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…
Thursday (21/07) Wilson’s Storm-petrel – a on the evening pelagic trip 3 miles west of Bishop Rock. European Storm-petrel – 3 on the evening pelagic trip 3 miles west of Bishop Rock. Cory’s Shearwater – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 3 miles west of Bishop Rock. Balearic Shearwater – 1 on the evening Read more…
Wednesday (13/07) Cory’s Shearwater – 2 seen from the Scillonian III. Sooty Shearwater – 1 seen from the Scillonian III. Common Sandpiper – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool Yellow-legged Gull – 1 off Deep Point. Thursday (14/07) Cory’s Shearwater – 1 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles south of Bishop Rock (photo). Sooty Shearwater – Read more…
Wednesday (06/07) Lapwing – 2 flew over Troy Town, St. Agnes and later flew high northeast over Higher Moors, Thursday (07/07) European Storm-petrel – 4 on the evening pelagic trip 9 miles south of St. Mary’s. Porbeagle Shark – 1 caught, tagged and released on the evening pelagic trip 9 miles south of Read more…
Monday (27/06) Rose-coloured Starling – An adult in Tresco Abbey Gardens and a juvenile on St. Martin’s. Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 2 on the evening pelagic trip 6 miles south of St. Mary’s (photo). Cory’s Shearwater – 8 on the evening pelagic trip 6 miles south of St. Mary’s (photo). Sooty Shearwater – 2 near Read more…
Monday (20/06) Rose-coloured Starling – 1 still visiting the garden behind Star Castle. Mediterranean Gull – 11 on a sandbank between Merrick & Plumb Islands. Tuesday (21/06) Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 1 was seen on the evening fishing/pelagic trip. Rose-coloured Starling – 1 still visiting the garden behind Star Castle. Red Kite – 2 reported over Read more…
**** The ZINO’S PETREL seen and photographed on a Scilly pelagic trip on 30th July 2020 has been accepted by the BOU as the first for Britain **** Monday (13/06) Little Bittern – The male was still at Porth Hellick Pool. Rose-coloured Starling – An adult in a chicken field near Cove Vean, Read more…