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 15th – Tuesday 21st July 2026 – IoS Bird SightingsWednesday (15/07) Green Sandpiper – 1 flew over Longstone. Common Swift – 1 over Longstone and 1 over St. Agnes. Cuckoo– 1 on Bryher Thursday (16/07) Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 15 on the evening pelagic trip 3.5 miles southwest Read more…
- Wednesday 8th – Tuesday 14th July 2027 – IoS Bird SightingsWednesday (08/07) Common Sandpiper – 1 Porth Cressa. Sandwich Tern – 1 over the Roads. Thursday (09/07) European Storm-petrel – 10 on an evening pelagic trip 5.5 miles southwest of the Bishop Rock. Sooty Shearwater – 2 on an Read more…
- Wednesday 1st – Tuesday 7th July 2026 – IoS Bird SightingsWednesday (01/06) No reports Thursday (02/07) Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 6+ on an evening pelagic trip 5 miles southeast of St. Mary’s European Storm-petrel – 6 on an evening pelagic trip 5 miles southeast of St. Mary’s Great Read more…