ISBG News
Happy New Year from the ISBG
May we take this opportunity to introduce our new website and wish all members of the Isles of Scilly Bird Group and Friends of The Isles of Scilly Bird Group a Happy and bird filled New Year!
BIRD REPORTS
Wednesday 31st December 2008 IoS Bird Reports
Birding highlights on the Islands on the final day of 2008 include: Tresco – Sandwich Tern in New Grimsby Harbour at 15.00hrs. (Previously on St Mary’s early morning) St Mary’s – Jack Snipe at Lower Moors flew from Loop trail towards Scrape at 09.05hrs. Also Long-tailed Tit (4+)
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Pocket Guide to Scilly Birds
A new guide focusing on the 100 most common species to be found on Scilly is now available. It’s in hardback, is in full colour, and features superb photographs mainly by Bryan Thomas, with others from Steve Young & George Reszeter. Priced at £7.99 it will be available for sale Read more…
ID and Articles
Madeiran Storm-petrel off Scilly 28 July 2007
Bob Flood Tubenose@Tiscali.co.uk
6.55 pm: on board MV Sapphire with skipper by Joe Pender about 7 miles south-east of Scilly
Another European Storm-petrel appeared over a wave heading in our direction with its characteristic short wings, slightly bowed, batting towards us. I kept scanning in search of a Wilson’s that our visiting birders were after, expecting soon to see its distinctive head-on profile with medium-length and flattened wings, flying towards us with a hirundine-quality. What in fact I did see was a long-winged storm-petrel and my heart missed a beat. I shouted to everyone to get on this storm-petrel! (more…)
ID and Articles
“GREEN FARM” WARBLER
Birders on Scilly in October 2006 may well remember the much discussed warbler at Green Farm, St. Mary’s. Many people believed to be a Syke’s Warbler. It was eventually trapped and biometrics showed it to be a Booted. Even so some people still doubted the identification, supposing the measurements were Read more…
ISBG News
ISBG News – AGM 2008
ISBG AGM 2008: In June the ISBG held its AGM. Will Wagstaff, the Chairman, was able to report another excellent year for the Group, with membership (Friends & Members) around 491 and finances remain healthy. Test sub title Nigel Hudson stood down as the Conservation Officer and has been replaced Read more…
SEABIRD PELAGICS (see www.scillypelagics.com)
Seabird Pelagics 2009
EXCLUSIVE BIRDER ONLY PELAGICS Saturday August 1, 2009 6.00 am to 6.00 pm £45 Sunday August 2, 2009 10.00 am to 6.00 pm £30 Saturday August 8, 2009 6.00 am to 6.00 pm £45 Sunday August 9, 2009 10.00 am to 6.00 pm £30 Saturday August 22, 2009 6.00 am Read more…