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Lucy McRobert

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Wednesday 2nd – Tuesday 8th July 2025 – IoS Bird Sightings

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…

By Lucy McRobert, 3 days3 days ago
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Wednesday 25th June – Tuesday 1st July – IoS Bird Sightings

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…

By Lucy McRobert, 6 days6 days ago
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Wednesday 18th – Tuesday 24th June 2025 – IoS Bird Sightings

Wednesday (18/06) Laughing Gull – A first-summer bird was roosting with Oystercatchers  on Porth Hellick Beach. Little Bittern – The female was still at Lower Moors Purple Heron – 1 flew south from near the dump. Mediterranean Gull  – 4 on Skirt Island, Tresco. Hawfinch – 1 was visiting a feeder at the top of Read more…

By Lucy McRobert, 2 weeks ago
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Wednesday 11th – Tuesday 17th June – IoS Bird Sightings

Wednesday (11/06) Purple Heron – ! flew from Lower Moors towards Rosehill. Thursday (12/06) Purple Heron – An adult bird flew from near the ISBG hide in Lower Moors towards the Project Pool. Golden Oriole – 1 was singing at Salakee. Hobby  – 1 flew over St. Agnes Campsite. Yellow-legged Gull – An adult on Read more…

By Lucy McRobert, 3 weeks3 weeks ago
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Wednesday 4th – Tuesday 10th June 2025 – IoS Bird Sightings

Wednesday (04/06) Black Guillemot – 1 was seen again between Round Island and Man-a-vaur. Balearic Shearwater – 2 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the afternoon crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance. Lapwing – 1 on Tresco Heliport. Golden Oriole – 1 on Lunnon Farm. Spotted Flycatcher – 1 on Lunnon Farm. Read more…

By Lucy McRobert, 1 month ago
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Wednesday 28th May – Tuesday 3rd June – IoS Bird Sightings

Wednesday (28/05) Purple Haron – 1 at Porth Hellick Pool in the evening. Pomarine Skua – 1 was seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III, on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s. Great White Egret  – On St. Mary’s there were reports from Porthloo & Porth Cressa and on St. Read more…

By Lucy McRobert, 1 month ago
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Wednesday 21st – Tuesday 27th May 2025 – IoS Bird Sightings

Wednesday (21/05) Purple Heron – 2 still at Porth Hellick Pool Hawfinch – 1  again made a brief visit to the garden of the staff accommodation behind Star Castle on the Garrison. Quail –  1 flushed from the Popplestone area of Bryher. Whimbrel –   2 on Lower Town Beach, St. Martin’s. Hen Harrier – 1 Read more…

By Lucy McRobert, 1 month1 month ago
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Saturday 16th – Tuesday 20th May 2025 – IoS Bird Sightings

Friday (16/05)  Short-toed Lark  – 1 was on the airfield. Black Guillemot  – 1 was again near Round Island. Golden Oriole – 1 singing at Trenoweth. Great White Egret – 1 flew down Tresco Chaneel. Hobby – 1 over Bryher. Common Swift – 4 over Bryher. Turtle Dove – 2 on Bryher and 1 on St, Agnes, Read more…

By Lucy McRobert, 2 months ago
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Sunday 11th – Thursday 15th May 2026 – IoS Bird Sightings

Sunday (11/05)  Black Guillemot  – 1 was near Round Island (photo). This a very rare bird on Scilly and this is the first record for 21 years. Golden Oriole – 1 singing at the Higher Moord end of Holy Vale. Great Northern Diver – 2 by Nut Rock, Tresco. Grey Plover – 1 flew Read more…

By Lucy McRobert, 2 months2 months ago
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Tuesday 6th – Saturday 10th May 2025 – IoS Bird Sightings

Tuesday (06/05)  Purple Heron – Reports from St. Agnes, Bryher, Tresco and several locations on St. Mary’s, probably involved 20 possibly 3 individuals. Great White Egret  – 1 in Lower Moors. Great Northern Diver – 3 in Par Beach Bay, St. Martin’s. Common Sandpiper  – 1 at Periglis, St. Agnes. Whimbrel – 2 at Porthloo, Read more…

By Lucy McRobert, 2 months2 months ago

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