Saturday 25th April 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s - Grasshopper Warbler at Porth Hellick and Iceland Gull at Porth Mellon again. Swift (2) over Porth Hellick and (5) over Peninnis.
Posted: April 26th, 2009 under BIRD REPORTS.
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St Mary’s - Grasshopper Warbler at Porth Hellick and Iceland Gull at Porth Mellon again. Swift (2) over Porth Hellick and (5) over Peninnis.
Posted: April 26th, 2009 under BIRD REPORTS.
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St Mary’s - TEMMINCK’S STINT still at 10.00hrs on Porth Hellick Pool. Also Pochard. Corn Bunting (2) at Porth Minnick in field with Chickens on airfield side this afternoon. Iceland Gull at Porth Mellon at 15.00hrs and Cuckoo at Porth Hellick. Merlin at Airport.
St Martin’s - WOODCHAT SHRIKE still between Pound Lane and Wine Cove this morning but no sign this afternoon. Also Common Tern offshore and Wheatear (10) in off the sea. (Thanks AH, EAF and RM)
Posted: April 24th, 2009 under BIRD REPORTS.
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St Mary’s - TEMMINKS STINT still at Porth Hellick Pool this morning from Seaward Hide tho distant. Rook on football pitch on The Garrison and GN Diver (4) offshore. Iceland gull at Porth Mellon.
St Martins - WOODCHAT SHRIKE between Pound Lane and Wine Cove at 15.45hrs.
Posted: April 23rd, 2009 under BIRD REPORTS.
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Here are a couple of shots of Tuesdays Temmink’s Stint at Porth Hellick. The last record of this species on the islands was in September 2001 when two juvs were at Abbey Pool, Tresco for three days. This years bird is the earliest of the four spring records from the islands. Porth Hellick Pool has hosted one other, on August 4th 1991.
Posted: April 23rd, 2009 under BIRD REPORTS.
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St Mary’s - TEMMINK’S STINT again today at Porth Hellick Pool from Seaward Hide. Common Whitethroat on The Garrison. Elsewhere, GN Diver off Peninnis, Cuckoo at Peninnis and Pelistry and Common Sandpiper at Porth Hellick Pool.
St Agnes - White Wagtails at Porth Mellon and Periglis today. Also Black Redstart.
Arctic Skua seen from Scillonian III on this mornings crossing.
Posted: April 23rd, 2009 under BIRD REPORTS.
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St Mary’s - TEMMINCK’S STINT at Porth Hellick Pool from Seaward Hide until 20.09hrs when it flew to Porth Hellick Bay. First record from the islands of this species since one in September 2000. Elsewhere, GN Diver still in Porthcressa Bay and Golden Plover on airfield.(Thanks A.Hannington)
Bryher - Redstart behind Fraggle Rock today.
Tresco - Iceland Gull (2 juvs) this afternoon and Pintail (drk) still on Great Pool.
Posted: April 21st, 2009 under BIRD REPORTS.
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The ISBG Noticeboard is now up and running for the year outside of The Pilots Gig Restaurant (rear entrance). Feel free to add your daily sightings to the list using the chalk provided.
Posted: April 21st, 2009 under ISBG News.
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St Mary’s - SHORT-TOED LARK on coastal path near airfield then flew towards Peninnis Head. Also Wheatear (8) and Cuckoo at Peninnis Head. Wheatears also at Porthloo (2) and Litttle Porth (1).Also Iceland Gull (2) at Dump this evening. Elsewhere, Sparrowhawk at Porthloo Lane, Whitethroat at Maypole, Snipe (2) at Porth Hellick Pool and GN Diver in Porthcressa Bay. Swallows reported today at Porth Hellick Pool (11), Lower Moors (4), The Garrison (4) and High Lanes (2). Sandwich Tern (2) and Common Tern (1) were in The Roads.
St Martin’s - Wheatear reported today
Tean - Raven on the island today.
Posted: April 21st, 2009 under BIRD REPORTS.
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Bryher - Redstart, Whitethroat, Hooded Crow and Golden Plover (5) on the Island today
Tresco - Whitethroat, Sklylark and Whimbrel on Tresco today
Samson - Whimbrel and Black-tailed Godwit near Samson
St Mary’s - Great northern Diver (6) in The Roads
Posted: April 20th, 2009 under BIRD REPORTS.
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St Mary’s - Red Kite still mobile around island. Hobby over High Lanes today. Iceland Gull still at dump this afternoon and Cuckoo at Carn Friars at 12.23hrs.
Posted: April 20th, 2009 under BIRD REPORTS.
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