Monday (20/05)
Bee-eater – 1+ flew north over higher Moor in the evening.
Red-rumped Swallow – 1 on wires at the road entrance to Porth Hellick
Nightjar– 1 heard the churring from the path to Bant’s Carn from Telegraph. It was also heard in the same area on Sunday night.
Golden Oriole – 1 calling in elms between Trenoweth and Bristow.
Little Egret – 1 on Bryher Pool.
Pochard – On Tresco a drake was on Abbey Pool and a pair were on the Great Pool.
Tufted Duck – 2 males and a female on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Great Northern Diver – 1 seen from Peninnis looking towards Gugh and 1 off Stinking Porth. Bryher.
Turtle Dove – 1 in a field above Holy Vale Vineyard and 1 in Popplestone Fields, Bryher.
Common Swift – 1 at Porth Hellick and 1 over the Great Pool Tresco
Cuckoo – 1 singing at the entrance to Lunnon Farm, 1 between the airfield and Porth Hellick and 1 by the church on Bryher.
Siskin – 1 flew over the fields by Great Par, Bryher.
Redpoll – 1 flew over the Big Pool, St. Agnes.
Tuesday (21/05)
Golden Oriole – 1 called and sang briefly from the pines on Toll’s hill.
Turtle Dove – 1 still in the field above Holy Vale Vineyard.
Wigeon – 1 on Tresco.
Great Northern Diver – 1 6 in the Roads and 1 near Annet.
Golden Plover – 1 on Tresco.
Whimbrel – 7 flew past Gleaner Beach, Tresco.
Common Swift – 1 over Pelistry Riding Stables.
Wednesday (22/05)
Woodchat Shrike – 1 on Salakee Down.
Yellow-legged Gull – An adult was in St. Warna’s Cove.
Turtle Dove –1 still in the fields above Holy Vale Vineyard.
Cuckoo – 1 in the Old Town Churchyard. 1 at the seaward end of the airfield and 1 on Gugh.
Thursday (23/05)
Garganey – 2 on Lower Moors Pool and then flew off north.
Golden Plover – 1 on Wingletang Down, St. Agnes.
Whimbrel – 5 on St. Agnes.
Turtle Dove – 1 still in the field above Holy Vale Vineyard and 1 that flew over Lower Moors was probably the 1 seen in the field at the back of Bay View Terrace.
Common Swift – 3 over Salakee fields and over Porth Hellick Pool.
Cuckoo – 1 calling above Longstone Café, 1 in the Carn Friars/ Porth Hellick Down area and 1 on Salakee Down.
Friday (24/05)
Golden Oriole – 1 by the cricket pitch on St. Martin’s
Great Northern Diver – a summer plumage bird in Hugh Town Harbour.
Golden Plover – 1 on St. Agnes
Whimbrel – 3 on St, Agnes and 12 on Bryher.
European Storm-petrel – 1 in Scilly waters seen from Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 in Scilly waters seen from Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Great Skua – 1 in Scilly waters seen from Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Arctic Skua – 1 in Scilly waters seen from Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Common Whitethroat – 1 on St. Martin’s.
Saturday (25/05)
Golden Oriole – 2 in the elms on the track between Porth Hellick and Salakee Farm
Turtle Dove – 1 flew over Borough Farm, St. Mary’s.
Common Sandpiper – 1 flew over Longstone at 22:00.
Sunday (26/05)
Golden Oriole – 1 singing at Salakee Farm. In the morning and at Porth Hellick in the evening.
Purple Sandpiper – 1 on St. Agnes.
Common Sandpiper – 1 at Porth Killier. St. Agnes.
Common Swift – 1 over Holy Vale.
Cuckoo – 1 at Watermill.
Common Redstart – 1 on the path between the Dump Clump & 5 Islands School and 1 at Cove Vean, St. Agnes.
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 on the path between the Dump Clump and Porth Mellon.
White Wagtail – A male singing on the rood of Longstone Bungalow.