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…
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…
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.
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…)
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
Todays birding highlights on the Islands include: St Mary’s – *CATTLE EGRET* still at entrance to dump mid afternoon and showing well. Possible **WILSON’S SNIPE** again this morning at Lower Moors from ISBG hide. Also Golden Plover (9) and Dunlin Read more…