Thursday (15/09)
Western Bonelli’s Warbler – 1 was near the tennis courts on Bryher.
Ortolan Bunting – 1 on the south turning circle on the airfield.
Short-toed Lark – 1 on the south turning circle on the airfield.
Nightingale – A very elusive bird was in the small quarry just inland of the Woolpack Battery on the Garrison.
Red-backed Shrike – The juvenile was still in fields along Carn Friars Farm Track.
Wryneck – 1 still in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors, 1 still below Buzza Hill,1 in a field on Rocky Hill, on the coastal path near the airfield turning circle and 1 on the path from Ennor Close, Old Town to the Airport.
Black-tailed Godwit – 7 on Bryher.
Whinchat – 1 on the south turning circle on the airfield and 9 on Bryher.
Redstart – 1 on Bryher (photo).
Pied Flycatcher – 1 near Lower Broome Platform on the Garrison and 2 on Bryher.
Spotted Flycatcher – 3 on the Garrison and 7 on Bryher.
Friday (16/09)
Ortolan Bunting – 1 on the south turning circle on the airfield.
Short-toed Lark – 1 on the south turning circle on the airfield (photo).
Wryneck – 1 near Giant’s Castle, 1 Porth Minnick, 1 in the Standing Stones Field, 1 near Morning Point on the Garrison and 1 Back Lane, Tresco.
Hen Harrier – 1 over St. Agnes moving to Gugh and then seen over the Golf Course on St. Mary’s.
Great Shearwater – 70 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the return crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance,
Sooty shearwater – 2 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the return crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Manx Shearwater – 30 on a pelagic trip 3miles southwest of Bishop Rock.
European Storm-petrel – 2 on a pelagic trip 3miles southwest of Bishop Rock.
Great Skua – 1 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the return crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Grey Phalarope – 1 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the return crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance and 1 on a pelagic trip 3miles southwest of Bishop Rock.
Lapwing – 1 on Peninnis and presumably the same 1 seen later on the airport.
Wood Sandpiper – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Green Sandpiper – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Ruff – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Black-tailed Godwit – 12 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 near Peacehaven.
Merlin – 1 flew threw the Standing Stones Field.
Kingfisher – 1 in the Standing Stones Field.
Swift – 1 over the Garrison.
Wheatear – 30 0n the airfield.
Whinchat – 1 in the Standing Stones Field, 2 on Peninnis and 4 on Tresco.
Common Whitethroat –1 on Peninnis and 2 on Tresco.
Lesser Whitethroat – 1 on Tresco.
Garden Warbler – 1 on Tresco.
Pied Flycatcher – 2 in the pastures at the bottom of Rocky Hill, 1 Helvear and 2 on Tresco.
Spotted Flycatcher – 8 in the Garrison pines, 1 in the Chaplaincy Garden in Hugh Town, 2 in Lower Moors, 2 Helvear, 1 Rocky Hill and 6 on Tresco.
Meadow Pipit – 80 0n the airfield and 30 on the Garrison.
Tree Pipit – 1 Helvear.
Yellow Wagtail – 2 flew over Peninnis.
Saturday (17/09)
Western Bonelli’s Warbler – 1 still on Bryher.
Melodious Warbler – 1 near St. Martin’s Campsite.
Ortolan Bunting – 1 still by the turning circle on the airfield (photo).
Short-toed Lark – 1 still on the airfield.
Red-backed Shrike – 1 still at Carn Friars Farm.
Wryneck – 1 on a stone wall along the coastal path beyond Juliet’s Garden, 1 along King Edward’s Road, Peninnis on a field wall just before the millstone, 1 at Green Farm, 1 on a rock at Giant’s Castle and 2 at Great Bay, St. Martin’s.
Lapland Bunting – The first of the autumn was 1 on the airfield.
Lapwing – 1 still by the terminal building on the airfield.
Spotted Redshank – 1 flying around calling at Rushy Bay, Bryher. This is a scarce wader on Scilly.
Kingfisher – 1 in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors.
Turtle Dove – The first of the autumn was 1 flying north over Maypole.
Common Whitethroat – 1 at Carn Friars Farm and 1 in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors.
Whinchat – 3 at Carn Friars Farm and 1 in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 on King Edward’s Road, Peninnis, 2 at Carn Friars Farm, in the beachside gardens at Little Porth, 1 in the Chaplaincy garden and 1 by St. Martin’s cricket pitch.
Spotted Flycatcher – 2 at Carn Friars Farm and 1 in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors.
