Saturday (27/05)
Great White Egret – What was probably yesterday’s bird was viewed distantly from St. Mary’s, sat in a pine at the eastern end of the Great Pool, Tresco
Red Kite – Still a few lingering from last Sunday’s influx.
Golden Oriole – 1 calling from South Hill, Bryher.
Rook – 2 of this Scilly scarcity were in a field at Watermill.
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 near Borough Farm, St. Mary’s, and 3 on Bryher.
Tree Pipit – 1 flew north over the Garrison.
Sunday (28/05)
Red Kite – Still a few around.
Hobby – 1 flew north over Maypole and probably the same bird seen later over Porth Hellick Down.
Common Swift – 3 over Holy Vale and 3 over St.Matin’s.
Cuckoo – 1 calling at Watch Hill, Bryher.
Rook – 1 in a garden of the staff accommodation of Star Castle on the Garrison.
Whinchat – 1 on St. Martin’s.
Common Redstart – A female at Newman Battery on the Garrison.
Pied Flycatcher – A pair opposite Redan C on the Garrison
Spotted Flycatcher – 9 on Bryher, 1 on the southern edge of the Garrison and 1 on St.Martin’s
Tree Pipit –1 at Peacehaven, Watermill.
Monday (29/05)
Red Kite – A few continue to linger.
Shoveler– a drake was still on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Hobby –1 over Longstone.
Common Swift –1 over Pump Lane.
Cetti’s Warbler –1 in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moor.
Pied Flycatcher – A male at Carn Vean.
Tuesday (30/05)
“Mystery” Warbler – Am Acrocephalus Warbler was heard behind the chalets just north of Fraggle Rock Café, Bryher. It was thought to be a Marsh Warbler or a Blyth’s Reed Warbler.
Red Kite – Numbers tailing off, fewer the 10 reported today.
Hobby –1 over Innisidgen.
Blue-headed Wagtail – Was on the Project Pool before flying off towards Lower Moors.
Common Swift – 2 over Normandy, 4 over the western end of the Great Pool, 1 over St. Warna’s Cove, St. Agnes and 1 over Little Arthur Farm, St. Martin’s.
Spotted Flycatcher – 3 on Bryher and 1 in a garden of the staff accommodation of Star Castle on the Garrison.
Wednesday (31/05)
Red Kite – Still present in similar numbers to Tuesday.
Common Swift – 1 over Mount Todden.
Cetti’s Warbler– 1 in Old Town
Black Redstart – A male at Woolpack Battery, Garrison.