Sometimes you could be forgiven for thinking the Scillies are the Cyclades
May 24, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Sometimes you could be forgiven for thinking the Scillies are the Cyclades
#allaboardallaboardwoah
Rather than it being the last train to trancentral; I am on my way frim Dunblane to Penzance.
#Scillies bound!
Rather than it being the last train to trancentral; I am on my way frim Dunblane to Penzance.
#Scillies bound!
September 25, 2026 at 2:25 PM
#allaboardallaboardwoah
Rather than it being the last train to trancentral; I am on my way frim Dunblane to Penzance.
#Scillies bound!
Rather than it being the last train to trancentral; I am on my way frim Dunblane to Penzance.
#Scillies bound!
January 8, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Cornwall is the Kingdom of The Two Scillies
May 12, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Cornwall is the Kingdom of The Two Scillies
Plain & simple filthy twitching yes, but 3 hours spent this afternoon on St Agnes Scillies was definitely worth it #islesofscilly #stagnes
October 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Plain & simple filthy twitching yes, but 3 hours spent this afternoon on St Agnes Scillies was definitely worth it #islesofscilly #stagnes
Ooooh! Someone in our dive party spotted one of those in the Scillies a couple of years ago!
That looks a lot larger than I was expecting!
That looks a lot larger than I was expecting!
September 28, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Ooooh! Someone in our dive party spotted one of those in the Scillies a couple of years ago!
That looks a lot larger than I was expecting!
That looks a lot larger than I was expecting!
Scillies day 3. Stayed on St Mary’s; the highlights were the subalpine warbler, glossy ibis, 2 turtle dove, and a short-eared owl (not in a pear tree).
September 28, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Scillies day 3. Stayed on St Mary’s; the highlights were the subalpine warbler, glossy ibis, 2 turtle dove, and a short-eared owl (not in a pear tree).
Indicative of what proportion of birds are missed on Scillies that a pigeon could basically evade detection in the 1.48 km2 of St Agnes despite lots of people looking #UKBirding
American Mourning Dove finally in the bag!!! 3 days of searching put to rest. Tiny little thing. #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK #IoSBirding #IslesofScillyBirding @sophieshrike.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Indicative of what proportion of birds are missed on Scillies that a pigeon could basically evade detection in the 1.48 km2 of St Agnes despite lots of people looking #UKBirding
A Black Redstart for #BirdOfTheDay themed #ShortBeaks. This one came in close on the beach on the Scillies last October. #birds
January 16, 2026 at 10:37 AM
A Black Redstart for #BirdOfTheDay themed #ShortBeaks. This one came in close on the beach on the Scillies last October. #birds
Scillies Day 6: our last day on the islands and another pootle around St Mary’s … so many places still to explore.
June 11, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Scillies Day 6: our last day on the islands and another pootle around St Mary’s … so many places still to explore.
The Red-necked Phalarope at St Gothian Sands NR capped off a good day around Cornwall before heading over to the Scillies #CornwallBirding #UKBirding @sophieshrike.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The Red-necked Phalarope at St Gothian Sands NR capped off a good day around Cornwall before heading over to the Scillies #CornwallBirding #UKBirding @sophieshrike.bsky.social
Scillies day 2. Got a boat over to St Agnes and Gugh; saw the upland sandpiper and red-backed shrike, plus a lesser emperor dragonfly. Then back on St Mary’s saw 9 cattle egret and a firecrest.
September 27, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Scillies day 2. Got a boat over to St Agnes and Gugh; saw the upland sandpiper and red-backed shrike, plus a lesser emperor dragonfly. Then back on St Mary’s saw 9 cattle egret and a firecrest.
A tomb with a view. Buzza Neolithic chambered tomb on St Mary’s, Isle of Scillies.
November 26, 2024 at 7:56 AM
A tomb with a view. Buzza Neolithic chambered tomb on St Mary’s, Isle of Scillies.
Jumped early to miss the weather getting onto Scillies, Big O was a lovely start! Thanks everyone! #UkBirding
September 27, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Jumped early to miss the weather getting onto Scillies, Big O was a lovely start! Thanks everyone! #UkBirding
A slightly better shot of the Mourning Dove yesterday on St Agnes. Thanks to the landowner and birders for allowing and arranging access. This was not only a first for the Scillies but also a first for England! #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK #IoSBirding #IslesofScillyBirding
October 10, 2025 at 5:14 AM
A slightly better shot of the Mourning Dove yesterday on St Agnes. Thanks to the landowner and birders for allowing and arranging access. This was not only a first for the Scillies but also a first for England! #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK #IoSBirding #IslesofScillyBirding
March 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Couple of skulky birds gave themselves up in the end today...on The Scillies.
May 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Couple of skulky birds gave themselves up in the end today...on The Scillies.
An anniversary treat took us to the Scillies today. They really are a different world - a stunningly different world.
September 17, 2024 at 8:10 PM
An anniversary treat took us to the Scillies today. They really are a different world - a stunningly different world.
Isabelline Wheatear at Land's End airport is a good start to my first ever trip to the Scillies!
September 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Isabelline Wheatear at Land's End airport is a good start to my first ever trip to the Scillies!
Well it wasn't meant to be with the Scarlet Tanager in Shelf. This Sparrowhawk didn't help our chances! All the more painful after missing one on the Scillies in 2011. The wait continues... #RareBirdsUK #UKBirding 🪶
November 16, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Well it wasn't meant to be with the Scarlet Tanager in Shelf. This Sparrowhawk didn't help our chances! All the more painful after missing one on the Scillies in 2011. The wait continues... #RareBirdsUK #UKBirding 🪶
Not much birding time on a recent working visit to Scillies but did manage to see cracking Red-rumped Swallow on St Agnes and Citrine Wagtail on Bryher #ukbirding
May 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Not much birding time on a recent working visit to Scillies but did manage to see cracking Red-rumped Swallow on St Agnes and Citrine Wagtail on Bryher #ukbirding
October 6, 2024 at 7:02 AM
Good numbers of Stormies off the Scillies, but still low numbers of the large Shearwaters
This eve’s pelagic visited Pol Bank, 5 kms SW of Bishop Rock, wind F3 NW. European Stormies were abundant with on avg 4-6 birds arriving per min, 50-80 at one time in the slick, total c500, plus 11 Wilson’s. Large shears again modest: 12 Great, 3 Cory’s, 1 Sooty. One Arctic Skua. #seabirds
July 29, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Good numbers of Stormies off the Scillies, but still low numbers of the large Shearwaters
A couple of nice stiles on Bryher. One of them completely redundant and overgrown. #Scillies @lakesstiles.bsky.social
May 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
A couple of nice stiles on Bryher. One of them completely redundant and overgrown. #Scillies @lakesstiles.bsky.social
A beautiful first day on Scillies. High hopes for the next few days but Lesserlegs, large shearwaters and beautiful scenery eased us in nicely. @beardybirder.bsky.social #ScillyBirding #UKBirding
October 19, 2024 at 7:46 PM
A beautiful first day on Scillies. High hopes for the next few days but Lesserlegs, large shearwaters and beautiful scenery eased us in nicely. @beardybirder.bsky.social #ScillyBirding #UKBirding