Friday (27/09)
Western Bonelli’s Warbler – 1 seen again briefly at the corner of Borough Road and the Great Pool, Tresco.
Spotted Crake – 1 still on the Great Pool, Tresco, seen briefly from the Swarovski hide.
Great White Egret – Still at least 3 around the islands.
Bluethroat – 1 still in Lower Moors.
Red-breasted Flycatcher – The ringed bird still in the sallows just east of the gate at seaward end of the Porth Hellick boardwalk. Possibly a second bird also present.
Osprey – 1 still around the islands.
Grey Phalarope – 1 in Scilly waters, seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Cory’s Shearwater – 30 in Scilly waters, seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s and 7 past Great Bay St. Martin’s.
Great Shearwater – 6 in Scilly waters, seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 in Scilly waters, seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Arctic Skua – 1 Great Bay, St. Martin’s.
Dotterel – 3 halfway along the track from New Grimsby to King Charles’ Castle, Tresco.
Golden Plover – 6 halfway along the track from New Grimsby to King Charles’ Castle, Tresco.
Merlin – 1 Middle Town, St. Martins’.
Cory’s Shearwater – 15 past Peninnis head from 07:55 to 08:15, 4 flew past Kettle Point, Tresco between 11:30 – 12:00.
Wryneck – 1 still at Porth Wreck.
Firecrest – 1 Carreg Dhu Gardens and 3 on Bryher.
Common Redstart – 1 still at Carn Friars Farm.
Spotted flycatcher – 2 Holy Vale, 1 on the Garrison and 4 on Bryher.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 Holy Vale.
Whinchat – 1 a field opposite the top of Porthloo Lane,1 in a field on Csrn Friars Farm and 1 south of Parting Csrn Farm.
Yellow Wagtail – 3 near Porth Hellick House,2 Borough Farm, St. Mary’s and 1 Porth Hellick.
Saturday (28/09
Western Bonelli’s Warbler – 1 still by the beehives at the southeast end of the Great Pool, Tresco.
Spotted Crake – 1 still on the Great Pool, Tresco, seen from the Swarovski hide and 1 showed well in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors.
Great White Egret – Still 3 or 4 around the islands,
Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 at Cove Vean, St. Agnes
Red-backed Shrike –A juvenile om the coastal path between Porth Hellick & Pelistry, a juvenile by the solar panels below the airfield and an adult male between Lower Town and the Campsite, St. Martin’s.
Lapland Bunting – 1 Castle Down, Tresco.
Osprey – 2 still around the islands.-
Marsh Harrier – 1 on Annet.
Merlin – 1 on Castle Down Tresco ,1 on Bryher and 1 at Cpve Vean, St. Agnes
Sort-eared Owl – 1 Castle Down, Tresco.
Little Egret – 6 on the 2 pools on Tresco.
Dotterel – 3 on Shipman Head Down, Bryher and later seen on Castle Down, Tresco.
Golden Plover – 2 Giant’s Castle, 1 over Higher Moors and 1 Castle Down, Tresco.
Jack Snipe – 1 Higher Moors and 1 still on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 1 on Pentle Bay Beach, Tresco
Common Sandpiper – 1 on Par Beach, St. Martin’s.
Whimbrel – 1 Porth Hellick Beach.
Grey Phalarope – 1 in Scilly waters, seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Osprey – 2 still around the islands.
Marsh Harrier – 1 on Annet.
Merlin – 1 on Castle Down Tresco ,1. on Bryher and 1 at Cpve Vean, St. Agnes
Sort-eared Owl – 1 Castle Down, Tresco.
European Storm-petrel – 5 in Scilly waters, seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Cory’s Shearwater – 5 in Scilly waters, seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Great Shearwater – 15 in Scilly waters, seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s. and 185 past Giant’s Castle between 17:oo & 17:35.
Great Skua – 1 in Scilly waters, seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Little Grebe – 2 at the east end of the Great Pool.
Pale-bellied Brent Goose – 1 at Periglis, St. Agnes.
Pochard – 2 drakes on Tresco.
Kingfisher – 1 Porth Hellick Pool…….
Wryneck – 1 still at Porth Wreck.
Skylark – 4 over Giant’s Castle, 1 over the Higher Moor, 2 Trewince and 1 Chapel Down, St. Martin’s.
Firecrest – 8 on St. Mary’s, 1 Hillside Farm, Bryher and 2 near the Seven Stones pub, St. Martin’s
Yellow-browed Warbler – 3 in Lower Moors, 1 south of the end of Longstone Lane, 1 near Higher Moors Pumping Station and 1 Hillside Farm, Bryher.
Garden Warbler – 1 Barnaby Lane, St. Agnes.
Spotted Flycatcher – I Rosehill and 1 south of Higher Town, St. Martin’s.
Pied Flycatcher – 4 St. Mary’s, 1 Higher Town St, Martin’s and 1 Hillside Farm, Bryher,
Whinchat – 1 on the airfield, 1 on the coastal path just past Juliet’s and 2 on Bryher.
Common Redstart – Old Town Churchyard, 1 Porth Minnick and 1 on the coastal path just past Juliet’s Garden.
Tree Pipit – 1 Rocky Hill.
Yellow Wagtail – 1 over Lower Town, St. Martin’s.
Grey Wagtail – 1 over Hugh Town,
Sunday (29/09)
Ortolan Bunting – 1 dropped into fields along Sandy Lane.
Great White Egret – 1 Porth Hellick and 3 on Tresco.
Red-backed Shrike – 1 in the allotment opposite the incinerator
Common Rosefinch – 1 at Porth Killier, St. Agnes.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 calling at Shooters; Pool, Lower Moors.
Black Redstart – 1 on Tresco Cricket Pitch was the first report of the autumn.
Cory’s Shearwater – 74 flew past Peninnis Head 08:05- 09:55 and 168 flew past Giant’s Castle 09:00-12:00
Great Shearwater – 9 flew past Giant’s Castle 09:00-12:00.
Sooty Shearwater – 7 flew past Giant’s Castle 09:00-12:00.
Manx Shearwater – C30 flew past Giant’s Castle 09:00-12:00.
Pomarine Skua – 1 flew past Giant’s Castle 09:00-12:00.
Common Tern – 1 flew past Giant’s Castle 09:00-12:00.
Dotterel – 1 at Giant’s Castle early evening.
Green Sandpiper – 1 flew over the Standing Stones Field, Lowe Moors.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 1 Porthloo Beach.
Common Gull – 1 Porthloo Beach.
Mediterranean Gull – 15 in Porth Cressa.
Marsh Harrier – 1 over the dump and then over Porth Hellick Pool
Pied Flycatcher – 1 Old Town Churchyard and 1 in the allotment opposite the incinerator.
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 in the allotment opposite the incinerator and 1 at the Garrison Campsite.
Common Redstart – 1 at Porth Killier, St. Agnes.
Reed Bunting 1 in Lower Moors.
Monday (30/09)
Great White Egret – Still 3+around the islands.
Spotted Crake – Still 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Sort-toed Lark – 1 early evening in the pig field on King Edward’s Road. Peninnis.
Barred Warbler – 1 in Barnaby Cottage Garden. St. Agnes
Common Rosefinch – 1 still on St. Agnes.
Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 still at Porth Hellick, 1 Green Farm and 1 by St. Agnes School.
Red-backed Shrike – The adult male was still on St. Martin’s, 1 was in a field near the end of Peninnis. The 1 seen yesterday in the dump allotments was still present in the morning and what was probably the same bird moved to fields opposite Old Town Bay.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 8 0n St. Mary’s, 1 on St. Agnes, 1 on Bryher and 1 on St. Martin’s.
Wryneck – 1 near Carn Vean Tea Rooms and 1 Cove Vean, St. Agnes.
Whooper Swan – 1 at Porth Killier, St. Agnes later flew over Porth Cressa before settling on the Great Pool. Tresco.
Pale-bellied Brent Goose – 9 Bryher Pool.
Little Grebe – 3 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Marsh Harrier – 1 flew over Middle Town, St. Martin’s.
Merlin – 1 over Telegraph and 1 over Higher Town, St. Martin’s.
Osprey – At least 1 still around the Islands
Dotterel – 1 flew over St. Agnes and Sunnyside Farm
Bar-tailed Godwit – 2 Porthloo.
Kingfisher – 1 Old Town Beach and 1 Lower Moors.
Raven – 1 on St. Martin’s
Skylark – 21 flew over Telegraph Road.
Firecrest – 6 on St. Mary’s.
Common Whitethroat – 7 St. Mary’s and 2 St. Martin’s.
Ring Ouzel – 1 near the Dump Clump which then flew towards Old Town.
Spotted Flycatcher – 7 on St. Mary’s, 3 on St. Martin’s, 2 on Bryher and 1 on Tresco.
Pied Flycatcher – 13 on St. Mary’s, 1 on Bryher and 1 on St. Martin’s.
Whinchat – 6 St. Mary’s
Common Redstart – 5 St. Mary’s
Yellow Wagtail – 1 in the pig field on King Edward’s Lane, Peninnis.
Tree Pipit –1 Porth Minnick.