BIRD REPORTS
Tuesday 14th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
A Lesser Redpoll over Longstone, St Mary’s and 12 Turnstone on St. Agnes were the only birds of note on the islands today
BIRD REPORTS
Monday 13th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
Tresco – Tufted Duck (2) and Swift (2). Herons continue to increase with ten each of Grey Herons and Little Egrets on Tresco. St. Mary’s – Common Swift over Peninnis.
SEABIRD PELAGICS (see www.scillypelagics.com)
Scilly Pelagics – Monday 13th July 2009
Scilly Pelagics – Birds seen from this evenings pelagic 6 miles south of St Mary’s included: Sabine’s Gull (2), Balearic Shearwater, Manx Shearwater (5), Bonxie (2) and Storm Petrel (50+).
BIRD REPORTS
Sunday 12th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
Only birds of note today were a Whimbrel at Hugh Town Quay and two Tufted Ducks on Tresco.
BIRD REPORTS
Saturday 11th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – Common Crossbills again today at Longstone (50+) and Trenoweth (10).
BIRD REPORTS
Friday 10th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – Only report today was of a Common Sandpiper in Hugh Town. Scilly Pelagic – European Storm-Petrel (15) and Manx Shearwater (15) on this evenings pelagic. Also on the pelagic 2 Blue Sharks, one over 7 ft and 100 lbs+!
MONTHLY BIRD REVIEWS
Monthly Bird Review – June 2009
The first day of the month saw a female Red-backed Shrike on Peninnis Head. Bryher had a Spotted Flycatcher and Tree Pipit and Tresco saw two Lesser Redpolls, a Marsh Harrier and a Common Buzzard. St Agnes had a male Black-eared Wheatear showing well at Little Porth Askin in the afternoon and evening and a female Red-backed Shrike at the end of Barnaby Lane. (more…)
BIRD REPORTS
Thursday 9th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – Common Crossbill (30) at Trenoweth at 12.12hrs St. Martins – Marsh Harrier and Redshank reported today Annet – Manx Shearwater (200+) and Whimbrel
BIRD REPORTS
Wednesday 8th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – Common Crossbill (8) at Longstones this morning.
BIRD REPORTS
Tuesday 7th July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – Greenshank (3) at Porth Hellick Pool this evening (Thanks R.Mawer) Scilly Pelagic – Species seen from this evenings Pelagic included: *WILSON’S STORM PETREL* (the first of the year), 35 European Storm-Petrels, 20 Manx Shearwaters and 2 Great Read more…