St. Mary’s – 12 Greenshanks, 3 Green Sandpipers, a Water Rail, 2 Pied Flycatchers and a Spotted Flycatcher were at Porth Hellick. 8 Wheatears were on Peninnis and 3 were on the airfield. St. Agnes – A Green Sandpiper, a Common Sandpiper, a Dunlin and a Mediterranean Gull. St. Martin’s Read more…
Pelagic trip – A Wilson’s Storm-petrel, 25 European Storm-petrels, 3 Cory’s, 3 Great, 2 Sooty & 15 Manx Shearwaters and a Blue Shark were seen on the evening trip. St. Mary’s – Single Common Sandpipers were at Old Town & Porth Hellick and a Green Sandpiper was in Lower Moors. Read more…
St. Mary’s – 10 Greenshanks, a Common Sandpiper and a Common Whitethroat were at Porth Hellick. A Kingfisher was in Lower Moors. St. Agnes – A Common Sandpiper. St. Martin’s – A Wheatear. Pelagic trip – Birders out for the evening saw a Wilson’s Storm-petrel, 150 European Storm-petrels. 15 Cory’s, Read more…
The condition of the IOSBG hide in Lower Moors has been deteriorating for several years. Damage caused by last winter’s storms made it almost unusable so the IOSBG decided it was time for major repairs. Lots of the panelling, the door and the roof felt have been replaced. The screening Read more…
Tresco – 11 Greenshanks, 2 Redshanks and a Ruff. St. Agnes – A Whimbrel and a White Wagtail. Scillonian – 2 Cory’s and 7 Great Shearwaters were seen on the evening crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance. Pelagic trip – The short-range evening outing produced 3 Wilson’s Storm-petrels, 50+ European Read more…
St. Mary’s – 9 Greenshanks and a Common Sandpiper were still on Porth Hellick Pool. St. Agnes – 10 Dunlins, a Bar-tailed Godwit, a Whimbrel and a Wheatear. Tresco – 9 Greenshanks and a Redshank. At sea – 10 Cory’s, 5 Great, a Balearic and 5 Sooty Shearwaters were seen Read more…
St. Mary’s – 9 Greenshanks, 2 Common Sandpipers & a White Wagtail were on Porth Hellick Pool and a Cory’s Shearwater flew past Porth Hellick Down. St. Agnes – 4 Black-tailed Godwits and a flypast Cory’s Shearwater. Pelagic trip – A daytime birders special logged a Wilson’s Storm-petrel, 200+ European Read more…
Pelagic trip – The highlights of the daytime birder special were : a Wilson’s Storm Petrel, 15 European Storm Petrels, 13 Cory’s, 5 Great & 2 Balearic Shearwaters, an Arctic & 2 Great Skuas, 3 Common Scoters, a Sunfish, 2 Blue Sharks, 4 Harbour Porpoise and 20 Common Dolphins
Scillonian – A Sabine’s Gull, a Sooty Shearwater and 3 European Storm-petrels were seen on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s. Pelagic trip – The birders special in the evening produced an incredible 200+ Cory’s Shearwaters, 40+ Great Shearwaters, 4 Sooty Shearwaters, 25 European Storm Petrels, 4 Great Skuas Read more…
Tresco – 6 Sanderlings, 2 Whimbrels, 2 Common Sandpipers and 17 Ringed Plovers. Bryher – A Common Swift. St. Agnes – A Whimbrel and a Common Swift. Annet – A Common Swift and 60+ Manx Shearwaters offshore. Samson – A Ruff. At sea – A Great Shearwater was seen from Read more…