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.
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- Monday 25th – Wednesday 27th May 2020 – IoS Bird SightingsThe lockdown has an upside with a very good show of cetaceans at the moment with large numbers of Common Dolphin and some Risso’s Dolphin & Minke Whale in recent days. Monday The second (possibly third) Purple Heron of the spring was at Read more…
- Thursday 21st – Sunday 24th May 2020 – IoS Bird SightingsThursday The male Red-backed Shrike was still on the Airfield where there was also a Hobby and it or another was seen over Peninnis. 6 Whimbrel were at Bar Point, the Grey Plover flew from Taylor’s Island, Porthloo towards Tresco and 40 Sanderling were on Read more…
- Tuesday 19th – Wednesday 20th May 2020 – IoS Bird SightingsTuesday A Little Ringed Plover (the fourth this Spring) was sound recorded flying over the Garrison at 03:34 and the partial summer-plumaged Grey Plover still on Porthloo Beach. A Golden Oriole was at the junction of Porthloo Read more…