Category Archives: SEABIRD PELAGICS (see www.scillypelagics.com)
Thursday 20th May 2010 IoS Bird Reports
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 … Continue reading
Black-browed Albatross on video
Click HERE to see Bob Flood’s video of the Black-browed Albatross seen recently from St Mary’s on Scilly Pelagics website.
Scilly Birder Special Pelagics – last few places
There are a few places left on the Birder Special Pelagics this August: August 1st & 2nd - 1 place August 8th & 9th - 1 place August 22nd & 23rd – 7 places visit the Scilly Pelagics website for booking and further details.
Thursday 23rd July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
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 … Continue reading
Saturday 18th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
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 … Continue reading
Scilly Pelagics – Monday 13th July 2009
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+).
Friday 10th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
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+!
Tuesday 7th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
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 … Continue reading
Saturday 4th July IoS Bird Reports
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 … Continue reading
**NEW** Scillypelagics.com
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/.