Welcome to the Isles of Scilly Bird Group website, the hub for bird and wildlife sightings on Scilly. Check out what’s been seen, and find out information on birding on the islands, our work, membership and our Bird and Natural History Review. You can also see which bird species require a description on Scilly.
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- Friday 11th – Tuesday 15th April 2025 – IoS Bird SightingsFriday (11/04) Hoopoe – 1 still in fields between Sandy Lane and Longstone. Nightingale – 1 singing in the vineyard on St. Martin’s. Purple Heron – 1 briefly in flight over Porth Hellick Pool Great white Egret – 1 Read more…
- Monday 7th – Thursday 10th April 2025 – IoS Bird SightingsMonday (07/04) Red-rumped Swallow – 2 over the Great Pool, Tresco (photo) and it or another was seen late afternoon over Porth Hellick Pool before flying off towards Carn Friars. Wryneck – 1 in the gorse at Read more…
- Thursday 3rd – Sunday 6th April 2025 – IoS Bird SightingsThursday (03/04) Little Ringed Plover – 1 on the Golf Course. Woodchat Shrike – 1 sill in the pig field at Trewince (photo). Red-backed Shrike – A female at Middle Town, At. Martin’s. Night Heron – 1 still at Read more…