Wednesday (23/07) Wilson’s Storm Petrel – 9 on a JNCC charter 7 miles south of St. Mary’s and 1 seen in Scillonian waters from the Scillonian III. European Storm-petrel – 50 on a JNCC charter 7 miles south of St. Mary’s and 3 seen in Scillonian waters from the Scillonian III. Cory’s Read more…
Wednesday (16/07) Wilson’s Storm Petrel – 8 on a JNCC charter 8 miles south of St. Mary’s. European Storm-petrel – 140 on a JNCC charter 8 miles south of St. Mary’s. Cory’s Shearwater – 4 on a JNCC charter 8 miles south of St. Mary’s. Great Shearwater – 1 on a JNCC charter 8 Read more…
Wednesday (09/07) A couple of local birders invited as spotters on a private charter, doing research on the height that storm-petrels fly, to see how they would be affected by at sea wind turbines, had a mind blowing, once in a life time trip. 9 miles south of St. Mary’s they Read more…
Wednesday (02/07) Purple Heron – 1 High over Hugh Town, Also seen on Lower Moord Pool in the evening Marsh Harrier – 1 on St. Helen’s. Green Sandpiper – 1 flew from the muddy scrape in the garden of the staff accommodation behind Star Castle on the Garrison and possibly the same bird Read more…
Wednesday (25/06) Purple Heron – 1 in Lower Moors early morning and was later seen at Porth Hellick Pool. Little Egret – 1 at Porth Hellick Pool. Grey Wagtail –1 on Bryher. Thursday (26/06) Purple Heron – 1 flew out of the ringing lanes at Porth Hellick. Wilson’s Storm Petrel – 6 on an evening Read more…