Thursday 16th October 2014 Isles of Scilly Bird Sightings

Highlights from Thursdays Bird Log included:

Short-toed Lark – 1 St. Agnes.

Rose-coloured Starling – 1 still on Bryher.

Barred Warbler – 1 near the Health Centre.

Wryneck – 1 Garrison.

Whooper Swan – 4 on Tresco..

Red-breasted Flycatcher 1 Rosehill, 1 Lower Broome platform and 1 St. Martin’s.

Snow Bunting – 3 on the airfield.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 2 on St. Mary’s, 1 on Tresco and 3 on St. Agnes.

Firecrest – 3 on St. Mary’s and 54 on St. Agnes.

Ring Ouzel – 10 on St. Mary’s, 2 on St. Agnes, 1 on Gugh, 1 on Tresco and 3 on St. Martin’s.

Wigeon – 2 Tresco.

Shoveler – 2 Tresco.

Little Grebe – 3 Tresco.

Sooty Shearwater – 1 past St. Agnes.

Manx Shearwater – 2 past Porth Hellick and 3 past St. Agnes .

Balearic Shearwater – 9 past St. Agnes.

Merlin – A male on St. Mary’s and a female on St. Agnes.

Hobby – 1 on St. Agnes and then on Tresco.

Golden Plover – 2 on St. Martin’s.

Grey Plover – 1 on St. Agnes.

Dunlin – 1 Porth Hellick.

Jack Snipe – 1 Lower Moors, 1 St. Agnes and 1 Tresco.

Whimbrel – 1 Watermill and 1 St. Agnes.

Common Sandpiper – 2 Pelistry and 1 on the Garrison.

Great Skua – 1 past Peninnis and 2 past St. Agnes.

Mediterranean Gull – 1 Tresco.

Yellow Wagtail – 1 Holy Vale.

Black Redstart – 1 St. Martin’s and 1 St. Agnes.

Common Redstart – 1 Peninnis Farm trail and 1 Borough Farm, St. Mary’s.

Whinchat – 1 on St. Agnes.

Brambling – 1 Tresco.

Reed Bunting – 1 Porth Hellick.