Thursday 13th October 2011 IoS Bird Log

Todays highlights reported at this evenings bird log were:

Least Sandpiper – 1 on Tresco
Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 on St. Mary’s and 1 on the Great Pool Tresco
Northern Waterthrush – It spent the day commuting between Lower Moors and Higginson’s Pool and was last seen at 16:20
Little Egret – 15 in Tresco channel and 3 on Bryher
Spotted Crake – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco
Pectoral Sandpiper – 1 on the Big Pool, St. Agnes
Wilson’s Snipe – After going missing for 2 days it was seen again at Porth Hellick
Turtle Dove – 1 on the Garrison
Wryneck – 4 on St. Mary’s and 1 on Bryher
Short-toed Lark -1 on the airfield
Red-throated Pipit – 2 on the golf course
Bluethroat – 1 caught and ringed at Porth Hellick
Black Redstart – 1 Pelistry and 1 on Porthloo beach
Subalpine Warbler – 1 in the Dead Pine walk on the Garrison
Dartford Warbler – 1 on Bryher
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 Content
Rose-coloured Starling – 1 still at Sallyport and 1 on St. Martin’s
Common Rosefinch – 1 still at the dump and 1 on Bryher
Lapland Bunting – 1 on Bryher and 3 on St. Martin’s
Snow Bunting – 1 on Bryher, 1 on St. Martin’s and 1 on St. Agnes