BIRD REPORTS
Sunday 8th February 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still in chicken field at Parting Carn. Kumlien’s Gull (1w) at Porth Mellon beach this morning. Also Iceland Gull (1w). Glaucous Gull (ad) on Dump.
BIRD REPORTS
Saturday 7th February 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still in chicken field at Parting Carn. Kumlien’s Gull (1w) at Dump again this afternoon. Also Iceland Gull (1w) and Glaucous Gull (2w). Glaucous Gull (ad) on beach at Porthloo and Iceland Gull (1w) this Read more…
BIRD REPORTS
Friday 6th February 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still at dump at midday and showing well. Also Glaucous Gull (2), Iceland Gull (4) and Kumlien’s Gull. Glaucous Gull (2w) and Iceland Gull (1w) at Porth Mellon today (Thanks B.Flood).
BIRD REPORTS
Thursday 5th February 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still at Dump today and showing well. Glaucous Gull (ad, 2w and 1w) at Porth Mellon at midday and another (2w) on airfield at 13.30hrs. Long-tailed tit (5) at McFarland’s Down in pines and on Read more…
BIRD REPORTS
Wednesday 4th February 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* on allotments near Dump at 09.00hrs. Kumliens Gull, Iceland Gull (2x1w) and Glaucous Gull (1w) all seen today at Dump and Porth Mellon.
ID and Articles
Lapwings Slaughtered in France
There is a video doing the rounds on You tube that shows the slaughter of hundreds of Lapwing in France .If you want to see it go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJZ40T5Xdm0 or just put lapwing slaughter into You Tube. It is so Read more…
BIRD REPORTS
Tuesday 3rd February 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still in chicken Field at Parting Carn. Glaucous Gull (ad) and Iceland Gull (3x1w) at Dump this morning. Tresco – TREECREEPER (10th record for Scilly!) in Well Court today and Great-spotted woodpecker. Also Barnacle goose, Whooper Read more…
BIRD REPORTS
Monday 2nd February 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – Glaucous Gull (ad and 1w) and Iceland Gull (3 x1w) still on Dump this afternoon. *CATTLE EGRET* still at Parting Carn.
BIRD REPORTS
Sunday 1st February 2009 IoS Bird Reports
St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still at Parting Carn in chicken field. Kumlien’s Gull on Dump at 09.15hrs with Iceland Gull (3 x1w). Glaucous Gull (ad) on Dump at 11.20hrs and Iceland Gull (1w). Iceland Gull (w) at Porth Mellon Read more…
MONTHLY BIRD REVIEWS
Monthly Bird Review – January 2009
The start of a new Scillies year saw last years lingering goodies include the white morph GYR still on Samson and two CATTLE EGRET on Tresco. Also on the 1st, Common Buzzard, Little Gull, Whooper Swan and Red-breasted Merganser were all seen on Tresco. (more…)