Isles of Scilly Birding (1 Viewer)

Conorbirda2

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• Apr 4, 2008

• #1

Okay, hoping not to tread on any of the Scillies birders toes but have just noticed that The Isles don't have their own slot on the Local Patch Thread. So here it is, feel free to join in!

 

Conorbirda2

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• Apr 4, 2008

• #2

The Great Reed Warbler was located again this morning. Also Osprey at Porthellick and 2 Dotterel on St Martins.

See Cornwall Birding for full updates.

 

Conorbirda2

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• Apr 4, 2008

• #3

Travelling home in October 2008

Of Note: I phoned the travel company to book my flights for the annual trip in October this morning only to be told that the Airport is closing at 12 noon on the 1st November for the return journey home? The latest flights back available were just past 10am! Bit of a waste of the final day so i've decided to take the boat over this year! We usually end up getting the boat back anyway!!

 

Conorbirda2

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• Apr 26, 2008

• #4

Cattle Egret on St Mary's and a male Subalp. on Aggie today.

See Cornwall Birding for daily bird reports from Scilly.

 

Conorbirda2

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• Jul 24, 2008

• #5

Wader season is upon us! Three Wood Sands, three Common Sands and Two Green Sands at Poth Hellick Pool. Also Marsh Harrier and Iceland Gull on St Mary's.

There was another Pelagic off St Mary's tonight. We await the results.

 

Conorbirda2

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• Jul 25, 2008

• #6

No Wilsons on the Pelagic off St Mary's last night, but Sooty Shearwater (2) and Storm Petrel (40).

 

Conorbirda2

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• Jul 29, 2008

• #7

Good numbers of Cory's Shearwater off the Scillies todays with 61 off St Agnes and 7 off St Marys. Extra pelagic leaving St Mary's tonight to get nearer the passage at 18.45hrs (£10 on the Sapphire)

 

Conorbirda2

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• Aug 5, 2008

• #8

The pelagics off Scilly have been doing well for Wilson's recently. One had 25 Great Shearwaters one evening! Details on Cornwall Birding website.

 

Conorbirda2

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• Aug 29, 2008

• #9

Buff-breasted Sandpiper on Bryher yesterday. Seem the Islands have missed out on the goodies in Ireland. Roll on October!

 

ben_lewis

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• Sep 10, 2008

• #10

Hi Paul,
Glad to see your posting Scilly news, Im sure people are viewing the thread even if they arnt posting.
Im on the Scilly's a little earlier than usual this year 29th Sept to 8th Oct, Hopefully something will turn up during my stay, I suspect the birding will be a bit different to my 'normal' week at the end of October anyway.
Cheers,
Ben

 

henerz1

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• Sep 13, 2008

• #11

Things starting to hot up now on the magic islands ready for autumn. Wouldn't say conditions have been perfect so far and the birds probably reflect this right now. Just need a big system from far west to move in. With the recent SEerlies in the north sea and some good stuff over on the east coast of these might well filter through too!

Last weeks Hudsonian Whimbrel and Citrine Wagtail has not been seen recently but there is a scattering of scarce species on the islands with Buff-breasted Sandpiper on Tresco with a Wryneck. St Agnes a Pec Sand whilst Samson has an Icterine Warbler.
Cheers. Henerz.

 

Conorbirda2

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• Sep 15, 2008

• #12

henerz1 said:

Things starting to hot up now on the magic islands ready for autumn. Wouldn't say conditions have been perfect so far and the birds probably reflect this right now. Just need a big system from far west to move in. With the recent SEerlies in the north sea and some good stuff over on the east coast of these might well filter through too!

Last weeks Hudsonian Whimbrel and Citrine Wagtail has not been seen recently but there is a scattering of scarce species on the islands with Buff-breasted Sandpiper on Tresco with a Wryneck. St Agnes a Pec Sand whilst Samson has an Icterine Warbler.
Cheers. Henerz.

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Hudsonian Whimbrel there again today. Photo of it on the ISBG website (bit blurred) Will be doing regular updatres on the website during the Scilly season.

 

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Birding Rover

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• Sep 15, 2008

• #13

Could anyone tell us how much the boatmen are charging this year, thanks in advance.

 

Conorbirda2

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• Sep 20, 2008

• #14

Birding Rover said:

Could anyone tell us how much the boatmen are charging this year, thanks in advance.

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Oh a tug on the heart strings when i saw your signature! Come on you reds!!

As for the boats, will find out for you, but it was £7 last year.

 

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davidtucker

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• Sep 20, 2008

• #15

Hi Paul,
4 weeks tonight I will be on the Scillies!!!!!! lets hope for a memorible year.

 

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Birding Rover

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• Sep 21, 2008

• #16

Hi Paul,

Thanks. I just wondered how much it had gone up- it seems to go up every year!
I go most years, seems the years I miss are the good ones!
Can't wait til the 11th, I love the place- ticks or not.

Hows a Donny fan end up "down south". lol

Stu.

 

Conorbirda2

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• Sep 21, 2008

• #17

Birding Rover said:

Hi Paul,

Thanks. I just wondered how much it had gone up- it seems to go up every year!
I go most years, seems the years I miss are the good ones!
Can't wait til the 11th, I love the place- ticks or not.

Hows a Donny fan end up "down south". lol

Stu.

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Ive bin in touch with the guys on the scillies and as far as they are aware its gonna still be £7 on the boats.
Long story with the move down here. I used to be President of the DDoS before i moved here!

 

Conorbirda2

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• Sep 24, 2008

• #18

Poss Radde's Warbler in Holy Vale yesterday. Not much else on note at the moment.

 

Conorbirda2

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• Oct 3, 2008

• #19

October at last! American Buff bellied Pipit today on Bryher, lets hope thats a sign of things to come!

 

JRE

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• Oct 3, 2008

• #20

22 days...
With the westerlies sweeping across the atlantic, here's hoping for a good month.