There are a few places left on the Birder Special Pelagics this August: August 1st & 2nd – 1 place August 8th & 9th – 1 place August 22nd & 23rd – 7 places visit the Scilly Pelagics website for booking and further details.
St Mary’s – Med Gull (ad) still at Porthloo today. Also Black-tailed Godwit and Green Sandpiper (2) at Porth Hellick Pool. Balearic Shearwater seen from boat 1.5miles off Penninis Head at 16.30hrs.
Scilly Pelagics – *WILSON’S STORM-PETREL* (4) from pelagic 8 miles south of St Mary’s today. Also Great Shearwater (2), Balearic Shearwater, Sooty Shearwater, Manx Shearwater (5), Little Tern and Bonxie. St Mary’s – Med Gull (ad) still at Porthloo this morning.
All of todays birds were at sea. A Great Skua and 100 European Storm-petrels were seen from the Scillonian III morning trip (Penzance to St. Mary’s) and A dark phase Pomarine Skua and 80 European Storm-petrels on the Scillonian III Read more…
St. Mary’s – Adult Med Gull and Common Sandpiper at Porthloo today Tresco – Green Sandpiper, adult summer Knot, Redshank (5), Greenshank (7) and Swift (3).
The only bird of note today was the adult Med Gull that commuted between Porthloo and Porthmellon
St Mary’s – Med Gull (ad) still at Porthloo this morning and Common Swift over Hugh Town Annet – Manx Shearwater (300+), Puffin (20) and an Ocean Sunfish Tresco – Common Swift (2), Little Egret (4), Common Sandpiper (4), Pintail, Read more…
St. Mary’s – Adult Mediterranean Gull at Porthloo. Black-tailed Godwit and Common Sandpiper (2) at Porth Hellick and Crossbill (3) at Telegraph Tresco – Sanderling (8), Turnstone (2), Sandwich Tern (15) on island today Samson – Whimbrel (2) and Sandwich Tern (5) Teän Read more…
St. Mary’s – Common Sandpiper (3) and an ‘islandica’ Black-tailed Godwit at Porth Hellick Pool today. Scilly Pelagics – This evenings Pelagic 8 miles SE of St. Mary’s produced – 1 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 20 Manx Shearwater, 3 Great and 1 Pomarine Read more…
St Mary’s – Med Gull (1s) still at Porth Hellick Beach this morning.