BIRD REPORTS
Thursday 19th November 2009 – IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – SABINE’S GULL again in Old town Bay this morning and at Porthloo late afternoon, also 3 Lapwings and a Black Redstart at Porthloo.
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Wednesday 18th November 2009 – IoS Bird Reports
St Martin’s – SABINE’S GULL today at Middle Town Tresco – Little Grebe (2), Whooper Swan (11), Long-tailed Duck (1W), Pochard (5), Tufted Duck (1), Pintail (2 drakes), Sparrowhawk and Med Gull (1W) St Mary’s – Yellow-browed Warbler at Porth Hellick Read more…
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Monday 16th November 2009 – IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – first-winter Mediterranean Gull & 5+ Black Redstarts at Porthcressa, single Black Redstarts at Carn Leh & Porth Mellon and Richard’s Pipit still in the field on the other side of the boardwalk opposite the entrance to the Read more…
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Saturday 14th November 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – SABINE’S GULL (juv) in Old Town Bay today and showing well, also Little Gull. Whimbrel (3) at Innisidgen and Swallow (2) at Old Town. Yellow-browed Warbler at Porth Hellick Loop. Richards Pipit in field between Salakee and Read more…
ISBG News
2009 Gallery updated
The 2009 Gallery has now been updated with images from October this year including Bluethroat, Citrine Wagatil, Common Rosefinch, Richards Pipit and more. See HERE.
ID and Articles
Acro Warbler at Big Pool, St Agnes
An interesting Acrocephalus Warbler frequented the extensive sedge around Big Pool, St Agnes in the last week of October ’09. Thought by some to be Marsh Warbler, others weren’t convinced. The photos below are by far the best we have Read more…
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Recent Sightings
4th November 2009 St. Mary’s – 3 Black Redstarts and a first-winter Mediterranean Gull at Little Porth, single Black Redstarts at Giant’s Castle & Watermill, Merlin over the golf course, Golden Plover on the airfield, 7 Teal at Porth Hellick Read more…
ISBG News
Lost on Scilly – October 2009
The season is over for another year & we have the usual detritus left after the Log! If you feel any of this is yours then please send us your home address and a cheque/cash for your estimate of the postage & packing and we will send it back to you. (more…)
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Sunday 1st November 2009 IoS Bird Reports
OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT still in the Marigold field on Sunnyside Farm Trail, BLUETHROAT still in the new extension of Lower Moors at Rosehill, Yellow-browed Warblers on Porth Hellick Loop and near Shooters’ Pool, Lower Moors, Siberian Chiffchaff at Higher Moors pumping Read more…
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October 24th – 31st 2009 IoS Bird Reports
Below is a list of birds of note from the last week in October. Not the greatest week in history but just enough to keep the week ticking over. (more…)