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Raft of large shears today
September 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Raft of large shears today
Two unbelievably confiding Long-tailed Skuas gave a prolonged performance -adult and first-summer.
September 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Two unbelievably confiding Long-tailed Skuas gave a prolonged performance -adult and first-summer.
The season’s Birder Special Pelagics culminated excitedly this evening with at least 1 Scopoli’s Shearwater in this feeding frenzy over Bluefin Tuna (BoC Paul French). VAR pending on several others suggesting a mini influx. But there was much more…
September 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The season’s Birder Special Pelagics culminated excitedly this evening with at least 1 Scopoli’s Shearwater in this feeding frenzy over Bluefin Tuna (BoC Paul French). VAR pending on several others suggesting a mini influx. But there was much more…
Sensational views of Sabine’s Gull during today’s Scilly Birder Special Pelagic.
August 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Sensational views of Sabine’s Gull during today’s Scilly Birder Special Pelagic.
Exhilarating being among 1000s of shearwaters wheeling about in strong wind: at least 300 Great, 200 Cory’s, 4 Sooty, many Manx. Skuas were a brutish 1S Pomarine & juv Long-tailed & Great. C200 European Stormy & 3 Wilson’s at point blank range. A Grey Phalarope, too. Sensational!
August 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Exhilarating being among 1000s of shearwaters wheeling about in strong wind: at least 300 Great, 200 Cory’s, 4 Sooty, many Manx. Skuas were a brutish 1S Pomarine & juv Long-tailed & Great. C200 European Stormy & 3 Wilson’s at point blank range. A Grey Phalarope, too. Sensational!
24 gram European Storm-petrels in Beaufort 7 off Scilly this evening.
August 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
24 gram European Storm-petrels in Beaufort 7 off Scilly this evening.
4th Scilly Birder Special Pelagic weekend featured cetaceans: Fin & Humpback Whales, Risso’s & Common Dolphins. An ad Sabs Gull gave a stellar performance, a Wilson’s Stormy raised a cheer. Also 8 Great and a Sooty Shear. Very enjoyable evening. Video Bob Flood, photos Mark Baker
August 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
4th Scilly Birder Special Pelagic weekend featured cetaceans: Fin & Humpback Whales, Risso’s & Common Dolphins. An ad Sabs Gull gave a stellar performance, a Wilson’s Stormy raised a cheer. Also 8 Great and a Sooty Shear. Very enjoyable evening. Video Bob Flood, photos Mark Baker
Wind from the east strengthened again for today’s pelagic and sea state averaged 2.5 m. Three days of easterlies blew away our shearwaters but we managed tremendous views of 12 Wilson’s and 150 European Stormy.
August 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Wind from the east strengthened again for today’s pelagic and sea state averaged 2.5 m. Three days of easterlies blew away our shearwaters but we managed tremendous views of 12 Wilson’s and 150 European Stormy.