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 29th July – Tuesday 4th August 2027 – IoS Bird SightingsWednesday (29/07) Purple Heron – The juvenile was still in the Lower Moors area. Wood Sandpiper – 1 on the Lower Moors Pool and 1 on Porth Hellick Pool. Green Sandpiper – 1 on the Lower Moors Pool Read more…
- Wednesday 22nd – Tuesday 29th July 2027 – IoS Bird SightingsWednesday (22/07) Purple Heron – A juvenile flew from Porth Hellick Pool towards Holy Vale. Wood Sandpiper – 1 still on the Lower Moors Pool. Common Sandpiper – 1 on St. Agnes. Common Gull – 1 off South Beach, Read more…
- 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…