A selection from Tuesday’s log:
Blyth’s Pipit – 1 was found near Longstone and then flew to the field were the Porth Hellick track meets Carn Friars Road.
Sora Rail – Still showing well from the Swarovski hide on Tresco.
Subalpine Warbler – 1 on St. Martin’s on the coastal path east of the campsite.
Cattle Egret – 2 birds started off at various sites on Tresco before moving to St. Mary’s in the afternoon and then back to Tresco.
American Golden Plover – 1 still on the St. Mary’s Airfield.
Buff-bellied Sandpiper – 1 still on the St. Mary’s Airfield.
Little Bunting – 1 was in the Peninnis Allotments.
Little Ringed Plover – 1 Old Town Beach.
Melodious Warbler – 1 was in gardens below Garrison House on Sallyport.
Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 Longstone, 1 Tresco and 1 St. Agnes.
Common Rosefinch – 1 on Bryher.
Wryneck – 1 Borough Farm, 1 Green Farm, 1 Bryher, 1 St. Martin’s and 5 on St. Agnes.
Red-backed Shrike – 1 on the Garrison.
Firecrest – 1 Peninnis, 1 Sandy Lane and 2 on St. Martin’s.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 7 on St. Mary’s, 2 on Tresco, 1 on St. Martin’s and 15 on St. Agnes.
Lapland Bunting – 2 on Bryher, 1 on the Airfield and 1 on Peninnis.
Black-necked Grebe – 1 Town Bay and 1 Bryher.
Pale-bellied Brent Geese – 6 Tresco and 1 off Bar Point.
Wigeon – 8 on Tresco.
Pintail – 1 on the Great Pool and 2 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Common Scoter – 1 Porthloo and 6 in the Roads.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 off St. Martin’s and 2 from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Balearic Shearwater – 1 off Peninnis.
Marsh Harrier – 1 Tresco.
Hobby – 1 Tresco
Golden Plover – 1 on St. Mary’s Airfield.
Grey Plover – 1 St. Agnes.
Lapwing – 4 on St. Mary’s
Ruff – 1 on Simpson’s Field, Tresco.
Whimbrel – 1 Porth Hellick, 3 Porth Mellon and 1 St. Agnes.
Black-tailed Godwit – 1 Porth Hellick Pool.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 3 St. Martin’s.
Common Sandpiper – 2 on Tresco.
Great Skua – 9 off Peninnis an 2 seen from the Scillonian III crossing form Penzance to St. Mary’s .
Common Gull – 1 Porthcressa, 1 Bryher and 1 Great Pool, Tresco.
Mediterranean Gull – 2 Porthcressa and 7 in Tresco Channel.
Hooded Crow – 1 Bryher and 1 St. Martin’s.
Lesser Whitethroat – 1 on St. Martin’s.
Ring Ouzel – The first of the autumn were: 2 Carn Friars, 1 Giant’s Castle, 1 on the Garrison and 1 on St. Martin’s.
Redwing– The first of the autumn were 3 on the Garrison.
Spotted Flycatcher – Holy Vale, 1 on the Garrison and 1 on St. Agnes.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 on the Garrison, 1 content and 1 on St. Martin’s.
Black Redstart – – The first of the autumn were 2 on Peninnis,1 on the lifeboat slipway, 2 on St. Martin’s and 1 on Tresco.
Common Redstart – 2 Carn Friars, 1 Garrison, 1 on Bryher, 1 on St. Martin’s and 5 on St. Agnes.
Brambling– The first of the autumn was 1 on the Garrison.
Siskin – 1 on Tresco.