Wednesday (23/12)
Very few birds reported and a day of foul weather
Little Bunting – 1 still in the Dump allotments
Great Northern Diver – 1 Perpitch Bay & 1 Higher Town Bay, both St. Martin’s
Iceland Gull – 1 Porthloo, 1 flew over Bay View Terrace (opposite Porth Mellon Industrial Estate)
Redpoll – 1 Sunnyside
Thursday (24/12)
Humpback Whale – 1 between St. Mary’s and Tresco
Little Bunting – 1 still in the “Dump” allotments
Brent Goose – 4 pale-bellied birds on an island off Lower Town Beach, St. Martin’s
Shoveler – 1 Great Pool, Tresco
Wigeon – 6 Great Pool, Tresco
Pintail – 2 Great Pool, Tresco
Pochard – 5 Abbey Pool, Tresco
Tufted – 1 Great Pool, Tresco
Eider – 1 still off Bar Point
Slavonian Grebe – 1 Pentle Bay, Tresco
Spoonbill – 1 Green Island
Buzzard – 1 Pool Road, Tresco
Whimbrel – 1 Pendrathen
Bar-tailed Godwit – 16 Pendrathen, St. Mary’s and 8 Lower Town Beach, 2 Lawrence Bay Beach & 2 near the Old Quay, all St. Martin’s
Knot – 1 Little Porth which then flew north
Iceland Gull – 2 Porthloo, 1 flew over Hugh Town
Great Northern Diver – 6 Pentle Bay, 3 Carn Near, both Tresco
Merlin – 1 Porthloo
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 Lower Moors
Black Redstart – 1 Porthloo
Friday (25/12)
Humpback Whale – At least 1, probably 2 showing well in inter-island waters
Brent Goose – 4 pale-bellied birds off Samson
Eider – 1 off Teän and another near the Eastern Isles
Great Northern Diver – About 20 in island waters
Spoonbill – 3 Green Island
Whimbrel – 1 Pendrathen
Iceland Gull – 1 Morning Point, 1 Porthloo
Great Spotted Woodpecker –
Cetti’s Warbler – 1 Lower Moors
Firecrest – 1 Lower Moors
Black Redstart – 2 Porthloo
Saturday (26/12)
Humpback Whale – 1 still off the Garrison
Little Bunting – 1 still in the Dump Allotments
Eider – 1 under Higher Town harbour wall, St. Martin’s
Great Northern Diver – 2 Porth Cressa, 2 Perpitch Bay, St. Martin’s
Hen Harrier – 1 over Sandy Lane pine belt
Iceland Gull – 1 Porthloo, 1 in a garden behind Stat Castle on the Garrison
Firecrest – 1 Sunnyside
Redpoll – 1 Sunnyside
Sunday (27/12)
Little Bunting – 1 still at the Dump Allotments
Great Northern Diver – 1 Porth Cressa
Whimbrel – 3 in Bread and Cheese Cove, St. Martin’s
Woodcock – 1 Lower Moors
Iceland Gull – 2 Porthloo
Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 Porth Hellick Loop
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 Porth Hellick Loop
Siberian Chiffchaff – 2 Shooters’ Pool, Lower Moors
Firecrest – 1 Lower Moors
Redpoll – 1 Shooters’ Pool, Lower Moors
