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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- Monday 16th – Sunday 22nd February 2026 – IoS Bird SightingMonday (16/02) Great White Egret – 1 still on Porth Hellick Pool. Jack Snipe – 3 flushed at Porth Hellick. Woodcock – 1 Cove Vean, St. Agnes. Tuesday (17/02) Fin whale – 1 Peninnis. Wednesday (18/02) Great White – 1 Read more…
- Sunday 8th – Sunday 15th February 2026 – IoS Bird SightingsSunday (08/02) to Sunday (15/02) Apart from a Reed Bunting at Porth Hellick Bank om Sunday (08/02), 2 Firecrest on St. Mary’s on Friday (13/02 and a Great White Egret& a Little Grebe on and throughout the week at Porth Hellick, the Read more…
- Sunday 1st – Saturday 7th February 2026 – IoS Bird SightingsSunday (01/02) Merlin – 1 flew past Jackson’s Hill towards Lower Moors Firecrest – 1 at the junction of Porthloo Lane and Rocky Hill. Fin whale – 2 off Deep Point. Monday (02/02) No reports. Tuesday (03/02) No Read more…