Cornwall Birding

Scilly Gallery 2007

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1. ROSEATE TERN - taken first thing in thick fog at Old Town Bay, June 11th 2007 (Photo:P.Freestone) 

2. WILSON’S PETREL - from Pelagic on board ‘The Sapphire’ on 3rd September 2007. (photo:Joe Pender)

3. SPOTTED SANDPIPER - 30th August 2007,  juvenile was identified from photographs after being overlooked at Porth Hellick Pool for at least six days. (photo:Bryan Thomas)

4. CITRINE WAGTAIL - 16th September 2007, 1st winter on St Marys at Pelistry then relocated on Tresco. (photo:Bryan Thomas)

5. BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER  - 15th September 2007. One of two birds on the Golf course on St Marys. (photo:M.Goodey)

6. AMERICAN BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT - 29th September 2007. The more obliging of two birds at Carn Friars (photo:P.Freestone)

7. BLACKPOLL WARBLER - 9th October 2007. At Lower Broome on The Garrison. (photo:Bryan Thomas)

8. ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK - 24th October 2007. Quite elusive but showed well on occasion around the Grinlington Farm area, St Agnes (photo:Rich Bonser)

9. ROSE-BREASTED GROSEBEAK - 29th October 2007. Another shot of this superb bird (photo:Bryan Thomas)

10. WOODCHAT SHRIKE - 14th October 2007. This very obliging juvenile was seen around the Carn Vean area. (photo:S.Rogers)

11. WILSON’S SNIPE - 24th October 2007. Lower Moors, St Mary’s. (photo:M.Halliday)

12. BLYTH’S PIPIT - 21st October 2007. Tresco near to primary School. (photo:M.Halliday)

13 & 14. GREAT BLUE HERON - December 2007. Undoubtedly the bird of the year on Scilly, this 1st Cal bird was found at Lower Moors by Ashley Fisher and to the disappointment of those who travelled to see it, disappeared the next day! (photos: M.Goodey)