ISBG News
Early Milestones
The new ISBG website hit 1500 total visits yesterday with 387 visitors to the site in one day! Very pleasing at such an early part of the year. Thankyou for your continued support. ISBG.
BIRD REPORTS
Sunday 18th January 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – Iceland Gull or possible *Kumliens gull* on beach at Porthmellon at 15.35hrs before flying towards and past Porthlow and out of sight past Golf Course.(Thanks R.Mawer) Also *CATTLE EGRET* still at Dump and another still in field Read more…
BIRD REPORTS
Saturday 17th January 2009 IoS Bird Reports
Birding highlights from the Islands today include: St Marys – *CATTLE EGRET* still at dump this morning and showing extremely well. Also *CATTLE EGRET* in cattle field at Parting Carn. Grey Phalarope at back of St Mary’s Quay today (Thanks Read more…
BIRD REPORTS
Friday 16th January 2009 IoS Bird Reports
Birding highlights from the Islands today include: St Marys – *CATTLE EGRET* still at dump this morning and showing extremely well. Also *CATTLE EGRET* in cattle field at Parting Carn.
TRIP REPORTS
Teachers Week 2008 – A Short Trip Report
The usual ‘teachers week’ trip to Scilly comes round quicker every year. Expectations were again high with our ever growing group predicting all sorts of eastern and western vagrants. Wednesday 29th was to produce a bird we would not have predicted if we each had 50 guesses! (more…)
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Rare Birds, Where and When: A New Book for your Shelf.
Rare Bird Books is the website of author and Yorkshire birder Russell Slack whose forthcoming book is due for release in January 2009: “Rare Birds, Where and When: An analysis of status and distribution in Britain and Ireland. Volume 1: Read more…
ISBG News
Photo Galleries
The Gallery pages have now been updated with images from 2003 right up to Joe Penders photos of the obliging Cattle Egret today. If anyone has photos taken prior to 2003 we will be happy to create extra galleries for Read more…
BIRD REPORTS
Thursday 15th January 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* at Lower Moors in field by Shooter’s Pool this afternoon. NIGHT HERON (ad) flew over road at Lower Moors and appeared to land on Shooter Pool (no further news on Night Heron). St Martin’s – Read more…
BIRD REPORTS
Wednesday 14th January 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still in allotments by dump and showing well. Tresco – Great-spotted Woodpecker, Barnacle Goose (1+), Shoveler (4), Pintail (3), Marsh Harrier and Siskin (3) reported from the island today. Samson – Spoonbill on island again Read more…
BIRD REPORTS
Tuesday 13th January 2009 IoS Bird Reports
Todays birding highlights on the Islands include: St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still in allotments by dump and showing well. Short-eared Owl at Higher Moors near Porth Hellick House at 17.40hrs. Samson – Spoonbill on Island again today.