Monday 11th October 2010 IoS Bird Reports

Highlights from Monday night’s log were:

Black-eared Wheatear still on the Garrison.

Brent Goose – 2 dark bellied on St. Martin’s.

Common Eider – 1 of Peninnis.

Little Grebe – 1 Abbey Pool, Tresco and 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.

Spoonbill – 2 immatures Annet.

Marsh Harrier – 1 female Samson.

Osprey – 1 over Gugh.

Merlin – 1 Lower Moors and a 2 Porth Hellick.

American Golden Plover – 1 on the airfield.

European Golden Plover – 1 on the airfield and 2 on St. Martin’s.

Grey Plover – 4 on St. Martin’s were the first report of the autumn

Lapwing – 1 on Tresco.

Pectoral Sandpiper – 1 Porth Hellick.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper – 1 on the airfield.

Jack snipe – 3 Lower Moors and 1 Porth Hellick..

Woodcock – 1 Pelistry.

Grey Phalarope – 2 on the Scillonian crossing.

Mediterranean Gull – 4+ on St. Mary’s

Turtle Dove – 1 near the incinerator, 1 on Tresco and 1 on St. Agnes.

Short-eared Owl – 1 Gugh.

Wryneck – 2 St. Agnes, 1 Carn Friars, 2 Peninnis and 1 Tresco.

Great Spotted Woodpecker– 1 on St. Martin’s

Tawny Pipit – 1 on St. Martin’s..

Yellow Wagtail – 7 on St. Mary’s.

Black Redstart – 7 on St. Mary’s, 1 on St. Agnes, 2 on Tresco & 1 on St. Martin’s.

Common Redstart -5 on St. Mary’s 2 St. Martin’s and 1 on St. Agnes.

Whinchat – 8 on St. Mary’s, 2 on St. Agnes, 2 on Tresco & 2 Gugh.

Ring Ouzel – 6 on St. Mary’s, 1 on St.Agnes and 4 on St. Martin’s.

Fieldfare – 1 on the Garrison .

Redwing – 9 Garrison, 5 on St. Agnes and 1 Gugh.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 on St. Martin’s.

Firecrest – 10 on St. Mary’s and 1 on Gugh.

Spotted Flycatcher – 1 Trenoweth, 1 Garrison and 2 St. Martin’s.

Red-breasted Flycatcher – 2 on St. Agnes, 1 on Gugh, and 3 on St. Mary’s.

Pied Flycatcher – 7 on St. Mary’s, 3 on St. Agnes, 1 on Tresco and 1 on St. Martin’s.

Brambling – 6 on St,Mary’s,

Siskin- 16 on St. Mary’s, 10 on Tresco and 20 on St.Martin’s .

Lesser Redpoll – 1 on the Garrison, 1 on St. Agnes and 1 on Gugh.

Common Crossbill – 1 on the Garrison.

Common Rosefinch – 1 Tremeleten Trail in the Quinoa field.

Lapland Bunting- 2 Gugh, 1 St.Agnes, 2 on St. Martin’s and 2 on St. Mary’s.

Snow Bunting – 2 Peninnis, 2 Giant’s Castle and 1 Garrison.

Little Bunting – 3 Carn Friars.