are a few places left on the Birder Special Pelagics this August: August 1st & 2nd – 1 place August 8th & 9th – 1 place August 22nd & 23rd – 7 places visit the Scilly Pelagics website for booking and further details.
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Saturday 25th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – Med Gull (ad) still at Porthloo today. Also Black-tailed Godwit and Green Sandpiper (2) at Porth Hellick Pool. Balearic Shearwater seen from boat 1.5miles off Penninis Head at 16.30hrs.
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Friday 24th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
Scilly Pelagics – *WILSON’S STORM-PETREL* (4) from pelagic 8 miles south of St Mary’s today. Also Great Shearwater (2), Balearic Shearwater, Sooty Shearwater, Manx Shearwater (5), Little Tern and Bonxie. St Mary’s – Med Gull (ad) still at Porthloo this morning.
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Thursday 23rd July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
All of todays birds were at sea. A Great Skua and 100 European Storm-petrels were seen from the Scillonian III morning trip (Penzance to St. Mary’s) and A dark phase Pomarine Skua and 80 European Storm-petrels on the Scillonian III evening trip (St. Mary’s to Penzance). Scilly Pelagics – Todays Read more…
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Wednesday 22nd July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St. Mary’s – Adult Med Gull and Common Sandpiper at Porthloo today Tresco – Green Sandpiper, adult summer Knot, Redshank (5), Greenshank (7) and Swift (3).
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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.