WILDLIFE BIRDING THE
Atlantic edge by Lucy McRobert and Dr Rob Lambert Exploring birds on Scilly You can easily explore the birds and wildlife on the Isles of Scilly at your own pace. However, if you’d like to benefit from insider knowledge and an expert eye, Will Wagstaff runs Island Wildlife Tours, offering short or day-long walks around the islands covering some top birding sites. Throughout the summer, St Mary’s Boatmen’s Association runs daily (weatherdependent) seal and seabird watching trips to the Western Rocks, the Norrad Rocks and the Eastern Isles, and other tour operators offer short-range boat excursions, too, including Tresco Boats if you’re staying on Tresco. Scilly Pelagics is the one-stop for those intrepid enough to venture further offshore. There are six birdwatching hides on Scilly: two on Tresco Great Pool, two at Lower Moors and two at Porth Hellick on St Mary’s.
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