St. Mary’s - A Quail at Porth Hellick, a Spotted Flycatcher in Lower Moors, 2 White Wagtails at the quay, 3 Turtle Dove along Sandy Lane and another near Buzza Tower. An immature male Marsh Harrier was seen over both Higher and Lower Moors.
Tresco - A Red-breasted Merganser, a Common Gull, a Pintail, a Jackdaw and a Raven.
St. Agnes - A Bar-tailed Godwit and a Turtle Dove.
Samson - A Roseate Tern and a female Marsh Harrier.
St. Martin’s - A Raven flew over the cricket pitch in the evening.
Annet - A Spotted Flycatcher.
The first evening pelagic of the year produced a Great Skua, 20 European Storm-petrel, 15 Manx Shearwater and rather unusually for a pelagic trip a female Pied Flycatcher & a Garden Warbler.
Posted: May 20th, 2010 under BIRD REPORTS, SEABIRD PELAGICS (see www.scillypelagics.com).
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Click HERE to see Bob Flood’s video of the Black-browed Albatross seen recently from St Mary’s on Scilly Pelagics website.
Posted: October 2nd, 2009 under ID and Articles, SEABIRD PELAGICS (see www.scillypelagics.com).
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There are a few places left on the Birder Special Pelagics this August:
visit the Scilly Pelagics website for booking and further details.
Posted: July 25th, 2009 under SEABIRD PELAGICS (see www.scillypelagics.com).
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All of todays birds were at sea. A Great Skua and 100 European Storm-petrels were seen from the Scillonian III morning trip (Penzance to St. Mary’s) and A dark phase Pomarine Skua and 80 European Storm-petrels on the Scillonian III evening trip (St. Mary’s to Penzance).
Scilly Pelagics - Todays all-day pelagic produced at least 5 *WILSON’S STORM-PETREL*, 80+ European Storm-petrels, an adult Sabine’s Gull, 6 Manx, 2 Balearic and 2 Great Shearwaters. Also, a 120-130 lb Blue Shark was landed, tagged and released.
Posted: July 25th, 2009 under BIRD REPORTS, SEABIRD PELAGICS (see www.scillypelagics.com).
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St. Mary’s - Common Sandpiper (3) and an ‘islandica’ Black-tailed Godwit at Porth Hellick Pool today.
Scilly Pelagics - This evenings Pelagic 8 miles SE of St. Mary’s produced - 1 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 20 Manx Shearwater, 3 Great and 1 Pomarine Skua, 70 European Storm-Petrels and a Sabine’s Gull.
Posted: July 20th, 2009 under BIRD REPORTS, SEABIRD PELAGICS (see www.scillypelagics.com).
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Scilly Pelagics - Birds seen from this evenings pelagic 6 miles south of St Mary’s included: Sabine’s Gull (2), Balearic Shearwater, Manx Shearwater (5), Bonxie (2) and Storm Petrel (50+).
Posted: July 14th, 2009 under SEABIRD PELAGICS (see www.scillypelagics.com).
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St Mary’s - Only report today was of a Common Sandpiper in Hugh Town.
Scilly Pelagic - European Storm-Petrel (15) and Manx Shearwater (15) on this evenings pelagic. Also on the pelagic 2 Blue Sharks, one over 7 ft and 100 lbs+!
Posted: July 11th, 2009 under BIRD REPORTS, SEABIRD PELAGICS (see www.scillypelagics.com).
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St Mary’s - Greenshank (3) at Porth Hellick Pool this evening (Thanks R.Mawer)
Scilly Pelagic - Species seen from this evenings Pelagic included: *WILSON’S STORM PETREL* (the first of the year), 35 European Storm-Petrels, 20 Manx Shearwaters and 2 Great Skuas.
Posted: July 7th, 2009 under BIRD REPORTS, SEABIRD PELAGICS (see www.scillypelagics.com).
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No news from the islands themselves but this evenings pelagic 6 miles south of St. Mary’s produced the second record in British waters of SCOPOLI’S SHEARWATER. Scopoli’s Shearwater is the Mediterranean subspecies of Cory’s Shearwater and is a candidate for future splitting. The first record was also in Scillonian waters on a pelagic on 02/08/04. Also seen were European Storm-Petrel (40+), Great Skua, Manx Shearwater (4), Ocean Sunfish and Blue Shark.
Posted: July 5th, 2009 under BIRD REPORTS, SEABIRD PELAGICS (see www.scillypelagics.com).
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After years of successful seabird expeditions off the Islands Scilly Pelagics now have their own website. For all this years trip information and some great photos go to www.scillypelagics.com/.
Posted: February 25th, 2009 under SEABIRD PELAGICS (see www.scillypelagics.com).
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