Tuesday The first Wryneck of the autumn was along the coastal path from Old Town to Porth Hellick 200 yards west of Blue Carn and likewise the first Pied Flycatcher was in the pines above Innisidgen. A Wheatear, a Blackcap & a Common Whitethroat were on Peninnis, single Water Rail were at Porth Hellick & Lower Moors, another Common Whitethroat & 6 Willow Warbler were Read more…
Wednesday A Sooty Shearwater flew past Peninnis Head, a Common Sandpiper was in Lower Moors and a Crossbill was at Longstone Thursday 3 Swift were over Old town and the Crossbill was still at Longstone. The evening pelagic trip 5 miles south of St. Mary’s produced 1 Cory’s Shearwater, 16 Great Shearwater, 6 Wilsons Storm-petrel, about 300 European Storm-petrel, 2 Bluefin Tuna and a Blue Shark. Friday Read more…
Saturday A Green Sandpiper flew over Lunnon, a Mediterranean Gull was at Pelistry, a Wheatear was at Deep Point and 2 Crossbill were in Carreg Dhu pines. On Tresco 9 Greenshank, 5 Redshank & 3 Little Egret were on the Great Pool and a Garden Warbler & a Whitethroat were on Pool Road. Sunday The Mediterranean Gull was still at Pelistry and 2 Swift were over Buzza. On Tresco there were Read more…
Thursday Another unbelievable evening pelagic trip3 miles southwest of Bishop Rock produced a first for Britain in the shape of a ZINO’S PETREL it didn’t hang around for long but every birder on board managed to get views of it. This is an amazing record as the world population is only about Read more…
Monday A magical evening pelagic trip 6 miles south of St. Mary’s produced 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Great Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 4 Wilson’s Storm Petrel and about 150 European Storm-petrel, Both of the petrels gave such close views they were breaking the current social-distancing rules! 3 Cory’s Shearwater flew past Peninnis & 1 was seen from the Read more…
Tuesday A Cetti’s Warbler caught at Porth Hellick Ringing Station was a male in complete juvenile plumage. This may be an indication of local breeding. A juvenile Cuckoo was on Porth Hellick Down. An evening boat trip saw 250+ Manx Shearwater, a Sooty Shearwater and an Arctic Tern all between Annet and Samson. Wednesday A Hobby was over Watermill and a Balearic Read more…
Tuesday A Green Sandpiper and a Cetti’s Warbler were at Shooters’ Pool Wednesday 12 Sandwich Tern, 3 Mediterranean Gull ,7 Black-headed Gull and a Common Sandpiper were at Porthcressa. 5 Crossbill were at Longstone and flew off towards Sandy Lane. Thursday A Sooty Shearwater was in a flock of Manx Shearwater west of Mincarlo, Wester Isles. A Yellow-legged Gull & 2 Mediterranean Gull were in Hugh Town Harbour, another Yellow-legged Gull & Read more…
Friday 25 Swift were over Longstone. Saturday 2 Mediterranean Gull were in Porthcressa Bay, 2 were in Tresco Channel and 6 were hawking flying ants over Tresco, 20 Swift were also over Tresco and a Little Egret was in Tresco Channel. There were 2 Sanderling and 12 Sandwich Tern on St. Martin’s Sunday 3 Mediterranean Gull flew over Church Road, Hugh Town, 2 were Read more…
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…