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Wednesday 1st July 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St. Mary’s – Mistle Thrush still on the Golf Course today and Swift (2) over.
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Tuesday 30th June 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St. Mary’s – Mistle Thrush ( a scarce bird on Scilly, especially in summer) on the Golf Course. Also Sand Martin (2) at Porthloo St. Agnes – Curlew and Turnstone (53) Scilly Pelagic – This evenings Pelagic to Poll Bank Read more…
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Monday 29th June 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St. Mary’s – Common Sandpiper (4) and Greenshank at Porth Hellick Pool. Also Garden Warbler in Holy Vale Bryher – Common Sandpiper on island today Annet – Whimbrel and Manx Shearwater (240+) Tresco – Curlew (2) Near Samson – Sandwich Tern (4) Read more…
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Sunday 28th June 2009 IoS Bird Reports
Nothing of note reported yesterday. Sunday’s birds were; St Mary’s – NIGHT HERON (sub-adult) again this evening at Porth Hellick Pool Near Samson – Whimbrel and Turnstone Round Island – Peregrine (2) Scilly Pelagic – European Storm-Petrel (100+), Arctic Skua (1), Great Read more…
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ID and Articles
Putative Collared Flycatcher on Bryher
Below are photos by Chris Langsdon of a putative female Collared Flycatcher on Bryher. They were taken late afternoon on May 12 2009 and the bird was there early the next morning but was not seen again after 10:30 a.m. Click read more to view the photos and let us know what you think in the new ISBG Forum. (more…)
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Friday 26th June 2009 IoS Bird Reports
A quiet day with just a female Pintail on Bryher and a few Little Egrets returning including three birds on Tresco. The first young Guillemot of the year was seen with and adult in St. Mary’s Sound.
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Thursday 25th June 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Marys – NIGHT HERON again at Lower Moors today Annet – Manx shearwater (160+) and Curlew (2)
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Wednesday 24th June 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St. Mary’s – Single Common Swift over today Tresco – Golden Plover (4) and Wheatear (2) on island. Bryher – Pintail, Redshank and Sand Martin reported today
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Tuesday 23rd June 2009 IoS Bird Reports
Bryher – Quail still calling and Hooded Crow still today. St. Mary’s – Cuckoo Old Town and Peninnis. Sandwich Tern (2) in St. Mary’s Sound. St. Martin’s – Common Swift (2) over the island today Near Samson– Common Tern (100+) and Read more…