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…
Monday (06/06) Little Bittern – The male was still at Porth Hellick Pool. Wilson’s Storm-petrel – The first of the year, a very early bird, was seen on an evening pelagic trip (photo). Temminck’s Stint – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco. This a very rare bird on Scilly. Quail – 2 flushed off Read more…