Wednesday (25/10)
More non-bird headlines the AMERICAN PAINTED LADY was still in a field on Sandy Lane and another was found dead in Trench Lane, Old Town. This is the 6th Scilly Record and the 3rd in the last 4 days.
Hume’s Warbler – A “very probable” at Cove Vean, St. Agnes.
Dusky Warbler –1 still at Cove Vean, St. Agnes.
Surf Scoter – The 2 seen in the last week had joined up and were seen off Innisidgen on an inter-island wildlife trip on the MV Sapphire (photo).
Glossy Ibis – 1 in a field on Telegraph Road about 100 yards north of Trewince.
Cattle Egret – 3 at Longstone.
Cory’s Shearwater – 10 past Peninnis Head between 08:20 & 09:20 and1 flew past Horse Point, St. Agnes.
Great Shearwater – 1 flew past Horse Point, St. Agnes.
Sooty Shearwater – 11 past Peninnis Head between 08:20 & 09:20 and 2 flew past Horse Point, St. Agnes.
Caspian Gull – A first-winter at Burnt Island, St. Agnes.
Great Skua – 1 past Peninnis Head between 08:20 & 09:20.
Arctic Skua – 2 past Peninnis Head between 08:20 & 09:20.
Kittiwake – 68 past Peninnis Head between 08:20 & 09:20.
Spoonbill – 1 om Porth Hellick Beach and 1 on Green Island.
Barred Warbler – 1 at Helvear.
Little Bunting – 1 in Hugh Town flew from Lower Strand towards the Lifeboat Station ,1 in the fields between Sandy Lane and Trewince, 1 in weedy filed on Longstone Lane opposite the gate to Carreg Dhu Gardens and 2 still at Troy Town, St. Agnes.
Wryneck – 1 at Helvear.
Short-eared Owl – 1 flew from Juliet’s Garden towards Hugh Town and 2 were at the woodpile by Pentle Bay, Tresco.
Merlin – Still 1 or 2 around St. Mary’s.
Golden Plover – 4 at Deep Point.
Woodcock – 1 at Pelistry and 1 southeast of St.Martin’s Campsite.
Jack Snipe – 1 in puddles just north of the Porthloo Lane/Telegraph Road Junction.
Curlew Sandpiper –1 at Great Par, Bryher.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 2 at Pendrathen.
Whimbrel – 1 off Peninnis Head.
Raven – 1 Brandy Pont, St. Martin’s
Firecrest – 1 in Holy Vale and 1 near the Karma Hotel, St, Martin’s.
Cetti’s Warbler – 2 trapped and ringed at Porth Hellick.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 8 on St. Mary’s, 4 on Tresco, 2 on St. Martin’s and 1 on Gugh.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 trapped and ringed at Porth Hellick, 1 at the holy Vale end of Higher Moors, 1 Bryher, 1 on St. Agnes and 2 St. Martin’s.
Lesser Whitethroat – 1 in a field on Sandy Lane and 1, probably Siberian in the Star Castle staff accommodation Garden.
Common Whitethroat – 1 on the Garrison
Fieldfare – 18 on St. Martin’s.
Redwing – 11 Higher Moors, 23 on St. Martin’s and 10 in the waterlogged field behind Tresco School.
Ring Ouzel – 1 at Borough Farm, St. Mary’s, 1 in a ield south of Old Town Church. 1 a field on King Edward’s Road, Peninnis.
Mistle Thrush – 1 in the chicken fieand 1 flew over Trenoweth.
Black Redstart – 4 on St. Mary’s and 1 on Bryher.
Common Redstart – 1 still at Porthloo Boatyard.
Whinchat – 1 on Wingletang, St. Agnes and 2 on Bryher.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 at Rowesfield crossroads Tresco and 1 still in the Parsonage Garden, St. Agnes.
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 on St. Martin’s.
Tree Pipit – 1 in the weedy field opposite the entrance to Trewince Farm and 1 on St. Martin’s.
Yellow Wagtail – 2 at Pelistry, 1 Pungies Laneand 1 in the waterlogged field behind Tresco School.
White Wagtail – 10 in the waterlogged field behind Tresco School.
Grey wagtail – 1 Lower Moors and 1 on St.Martin’s.
Redpoll – 1 behind Higher Moors pumping station.
Siskin – Still lots around the islands.
Brambling – 3 on the Peninnis Farm Trail.
Risso’s Dolphin – 8 were seen 800 metres north of the Daymark, St. Martin’s on an inter-island wildlife trip on the MV Sapphire (photo).#
Thursday (26/10)
Again, insects grab the headlines an amazing count of 5! AMERICAN PAINTED LADY butterflies in the fields north of Sandy Lane. A possible emergence is suspected, if so, this would be the first British breeding record. Also, another 2 GREEN DARNER were in the same fields.
“ CATHARUS” THRUSH –1 was seen briefly in the rain in Lower Moors late afternoon.
Dusky Warbler –1 still at Cove Vean, St. Agnes (photo).
Little Bunting – 1 still in fields at Troy Town, St. Agnes.
Cory’s Shearwater – 4 flew past Peninnis Head between 08:11 & 08:41 and 60 in an hour of Coastguards, Café, St. Agnes.
Great Shearwater – 1 flew past Peninnis Head between 08:11 & 08:41.
Great Skua – 1 flew past Peninnis Head between 08:11 & 08:41.
Hen Harrier – A ringtail was over St. Martin’s.
Merlin – 1 flew over Holy Vale and 1 flew over Bryher Pool.
Common Buzzard – 1 Sandy Lane.
Great Northern Diver –2 off Watermill Cove.
Pochard – 3 on the Great Pool.
Glossy Ibis – 1 flew over Higher Moors towards Parting Carn and landed in the chicke
n filed on the Tremelethen Trail.
Spoonbill – 1 on Porth Hellick Beach and 1 on Samson.
Little Egret – 1 Old Town Bay.
Jack Snipe – 1 flushed from a puddle in the Sunnyside Farm Fields and 1 still at Normandy Corner
Black-tailed Godwit – 1 still on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Wryneck – 1 at Helvear.
Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 near the David Hunt hide, Pool Road, Tresco.
Firecrest – 1 in Carreg Dhu Gardens and 1 at the junction of Old town Lane and Airport Lane.
Cetti’s Warbler – 1 at Porth Hellick and 1 in Chapel Fields, St. Agnes.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 2 on St. Mary’s, 2 on Tresco, 2 on St, Agnes and 1 on St. Martin’s.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 at Higher Moors by the road and 1 by the Seaward hide at Porth Hellick
Ring Ouzel –1 still in afield on Borough Farm, St. Mary’s, 1 flew north over High Lanes and 1 still on Peninnis.
Black Redstart – 4 on Porthloo Beach, 1 near St.Mary’s lifeboat station
Common Redstart – 1 Porthloo Boatyard.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 still in the Parsonage Garden, St. Agnes and 1 still at Rowesfield Crossroads.
Tree Pipit – 1 at Borough Farm, Tresco.
Yellow Wagtail – 1 in the cow field opposite the entrance to Carn Vean Tearooms,1 at Parting Carn and 1 on the beach at New Grimsby, Tresco.
Brambling – 2 still on the Peninnis Farm Trail and 2 at New Grimsby, Tresco.
Siskin – 50 in a weedy field opposite the lane to Trewince Farm.
Friday (27/10)
GREY-CHEEKED THRUSH – The Catharus seen yesterday gave itself up and showed well in a field at the bottom of Rock Hill (photo).
AMERICAN PAINTED LADY –1 still in a field on Sandy Lane.
GREEN DARNER – 2 were in the same field on Sandy Lane.
Glossy Ibis c in the Tremelethen Trail chicken fields.
Spoonbill – 1 at Porth Hellick Pool.
Cory’s Shearwater – 20 past Kettle Point, Tresco between 09:15 and 11:45.
Great Shearwater – 1 past Kettle Point, Tresco between 09:15 and 11:45.
Sooty Shearwater –2 past Kettle Point, Tresco between 09:15 and 11:45.
Max Shearwater – 1 past Kettle Point, Tresco between 09:15 and 11:45.
Great Skua – 1 past Kettle Point, Tresco between 09:15 and 11:45.
Great Northern Diver – 1 flew west through the Roads.
Pintail – A drake on Tresco.
Common Scoter – 6 past Kettle Point, Tresco between 09:15 and 11:45.
Golden Plover – 5 on Castle Down, Tresco.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 2 Pentle Bay, Tresco.
Jack Snipe – 1 Lower Moors.
Merlin – 1 flew in off the sea and over the Mermaid Inn and 1 at Telegraph.
Wryneck – 1 still at Helvear.
Kingfisher – 1 in Porth Hellick Bay.
Firecrest – 2 in Rosehill Studio Garden, 1 in Carreg Dhu Gardens, 1 in the Standing Stones Field and 1 by the houses at Holy Vale.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 2 in Lower Moors, 2 at Porth Hellick by the road, 1 on Porth Hellick Loop, 1 in the Standing Stones Field and 1 Newford Duck Pond.
Lesser Whitethroat – 1 on Porth Hellick Loop and 1 in the garden of the Star Castle staff accommodation.
Redwing – 9 on Peninnis and 25 Tremelethen.
Fieldfare – 3 Sallyport, 4 Giant’s Castle and 3 at New Grimsby, Tresco.
Ring Ouzel –! Still at Borough Farm, St. Mary’s and 1 in the Tremelethen Trail chicken fields.
Common Redstart – 1 still Porthloo Boatyard.
Black Redstart – 5 on St. Mary’s.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 still at Rowesfield Crossroads, Tresco.
Lesser Redpoll – 1 Higher Moors and 1 in a weedy field below Coastguard Cottages, Tresco.
Brambling – 3 in the weedy field at Trewince.
Siskin – 25+ in the weedy field at Trewince.
