St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still at Parting Carn in chicken field. Kumlien’s Gull on Dump at 09.15hrs with Iceland Gull (3 x1w). Glaucous Gull (ad) on Dump at 11.20hrs and Iceland Gull (1w). Iceland Gull (w) at Porth Mellon Read more…
The start of a new Scillies year saw last years lingering goodies include the white morph GYR still on Samson and two CATTLE EGRET on Tresco. Also on the 1st, Common Buzzard, Little Gull, Whooper Swan and Red-breasted Merganser were all seen on Tresco. (more…)
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still at Parting Carn. Glaucous Gull (ad and 2w) on Dump this morning. Glaucous Gull and Iceland Gull (2) on Dump this afternoon (Thanks A.Hannington). GN Diver (15) in Crow Sound. Also Eider (2) and Common Read more…
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still at Parting Carn. Glaucous Gull (ad) flew past Giants Castle this morning. Kumlien’s Gull still on Dump with Glaucous Gull (ad and 2x1w) and Iceland Gull (3x1w). Purple Sandpiper below Mermaid Inn Car Park Read more…
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still in chicken Field at Parting Carn. Kumlien’s Gull still on Dump this afternoon and Glaucous Gull (ad and 2x2w) and Iceland Gull (5x1w). Balearic Shearwater flew past Giants Castle this morning. Purple Sandpiper (1w) Read more…
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still in chicken field at Parting Carn this afternoon. *CATTLE EGRET* flew north over Porthloo at 09.05hrs. Iceland Gull (juv) flew over Porth Mellon towards dump this morning. Tresco – Glaucous Gull (2); Adult on Read more…
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still in chicken field at Parting Carn. Kumlien’s Gull (1w) still at dump this morning and Glaucous Gull (2w). Also Glaucous Gull (ad) and Iceland Gull (2w) at Porth Mellon at 10.00hrs. Little Gull (1w) Read more…
St Martin’s – Possible DARK-BREASTED BARN OWL near school at 18.00hrs. Also Iceland Gull (2x1w) One later found dead, Marsh Harrier (fem), Short-eared Owl and Eider offshore. St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* (2) One bird still at Dump and another Read more…
The ISBG Newsletter for Winter 08/09 is now out and packed full of interesting articles including the bird reports from the October ‘Scilly Season’. This is accompanied with some great rarity images from the period. The Newsletter is available to Read more…
Here are a few images of some of the Gulls presently on St Mary’s. Kumliens, Glaucous (2+) and Iceland Gulls (2+) all on the Dump or Porthloo areas over the past week. All images kindly submitted by Joe Pender. Photos Read more…