Saturday 9th October 2010 IoS Bird Reports

Highlights from Saturday night’s log were:

Black-eared Wheatear on the Garrison.

Common Scoter – 1 in the Roads

Spoonbill – 1 immature Tresco.

Marsh Harrier – 1 female over the Garrison.

Merlin – 1 Garrison and 1 Bryher.

Dotterel – 1 golf course.

American Golden Plover – 1 on the airfield.

European Golden Plover – 3 on the airfield.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper – 1 on the airfield.

Jack snipe – 1 Lower Moors.

Great Skua – 3 on the Scillonian crossing.

Mediterranean Gull – 5 Old Town.

Turtle Dove – 1 near the incinerator.

Kingfisher – 1 Porthcressa.

Wryneck – 2 St. Agnes, 2 Gugh and 1 Carn Friars.

Wood Lark – 1 on the airfield.

Richard’s Pipit – 1 Gugh.

Yellow Wagtail – 3 Carn Friars.

Black Redstart – 4 on St. Mary’s & 1 on Bryher.

Common Redstart – 1 Garrison, 1 Carn Friars and 1 Carreg Dhu.

Whinchat – 1 Watermill. 1 Giant’s Castle, 1 Gugh and 1 Bryher.

Ring Ouzel – 1 Salakee Down.

Redwing – 1 Garrison.

Firecrest – 1 Carreg Dhu Gardens, 3 Garrison, 1 Trenoweth and 1 Holy Vale.

Spotted Flycatcher – 8 on St. Mary’s, 1 Bryher and 1 on Gugh.

Red-breasted Flycatcher – 2 on St. Agnes and 1 on Gugh.

Pied Flycatcher – 6 on St. Mary’s, 1 on St. Agnes and 1 on Bryher.

Brambling – 1 Jac-a-ba.

Siskin– 2 on the Garrison and 3 Carreg Dhu

Lapland Bunting- 1 on the airfield and 1 Gugh.

Snow Bunting – 1 Garrison, 3 Peninnis and 2 Porth Mellon.

Little Bunting – 1 Carn Friars.