Saturday (10/12)
Spoonbill – 2 on Samson.
Ringed Plover – The German colour-ringed bird from last winter was on Porthloo Beach.
Great Northern Diver – 1 off Newford Island, Porthloo later moving to Porth Mellon.
Woodcock – 1 in Holy Vale.
Merlin – 1 in fields at Trewince.
Fieldfare – 1 flew over Sunnyside Farm Trail and 4 over Higher Moors.
Redwing – 11 along Sandy Lane, 14 in Holy Vale, 10 Carn Friars Lane nd 5 by Porth Hellick Loop.
Sunday (11/12)
Cattle Egret – 2 at Trewince.
Whimbrel – 2 flew east past Peninnis.
Purple Sandpiper – 1 at Carn Wethers, St. Martin’s.
Woodcock – 1 in the farm fields at Porthloo
Kingfisher – 1 Porthloo.
Fieldfare – 2 on the Garrison playing fields.
Redwing – 12 on the Garrison playing fields.
Grey Wagtail – 1 Rosehill.
Monday (12/12)
Spoonbill – 3 on Samson.
Common Buzzard – 1 again over St. Martin’s Vineyard.
Common Scoter – 2 off the Pentle Bay/ Green island area, Tresco.
Great Northern Diver – 3 off Innisidgen and 5 off the Pentle Bay/ Green island area, Tresco.
Golden Plover – 8 flew from Tresco towards the Golf Course.
Mediterranean Gull – 1 off Innisidgen.
Common Gull – 1 off Innisidgen.
Merlin – 1 Innisidgen.
Kingfisher – 1 Porth Hellick Pool.
Tuesday (13/12)
Cattle Egret – 1 at Trewince and 1 in the garden behind Star Castle on the Garrison (photo).
Golden Plover – 18 flew low over Sunnyside towards Maypole and 1 on Bryher.
Jack Snipe – 1 on Bryher.
Common Gull – 1 Porthloo.
Skylark – 1 on Bryher.
Fieldfare – 1 on Bryher.
Redwing – 25 on Bryher.
Black Redstart – 1 Sharks’ Pit and 1 on Bryher.
Wednesday (14/12)
Cattle Egret – 1 on Porthloo Beach.
Jack Snipe – 1 seen briefly from the Porth Hellick Loop Trail.
Lapwing – 7 flew east over Old Town Bay towards the airfield.
Golden Plover – 22 fly high west over Peninnis, 8 flew north over the Dump Clump and 11 were on the Garrison playing field.
Merlin – 1 with prey on the Golf Course.
Fieldfare – 2 on the Garrison playing field.
Thursday (15/12)
Spoonbill – 3 on Samson.
Long-eared Owl – 1 in the roadside trees at the bottom end of Sunnyside Farm Trail.
The cold weather movement continued with a noticeable increase in winter thrushes (Redwing & Fieldfare).
Golden Plover – 58 in the fields on the west side of Peninnis,30 flew over Holy Vale, 20 in the Telegraph/Trenoweth area and 26 on the Garrison Football Pitch, (photo).
Lapwing – 47 flew south over the Garrison, 30 in the Telegraph/Trenoweth/Golf Course area, 10 in the fields on the west side of Peninnis and smaller numbers elsewhere around St. Mary’s, (photo).
Woodcock – 1 near the seaward hide at Porth Hellick.
Merlin – 1 on the west side of Peninnis.
Black Redstart – 1 on the Garrison Football Pitch.
Fin Whale – 1 off St. Agnes.
Friday (16/12)
Still good numbers of winter thrushes, Golden Plover and Lapwing on St. Mary’s.
Dusky Warbler – 1 still at the east end of the Great Pool, Tresco.
Richard’s Pipit – 1 flew south over High Lanes.
Stone Curlew – 1 moving around in fields from High Lanes to Pungies Lane (photo). This is a rare bird on Scilly.
Cattle Egret – 1 at the junction near Sage House, probably the same bird at Trewince and 4 at Borough Farm, Tresco.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 Pentle House, Tresco.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 2 on Tresco.
Spoonbill – 3 on Green Island.
Great Northern Diver – 9 seen from MacFarland’s Down and 1 Porth Mellon.
Pala-bellied Brent Goose – 2 on Tresco.
Pink-footed Goose – 10 still in the fields above the church on Tresco.
Shoveler – 9 on Tresco.
Pochard – 8 on Tresco.
Scaup – 1 on Tresco.
Common Scoter – 5 off Tresco.
Eider – 1 off Tresco.
Grey Plover – 1 , circling the Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Jack Snipe – 1 at the southeast end of the Great Pool, Tresco.
Merlin – 1 in trees a on Pump Lane.
Fin Whale – 2 off Peninnis.
