Welcome to the Isles of Scilly Bird Group website, the hub for bird and wildlife sightings on Scilly. Check out what’s been seen, and find out information on birding on the islands, our work, membership and our Bird and Natural History Review. You can also see which bird species require a description on Scilly.
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- Wednesday 18th – Tuesday 24th June 2025 – IoS Bird SightingsWednesday (18/06) Laughing Gull – A first-summer bird was roosting with Oystercatchers on Porth Hellick Beach. Little Bittern – The female was still at Lower Moors Purple Heron – 1 flew south from near the dump. Mediterranean Gull – Read more…
- Wednesday 11th – Tuesday 17th June – IoS Bird SightingsWednesday (11/06) Purple Heron – ! flew from Lower Moors towards Rosehill. Thursday (12/06) Purple Heron – An adult bird flew from near the ISBG hide in Lower Moors towards the Project Pool. Golden Oriole – 1 was Read more…
- Wednesday 4th – Tuesday 10th June 2025 – IoS Bird SightingsWednesday (04/06) Black Guillemot – 1 was seen again between Round Island and Man-a-vaur. Balearic Shearwater – 2 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the afternoon crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance. Lapwing – 1 Read more…