Monday (11/09) Red-footed Booby – Not present in the morning but seen from the evening pelagic trip at 16:45 and 19:50. Western Bonelli’s Warbler – 1 in the pines between Longstone Cottage and Carreg Dhu. Honey Buzzard – an all-dark bird flew up Holy Vale valley at 17:00. Brent Goose – 25+ off Tresco. Cory’s Shearwater – 120 on Read more…
Wednesday (06/09) Red-footed Booby – After initially not present at 13:07, flew back in at 13:43. Cory’s Shearwater – 95 on a daytime fishing/birding trip 15 km northwest of St. Mary’s quay. Great Shearwater – 15 on a daytime fishing/birding trip 15 km northwest of St. Mary’s quay. Balearic Shearwater Read more…
Friday (01/09) Red-footed Booby – Birders on the boat that met the Scillonian, this time struck lucky. The bird was picked up in flight, chased and lost but ended up back on Bishop Rock Lighthouse. Scopoli’s Shearwater – A ‘possible’ was seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning Read more…
Tuesday (29/08) Red-footed Booby – Not seen from the boat that met the birders off the Scillonian III, but was sat on the top of the Bishop Rock Lighthouse at about 18:00 Brown Booby – It was reported at 10:40 but there was not seen from the boat that met the birders off the Scillonian Read more…
Saturday (26/08) RED-FOOTED BOOBY – Still on the Bishop Rock Lighthouse Scopoli’s Shearwater – 2 more (the 15th & 16th) of the season) was seen and photographed on the daytime pelagic trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock. Woodchat Shrike – The juvenile was still on the wires and hedges in the horse paddock, Read more…
Tuesday (22/08) RED-FOOTED BOOBY – It was still sat on the Bishop Rock Lighthouse. Scopoli’s Shearwater – A “possible” seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the return trip (photos were taken and confirmation is awaited). Cory’s Shearwater – 18 flying east, seen in one quick scan from Old Town Beach, Read more…
SCOPOLI’S SHEARWATER up to Monday (21/08) the total seen (all photographed) from the MV Sapphire this pelagic season is 14. Considering that there were only 3 British records before this year, and 2 of those were also seen from the Sapphire, this is totally astounding, what else is out there Read more…
Tuesday (08/08) SCOPOLI’S SHEARWATER – Yet another on the evening pelagic trip 4 km southwest of Bishop Rock. Wilson’s Storm-petrel –12 on the evening pelagic trip 4 km southwest of Bishop Rock. Cory’s Shearwater – 8 off Porth Hellick Down. 4 off Giant’s Castle and 133 on the evening pelagic trip 4 km Read more…
Tuesday (01/08) Cory’s Shearwater – c800 in Scillonian waters from the Scillonian III on the return crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance and 200+ off Porth Hellick Down and also seen in 100s from other island headlands, Great Shearwater – 200 in Scillonian waters from the Scillonian III on the return crossing Read more…
Retrospective news for Friday (28/07) SCOPOLI’S SHEARWATER– 1 was identified on scrutiny of the many photographs taken of the Cory’s Shearwaters on the evening trip north of St. Martin’s. This is only the third record for Scilly. Saturday (29/07) Wilson’s Storm Petrel – 6 on the daytime pelagic south and east Read more…