The Isles of Scilly Bird and Natural History Review 2016 is now on sale. Another superb bumper issue containing 256 pages! Full of super artwork and details of all 237 bird species seen during the year. For full details and how to purchase your copy see link below. Bird and Read more…
St. Mary’s – The American Golden Plover was still on Porth Hellick Beach and the Little Stint & 7 Common Snipe were on Porth Hellick Pool. A Firecrest was at Content and 5 Pied Flycatchers were at Watermill. Tresco – 2 Bee-eaters were still by the Abbey Gardens. St. Martin’s Read more…
Monday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – 2 Bee-eaters were seen in several locations around the island, before moving to Tresco in the afternoon. The American Golden Plover was still on Porth Hellick Beach and 3 Little Stints, 8 Greenshanks & 2 Common Snipe were on Porth Hellick Pool. The Icterine Read more…
Saturdays Birds were: St. Mary’s – 3 Little Stints, a Jack Snipe, 9 Common Snipe and 6 Greenshanks were on Porth Hellick Pool and the American Golden Plover was on Porth Hellick Beach. 2 Common Snipe, a Greenshank, 2 Kingfishers and a Wryneck were seen from the ISBG hide in Read more…
St. Mary’s – 3 Little Stints, 6Common Snipe and 10Greenshanks were on Porth Hellick Pool. The American Golden Ploverwas on the airfield before moving to Porth Hellick Beach. A Lesser Whitethroat was near the Municipal Dump and 2 Bar-tailed Godwits and 2 Sanderlings were on Porthloo Beach. Tresco – 6 Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Semi-palmated Sandpiper, a Curlew Sandpiper, 4Little Stints, a Common Sandpiper, 4 Common Snipe and aJack Snipe were on Porth Hellick Pool and the American Golden Plover was still on Porth Hellick Beach. A Wryneck & 30+ Northern Wheatears were at Giant’s Castle and another 20+ Northern Read more…
The bird log will again be held in the Scillonian Club from Saturday September 30th to Friday October 29th. The usual temporary trails will be open, these are: Peninnis Farm Trail which runs from half way down King Edwards Road (the central track along Peninnis) through the fields to Old Read more…
The Stephen Sussex hide on Porth Hellick Pool is currently closed whilst repairs are made to the entrance boardwalk, access should be possible again from next Monday (25/09/17). UPDATE on bridge works & access to the Stephen Sussex Hide, Higher Moors, #Scilly. #Birdwatching #PleaseShare https://t.co/IfqqMnQBez pic.twitter.com/SNWiDaUw6N — IoS Wildlife Read more…
St. Mary’s – The Semi-palmated Sandpiper, a Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Little Stints, a Common Sandpiper, a Jack Snipe, 7 Common Snipe and 11 Greenshanks were all on Porth Hellick Pool. The American Golden Plover was still nearby on Porth Hellick Beach. 2 Spotted Flycatchers were at Harry’s Walls. St. Agnes Read more…
Monday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – The Semi-palmated Sandpiper was on Lower Moors Pool most of the day before moving on to Porth Hellick Pool in the evening. Also seen at Porth Hellick Pool were 2 Little Stints, 4 Greenshanks, a Common Sandpiper and a female Wigeon. 3 Crossbills flew Read more…