Thursday (15/10)
American Buff-bellied Pipit – 1 still at Horse Point, St. Agnes
Swainson’s Thrush – 1 still in Popplestone Fields, Bryher
American Golden Plover – 1 flew over Bryher
Red-throated Pipit – 1 calling over Longstone
Little Bunting – 1 flying around the Lower Moors Hides, 1 in a field on the north side of Longstone Lane, 1 New Grimsby Tresco
Brent Goose – 7 Tresco Channel
Greylag Goose – 1 touring an ending up in the usual field at Four Lanes
Pink-footed Goose – 7 touring an ending up in the usual field at Four Lanes
Shelduck – 7 Green Island
Mandarin – A drake flew across Porthloo and landed on the Lower Moors pool, later on the sea at Porthloo
Spoonbill – 3 on Green Island (photo)
Hen Harrier – A ringtail over Tresco, St. Mary’s, St. Agnes, Gugh, St. Martin’s then back to St. Mary’s (photo)
Lapwing – 1 over Holy Vale, 1 Porthloo and 1 over Teän
Grey Plover – 1 Gugh Bar moving to Periglis Beach later and 1 over Popplestone, Bryher
Black-tailed Godwit – 12 Bar Point
Whimbrel – 3 Porthloo, 1 Bar Point
Purple Sandpiper – 1 Western Rocks
Pectoral Sandpiper – 1 Abbey Pool, Tresco
Woodcock – 1 over King Edwards Road at dusk
Jack Snipe – 1 at the lighthouse end of King Edward’s Road, Peninnis, 1 Lower Moors, 1 Content
Mediterranean Gull – 1 Hugh Town Quay, 2 on the round the islands boat trip
Puffin – A very late bird on the round the islands boat trip (photo)
Short-eared Owl – 1 over Peninnis then flying to St. Agnes and maybe the same over Western Rocks (photo)
Kingfisher – 1 Porthloo, 1 on the Big Pool, St. Agnes
Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 St. Agnes, 1 Woolpack Battery on the Garrison
Merlin – 1 over King Edward’s Road, Peninnis, 1 perched at Periglis, St. Agnes
Red-backed Shrike – 1 still behind Longstone Lodge
Raven – 1 over Porthloo, 1 over Old Town
Short-toed Lark – 1 flew over Maypole towards Higher Lanes
Swallow – About 400 over Lower Moors at dusk
Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 near Newman Pottery on the Garrison
Yellow-browed Warbler – 20 + on St. Mary’s, including 3 ringed at Porth Hellick, 5 on St. Agnes, 3 on Bryher, 1 on Bryher and 1 on St. Martin’s
Lesser Whitethroat – A “probable” Siberian type on the Porth Hellick Loop Trail
Whitethroat – 1 Content
Dartford Warbler – 1 briefly at Watermill cove
Firecrest – 2 Carreg Dhu, 1 Tresco Abbey Gardens
Ring Ouzel – 1 at Woolpack, Garrison, 3 on King Edward’s Road, Peninnis (photo), 1 Bryher, 1 Little Arthur Farm, St. Martin’s, 2 on Wingletang Down, St. Agnes
Redwing – Still plenty
Fieldfare – Still plenty
Mistle Thrush – 1 Porthloo Lane
Pied Flycatcher – 1 near Newman Pottery on the Garrison
Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 on the track between Longstone and Holy Vale
Black Redstart – 1 Telegraph
Redstart – 1 Salakee Farm
Whinchat – 2 by the Higher Moors end of Holy Vale, 1 north of Pelistry track, 1 at Higher Town, St. Agnes, 1 Browarth Fields, St. Agnes, 1 Turk’s Head, St. Agnes
Brambling – 1 calling over Longstone and “lots” near the sheds. 2 St. Martin’s, 2 Tresco
Common Rosefinch – 1 flew from Longstone towards Kittydown
Lesser Redpoll– 3 flew over Lower Moors towards Hugh Town, 2 Tresco
Siskin – Small numbers still around the islands
Lapland Bunting – 1 flew north over Hugh Town, 1 over Newford Duck Pond, 2 Bryher, on St. Agnes 1 flew from the pool towards Porth Killier and 1 Castella Down, 4 or 5 Castle Down, Tresco
Snow Bunting – 1 still by Peninnis lighthouse
