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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Read more…