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Thursday 9th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – Common Crossbill (30) at Trenoweth at 12.12hrs St. Martins – Marsh Harrier and Redshank reported today Annet – Manx Shearwater (200+) and Whimbrel
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Wednesday 8th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – Common Crossbill (8) at Longstones this morning.
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Tuesday 7th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – Greenshank (3) at Porth Hellick Pool this evening (Thanks R.Mawer) Scilly Pelagic – Species seen from this evenings Pelagic included: *WILSON’S STORM PETREL* (the first of the year), 35 European Storm-Petrels, 20 Manx Shearwaters and 2 Great Skuas.
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Monday 6th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
Still quiet on the islands, Monday’s birds were: Tresco – Redshank (4), Greenshank, Pintail, Swift (2) and Grey Heron (14) St.Mary’s – Water Rail at Porth Hellick.
ISBG News
Seawatch SW 2009
The SeaWatch SW website has recently been updated, as preparations begin for the start of the 2009 survey phase in southwest UK. (See: http://www.seawatch-sw.org) News items are as follows: (more…)
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Sunday 5th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St. Mary’s – Green Sandpiper still at Porth Hellick and Cuckoo (juvenile) at Deep Point. Tresco – Bar-tailed Godwit reported today Near Samson– Whimbrel (2) and Sandwich Tern. Teän – Whimbrel (25), Peregrine and Marsh Harrier.
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Saturday 4th July IoS Bird Reports
No news from the islands themselves but this evenings pelagic 6 miles south of St. Mary’s produced the second record in British waters of SCOPOLI’S SHEARWATER. Scopoli’s Shearwater is the Mediterranean subspecies of Cory’s Shearwater and is a candidate for future splitting. The first record was also in Scillonian waters Read more…
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Friday 3rd July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
Very few reports today with just a Green Sandpiper at Porth Hellick Pool, St Mary’s and Common Swift over Bryher.
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Thursday 2nd July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St. Mary’s – Mistle Thrush still on the Golf Course today. Green sandpiper at Porth Hellick Pool St. Martin’s – Lapwing, Cuckoo, Peregrine, Kestrel and Swift (3) reported from the island today Annet – Manx Shearwaters (210) and a Turnstone
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Wednesday 1st July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St. Mary’s – Mistle Thrush still on the Golf Course today and Swift (2) over.