Tuesday (29/08) Red-footed Booby – Not seen from the boat that met the birders off the Scillonian III, but was sat on the top of the Bishop Rock Lighthouse at about 18:00 Brown Booby – It was reported at 10:40 but there was not seen Read more…
Saturday (26/08) RED-FOOTED BOOBY – Still on the Bishop Rock Lighthouse Scopoli’s Shearwater – 2 more (the 15th & 16th) of the season) was seen and photographed on the daytime pelagic trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock. Woodchat Shrike – The juvenile was Read more…
Tuesday (22/08) RED-FOOTED BOOBY – It was still sat on the Bishop Rock Lighthouse. Scopoli’s Shearwater – A “possible” seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the return trip (photos were taken and confirmation is awaited). Cory’s Shearwater – 18 flying Read more…
SCOPOLI’S SHEARWATER up to Monday (21/08) the total seen (all photographed) from the MV Sapphire this pelagic season is 14. Considering that there were only 3 British records before this year, and 2 of those were also seen from the Read more…
Tuesday (08/08) SCOPOLI’S SHEARWATER – Yet another on the evening pelagic trip 4 km southwest of Bishop Rock. Wilson’s Storm-petrel –12 on the evening pelagic trip 4 km southwest of Bishop Rock. Cory’s Shearwater – 8 off Porth Hellick Down. 4 off Giant’s Read more…
Tuesday (01/08) Cory’s Shearwater – c800 in Scillonian waters from the Scillonian III on the return crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance and 200+ off Porth Hellick Down and also seen in 100s from other island headlands, Great Shearwater – 200 in Read more…
Retrospective news for Friday (28/07) SCOPOLI’S SHEARWATER– 1 was identified on scrutiny of the many photographs taken of the Cory’s Shearwaters on the evening trip north of St. Martin’s. This is only the third record for Scilly. Saturday (29/07) Wilson’s Read more…
Saturday (22/07) Cory’s Shearwater – 8 seen off Peninnis in a 10-minute seawatch from 18:50 to 19:00. Sooty Shearwater – 1 seen off Peninnis in a 10-minute seawatch from 18:50 to 19:00 Sunday (23/07) Cory’s Shearwater – 2 past Peninnis 1 at 08: 30 and 1 at 12:19 Read more…
Apart from pelagic sightings a very quiet week, Saturday (15/07) Common Swift – 1 over Trenoweth. Sunday (16/07) Mediterranean Gull –7 near Samson 35 around Tresco. Yellow-legged Gull – A juvenile on Tresco. Sandwich Tern – 28 on Tresco and 20 near Samson Tern – Read more…
Saturday (08/07) European Storm-petrel – 1 flew past Peninnis in an early morning 2-hour seawatch. Manx Shearwater –160 flew past Peninnis in an early morning 2-hour seawatch. Common Swift – 1 over Pump Lane and 1 over Green Farm. Sunday (09/07) Black Read more…