The start of a new Scillies year saw last years lingering goodies include the white morph GYR still on Samson and two CATTLE EGRET on Tresco. Also on the 1st, Common Buzzard, Little Gull, Whooper Swan and Red-breasted Merganser were all seen on Tresco. (more…)
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still at Parting Carn. Glaucous Gull (ad and 2w) on Dump this morning. Glaucous Gull and Iceland Gull (2) on Dump this afternoon (Thanks A.Hannington). GN Diver (15) in Crow Sound. Also Eider (2) and Common Scoter (4). Jack Snipe at Porth Hellick Pool and Slav Read more…
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still at Parting Carn. Glaucous Gull (ad) flew past Giants Castle this morning. Kumlien’s Gull still on Dump with Glaucous Gull (ad and 2x1w) and Iceland Gull (3x1w). Purple Sandpiper below Mermaid Inn Car Park at back of Quay this morning (Thanks R.Mawer)
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still in chicken Field at Parting Carn. Kumlien’s Gull still on Dump this afternoon and Glaucous Gull (ad and 2x2w) and Iceland Gull (5x1w). Balearic Shearwater flew past Giants Castle this morning. Purple Sandpiper (1w) off Woolpack and another on Rat Island.
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still in chicken field at Parting Carn this afternoon. *CATTLE EGRET* flew north over Porthloo at 09.05hrs. Iceland Gull (juv) flew over Porth Mellon towards dump this morning. Tresco – Glaucous Gull (2); Adult on Great Pool and 2w at Pentle Bay. Iceland Gull (1w) Read more…
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still in chicken field at Parting Carn. Kumlien’s Gull (1w) still at dump this morning and Glaucous Gull (2w). Also Glaucous Gull (ad) and Iceland Gull (2w) at Porth Mellon at 10.00hrs. Little Gull (1w) flew towards harbour from Porthloo Bay at 09.50hrs.
St Martin’s – Possible DARK-BREASTED BARN OWL near school at 18.00hrs. Also Iceland Gull (2x1w) One later found dead, Marsh Harrier (fem), Short-eared Owl and Eider offshore. St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* (2) One bird still at Dump and another in chicken field at Parting Carn. Kumlien’s Gull still along Read more…
The ISBG Newsletter for Winter 08/09 is now out and packed full of interesting articles including the bird reports from the October ‘Scilly Season’. This is accompanied with some great rarity images from the period. The Newsletter is available to all ISBG and Friends of ISBG members. To join and Read more…
Here are a few images of some of the Gulls presently on St Mary’s. Kumliens, Glaucous (2+) and Iceland Gulls (2+) all on the Dump or Porthloo areas over the past week. All images kindly submitted by Joe Pender. Photos copyright of J.Pender and ISBG Website (C) 2009.
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still in field at Lower Moors by Shooter’s Pool. Kumliens Gull again on Dump with Glaucous Gull (2w) and Iceland Gull (1w). Glaucous Gull (ad) at Porthloo on sea below Juliet’s Garden at 16.45hrs and Iceland Gull (2) (Thanks R.Mawer) Tresco – Whooper Swan, Barnacle Read more…