http://www.scilly-birding.co.uk Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:18:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en St. Mary's - A Kingfisher, a Common Sandpiper and 6 Greenshank at Porth Hellick. Tresco - A Hobby, a Marsh Harrier and a Common Sandpiper. Samson - The Spoonbill still present http://www.scilly-birding.co.uk/latest-sightings/tuesday-27th-july-2010-ios-bird-reports/ St. Mary's - A Whimbrel over Holy Vale and an adult Mediterranean Gull on Porthloo beach. Tresco - 6 Redshank, a Common Snipe, 3 Tufted Duck and 10 Grey Heron. Despite the fog the birders on the daytime pelagic trip managed to see a Wilson's Storm-petrel. A Basking Shark was seen near Annet. http://www.scilly-birding.co.uk/latest-sightings/monday-26th-july-2010-ios-bird-reports/ St. Mary's - A Green Sandpiper and a Hobby at the dump. A Balearic Shearwater and 15 Sandwich Tern in The Roads. Tresco - A Mediterranean Gull. Samson - 5 Whimbrel and 11 Common Tern. Teän - 2 Whimbrel and 60 Curlew. The evening pelagic was very quiet on the avian front, producing only ... http://www.scilly-birding.co.uk/latest-sightings/sunday-25th-july-2010-ios-bird-reports/ St. Mary's - A Balearic Shearwater off the Garrison and a Green Sandpiper on a pool behind the municipal dump. Samson - The Spoonbill and Marsh Harrier were still present. Bryher - 4 Dunlin, 12 Ringed Plover, a Whimbrel, 2 Little Egret, 6 Common Tern and 10 Sandwich Tern. http://www.scilly-birding.co.uk/latest-sightings/saturday-24th-july-2010-ios-bird-reports/ St. Mary's - Common Sandpiper by the quay. Tresco - The first Little Egret of the 'autumn'. Samson - The Spoonbill and the Marsh Harrier still present. A daytime pelagic logged a Balearic Shearwater, a Sooty Shearwater, a Great Skua and 20 European Storm-petrel. Also seen were a Minke Whale and a Basking ... http://www.scilly-birding.co.uk/latest-sightings/friday-23rd-july-2010-ios-bird-reports/ St. Mary's - 4 Green Sandpiper on the pool behind the dump. A Turnstone & a Common Sandpiper by the Quay. At Porth Hellick there were 2 Common Sandpiper, a Kingfisher and 2 Swift. Annet - 5 Turnstone. Samson - The Spoonbill still present. The evening pelagic trip produced a Wilson's Storm-petrel, 2 Sooty ... http://www.scilly-birding.co.uk/latest-sightings/thursday-22nd-july-2010-ios-bird-reports/ St. Mary's - A Garden Warbler in Lower Moors, and a Kingfisher, a Common Sandpiper & 2 Greenshank at Porth Hellick Pool. Samson - A Spoonbill http://www.scilly-birding.co.uk/latest-sightings/wednesday-21st-july-2010-ios-bird-reports/ St. Mary's - A Kingfisher, a Tufted Duck, a Swift, 4 Greenshank and 4 Common Sandpipers at Porth Hellick. A juvenile Mediterranean Gull at Porthloo and a Common Sandpiper by the quay. Tresco - A Common Buzzard. Samson - A Spoonbill. St. Agnes - 21 Sanderling. The evening pelagic produced 50 European Storm-petrel, 10+ ... http://www.scilly-birding.co.uk/latest-sightings/tuesday-20th-july-2010-ios-bird-reports/ Monday's highlights were on the evening pelagic trip, when 3 adult Grey Phalaropes were seen, one in summer plumage. A probable Yelkouan Shearwater flew past the boat but unfortunately no photographs were obtained in the wet and windy weather. Also seen on the trip were 60+ European Storm-petrel and 3 ... http://www.scilly-birding.co.uk/latest-sightings/monday-19th-july-2010-ios-bird-reports/ Tresco - 2 Whimbrel, 2 Redshank, a Common Sandpiper, a Tufted Duck and a Pintail. Samson - 2 Whimbrel, 6 Curlew, a Spoonbill and a Marsh Harrier. Teän - 60 Curlew. http://www.scilly-birding.co.uk/latest-sightings/sunday-18th-july-2010-ios-bird-reports/