PELAGIC NEWS: A review of all photographs taken off Scilly of claimed Scopoli’s Shearwaters has revealed that the total of confirmed Scopoli’s was 28! Considering thar there were only 3 British Records (2 of which were from Scilly) before July 2023, this an astounding figure. All bar 1 were in the period July 28th to August Read more…
Monday (16/10) Red-eyed Vireo – 1 in scrub between Apple Tree Glade and Watch Hill, Bryher (photo). Radde’s Warbler – 1 calling and showing occasionally by the recycling bins on the Garrison Campsite. Glossy Ibis – 1 around St. Mary’s favouring the area around the plastic covered field between Carreg Dhu and Parting Carn Cattle Read more…
Saturday (14/10) Pallid Harrier – The juvenile flew over the Shooting Club on the Garrison, then over Hugh Town, where it landed at Shooters’ Pool (photo) for a couple of hours before flying over Old Town, (over Peninnis Head and out to sea. Wison’s Snipe – A bird photographed at Porth Hellick Read more…
Tuesday (10/10) Richard’s Pipit – 1 or 2 around St. Mary’s 1 at end of Barnaby Lane, St. Agnes. And 1 on Bryher. Glossy Ibis – 1 still in field in the polythene covered field between Carreg Dhu and Parting Carn before flying to the field at the junction to Green Farm/ Read more…
Friday (06/10) BOBOLINK – 2 still in the fields behind the Mainland Marketing shed. Red-eyed Vireo – 1 still in bushes by Porth Killier, St. Agnes. Buff-breasted Sandpiper –1 still on the eastern side of Wingletang Down, St. Agnes. Glossy Ibis – 1 still touring St. Mary’s. Great White Egret – 1 on Teän (photo), later flew Read more…
Tuesday (03/10) BOBOLINK – 2 still in the fields behind the Mainland Marketing shed. Buff-breasted Sandpiper –1 still on the eastern side of Wingletang Down, St. Agnes. Glossy Ibis – 1 in a field near Pelistry Riding Stables. Short-toed Lark – 1 still in the big field at Castella, St. Agnes. Melodious Warbler – 1 Read more…
Late News from Friday (29/09) Photographs of a large skua were examined and as suspected at the time, it proved to be a SOUTH POLAR SKUA. This the third record from Scilly Pelagics this year, A visitor photogaphed a bird from the Stephen Sussex hide at Porth Hellick, proved to be Read more…
Tuesday (26/09) Yellow-throated Vireo? – A bird seen very briefly in the pines by 2 people was though most likely to be this species Northern Parula – It was still shoeing on and off in the willow behind St. Martin’s cricket pitch. Glossy Ibis – 1 toured St. Mary’s, landed briefly in Lower Moors and Read more…
Saturday (23/09) *** NORTHERN PARULA *** – 1 behind the cricket pitch on St. Martin’s, unfortunately only was only seen by the finder ana could not be relocated. This is the 7th record for Scilly and the first since 1995. The las British Record was in 2010. Pectoral Sandpiper – 1 still at Read more…
Wednesday (20/09) Cliff Swallow – The autumn continued its good start with yet another American bird. It was first seen at Little Porth before flying over Buzza Tower and the showing briefly at Porthloo, before settling down late afternoon in the Porth Hellick/Higher Moors area. This is the 7th record for Scilly, Read more…