Monday No reports Tuesday The first short-range evening pelagic trip produced the first Wilson’s Storm-petrel of the season and 40 European Storm-petrel. A Dunlin & a Common Sandpiper flew over McFarland’s Down late evening and 5 Swift flew south over Hugh Town Wednesday A Whimbrel flew over the Garrison and the first 2 returning Sandwich Tern were at Porthcressa Thursday Another short-range evening Read more…
Dear Friends of ISBG, Due to COVID-19, we expect that fewer birders will be coming to Scilly this October and the log (if it goes ahead) is going to be a very different affair from previous years. Our printers, Swallowtail, have offered to post out the Review directly after printing Read more…
Wednesday The only report was of a Hobby over Normandy. Thursday The Cetti’s Warbler was still near the Dump Clump and a brief visit to Tresco produced a Tufted Duck, a Black-tailed Godwit, a Golden Plover and 3 Mediterranean Gull. Friday A large shearwater seen off Morning Point was thought to be a Cory’s Shearwater. 200+ Manx Shearwater, a Kittiwake and 300+ Lesser Black-backed Read more…
Thursday A Great White Egret was flushed from Teän and flew towards St. Martin’s also on Teän were 15 -20 Curlew and 2 newly fledged Ringed Plovers. A Green Sandpiper was at Porth Hellick and Lower Moors and 3 Crossbill were at Longstone. Friday An adult Mediterranean Gull was near the Daymark, St Martin’s, a Greenshank flew over Hugh town and a Siskin was at Read more…
Firstly news from 2019, the BBRC have accepted the Hume’s Warbler at Newford Duck Pond last November. Saturday The Red-rumped Swallow was still at Porth Hellick. 8 Swift were over Kittydown, 6 were over Longstone and 6 were over the Garrison. A sea-watch from Deep Point yielded 2 Sooty Shearwater, 70 Manx Shearwater, a European Storm-petrel, 4 Fulmar, Read more…
Firstly late news from Saturday (13/06) 2 Rose-coloured Starling flew past the Daymark on St. Martin’s. Also of interest the Scopoli’s Shearwater seen from a Sapphire Pelagic on July 11 last year has been accepted by BBRC as the second record for Britain after the first one in 2004. Monday The Yellow-legged Gull was still at Porthloo, 2 Crossbill flew Read more…
Wednesday 3 Crossbill flew over the pines at Spray View, near Deep Point & 1 was at Longstone, a Hobby was over Trenoweth and the Yellow-legged Gull flew over Bay View Terrace towards Porthloo Thursday 7 Crossbill flew over Longstone, 3 Swift were over Longstone with another over High Lanes and the Yellow-legged Gull was at Porthloo. Friday The Yellow-legged Gull was on a Read more…
Friday The Red-rumped Swallow & a Swift were at Porth Hellick, the Rose-coloured Starling flew over Ennor Close, Old Town and 2 Golden Oriole were singing in Holy Vale with another at Porth Hellick. Saturday The Red-rumped Swallow & a Swift were still at Porth Hellick and the Rose-coloured Starling flew over Sallyport and was then briefly in a garden at Little Porth. Sunday Read more…
Monday 2 Hooded Crow flew over Porthloo heading towards the Golf Course and 1 was seen later on the Garrison. Tuesday A Red-rumped Swallow (the third of the year), a Hobbyand 2 Swift were over Porth Hellick Pool. 2 Golden Oriole were singing in the elms at the top of Holy Vale and 1 was at Porth Hellick, where Read more…
At least 2 pairs of Ringed Plover are nesting on St. Martin’s and 2 pairs of Wheatear are near the Daymark. Thursday An Osprey was on Taylors Island, Porthloo, it then flew over Old Town and Kittydown. It was photographed and the photos showed it to be bearing a blue ring on the right leg with Read more…