Wednesday (16/10)
Blyth’s Pipit – 1 still on Bryher.
Barn Owl – 1 has been sound recorded on the last 3 nights somewhere in the Holy Vale area.
Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 still on Simpson’s Field, Tresco.
Ortolan Bunting – 1 at Normandy corner, in a field at the turn off for Deep Point.
Short-toed Lark – 1 still in a field on the west side of King Edward’s Road Peninnis.
Spotted Crake – 1 on Shooters’ Pool Lower Moors early morning and 1 by the boardwalk at the start of the Porth Hellick Loop Trail.
Hoopoe – 1 still by the ramp at South Beach, Tresco.
Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 still on Rackett Town Lane, Tresco and 1 at Porth Minnick.
Hawfinch – 1 flew over the David Hunt Hide, Tresco.
Great White Egret – 1 in Old Town Bay and 1 Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Spoonbill – 1 still on Green Island near Samson.
Dotterel – 1 on Castle Down, Tresco. 1 on Castle Down, Tresco.
Golden Plover – 14 by the turning circle on the airfield.
Grey Plover – 1 at Lawrance’s Bay, St. Martin’s.
Jack Snipe – 1 on Castle Down, Tresco.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 4 at Lawrance’s Bay, St. Martin’s.
Whimbrel – 2 Watermill Cove and 1 Toll’s Island.
Osprey – 1 Tresco
Merlin – 1 Peninnis
Barnacle Goose – 16 on Shipman Head Down, Bryher.
Pink-footed Goose – 1 still in the grassy field at Normandy.
Whooper Swan – 13 Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Wigeon – 2 Porth Hellick Pool.
Pochard – 3 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Little Grebe – 2 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Great Northern Diver – 1 off Watermill
Cory’s Shearwater – 20 seen in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the return trip from St. Mary’s to Penzance and 5 flew past Peninnis at 08:25.
Great Shearwater – 3 seen in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the return trip from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 seen in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the return trip from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Mediterranean Gull – 31 Porth Cressa
Kingfisher – 1 Porthloo, 2 Porth Hellick, 1 Old Town Bay
Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 at Porth Hellick flew towards Holy Vale.
Wryneck – 1 on the west side of Peninnis and 1 above Porth Killier, St. Agnes.
Swift sp. – An unidentified Swift species flew over Peninnis/Lowr Moors area early evening.
Skylark – 3 flew over Higher Moors and 1 was on the airfield.
Yellow-browed Warbler – On St. Mary’s:4 in bushes around Porth Hellick Pool, 2 Lower Moors, 1 in the Dump Clump, 1 Pilot’s Retreat, Hugh Town, 1 between Watermill & Newford Duck Pond and 1 Higher Moors, Off-islands: 1 on Pool Road, Tresco, and1 by the Campsite, St. Martin’s.
Firecrest – 2 by the Salakee Farm vegetable stall, 2 Sunnyside Fa rm Trail, 2 Lower Moors and 1 behind Bennet’s Boatyard, Bryher.
Black Redstart – 3 Porth Mellon, 4 Porth Cressa, 1 on Borough Farmhouse, St. Mary’s, 1 Town Beach, 1 by Peninnis Lighthouse, 1 Porth Thomas, 1 airfield, 1 High Lanes. 2 Mount Flagon
Common Redstart – 1 South Beach, Tresco.
Brambling – 1 in a field on. Telegraph Road by the turning to Longstone.
Reed Bunting – 1 on Castle Down, Tresco.
Thursday (17/10)
Blyth’s Pipit – 1 still on Bryher.
Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 in Popplestone Bay, Bryher (photo).
Short-toed Lark – 1 still in a field on the west side of King Edward’s Road Peninnis.
Spotted Crake – 1 by the boardwalk at the start of the Porth Hellick Loop Trail.
Hoopoe – 1 still by the ramp at South Beach, Tresco.
Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 Old Town Churchyard.
Lapland Bunting – 1 flew over St. Martin’s and Castle Down, Tresco.
Great White Egret – 1 on St. Martin’s Flats and 2 on Abbey Pool.
Spoonbill – 1 still on Green Island near Samson.
Little Egret – 22 roosting on abbey Pool, Tresco, 4 on Lawrance Flat, St. Martin’s and 2 on Porthloo.
Cory’s Shearwater – 250 on a mini-pelagic %km south and east of St. Mary’s and 8 southwest of Peninnis between 08:35 & 08:40.
Great Shearwater – 10 on a mini-pelagic %km south and east of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 1 on a mini-pelagic %km south and east of St. Mary’s.
Great Skua – 1 on a mini-pelagic %km south and east of St. Mary’s.
Puffin – 1 on a mini-pelagic %km south and east of St. Mary’s.
Whooper Swan – 14 on Abbey Pool, Tresco and 1 on Bryher Pool.
Barnacle Goose – 6 on Plumb Island, St. Martin’s, 10 on White Island and 3 on Shipman Head Down, Bryher.
Pink-footed Goose – 5 flew in over Watermill, across St. Mary’s and over the harbour. On St, Martin’s, 1 flew over Little Arthur Farm towards Higher Town. The 5 were later seen in a field above Watermill.
Pochard – 3 on Abbey Pool, Tresco .
Great Northern Diver – 2 between Watermill and the Eastern Isles.
Little Grebe – 1 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Jack Snipe – 1 flew over Lower Moors towards the Project Pool.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 2 on Porthloo.
Whimbrel – 1 Toll’s Island.
Osprey – 1 on St. Martin’s and Tresco.
Marsh Harrier – A cream-crown over Teän.
Merlin – 1 Tinker’s Hill, St. Martin’s and 1 flew out to sea over the Garrison.
Great Spotted woodpecker – 1 at Longstone flew to Higher moors.
Kingfisher – 1 Shooter’s Pool
Wryneck – 1 on the west side of Peninnis and 1 near the quay on St. Agnes.
Skylark – 1 flew out of a grassy field south of Carn Vean.
Yellow-browed Warbler – On St, Mary’s: 3 in the Standing Stones Field. 3 Lower Moors, 2 Porth Hellick Loop, ! Newford Duck Pond , 1 Carn Friars Fruit Cage, 1 Watermill and 1 in Holy Vale, On Tresco: 2 on Pool Road. On St. Martin’s: 1 near the Seven Stones Inn.
Firecrest – 1 Holy Vale, 1 Abbey Crossroads, Tresco and 1 near the Seven Stones Inn.
Ring Ouzel – 1 Lower Moors
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 near the Seven Stones Inn.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 in Old Town Churchyard.
Black Redstart – 3 Porth Mellon, 3 around the quay area, 5 Porth Cressa and 1 Heathy Hill, St. Martin’s
Grey Wagtail – 1 New Grimsby, Tresc0.
Friday (18/10)
Fea’s Petrel – 1 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the return crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance,
Lesser Yellowlegs – 1 on Stinking Porth, Bryher.
Spotted Crake – 1 in Lower Moors, flushed from the path between Rosehill and Shooters’ Pool.
Barn Owl – 1 was again Sound recorded in the early hours in the vicinity of Holy Vale
Hoopoe – 1 still at South Beach, Tresco
Hawfinch – 1 in Old Town Churchyard.
Snow Bunting – 1 at Innisidgen flew off towards Bar Point.
Great White Egret – 1 in Appletree Bay, Tresco
Little Egret
Whooper Swan – 13 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Pink-footed Goose – 5 or 6around St. Mary’s.
Barnacle Goose – 17 on Shipman Head Down, Bryher.
Pochard – 5 drakes on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Great Northern Diver – 3 off Innisidgen and 1 off Giant’s Castle.
Cory’s Shearwater – 79 past Horse Point, St. Agnes between 16:05 & 17:25, 23 past Peninnis between 16:15 & 17:15 and 1 close in off Newman’s Battery, Garrison.
Great Shearwater – 3 past Horse Point, St. Agnes between 16:05 & 17:25.
Sooty shearwater – 1 past Horse Point, St. Agnes between 16:05 & 17:25.
Common Gull – 1 roosting at Bar Point and 1 flew over Hugh Town.
Mediterranean Gull – 15 roosting at Bar Point and 22 on Merrick Island, in Tresco Channel,
Whimbrel – 1 roosting at Bar Point
Bar-tailed Godwit – 3 on Porthloo.
Hobby – 1 flew over Town Beach.
Merlin – 1 over Pool Road, Tresco.
Osprey – 1 flew over New Grimsby, Tresco and 1 also seen at Rushy Bay, Bryher.
Marsh Harrier – 1 flew over the Seven Stones Inn, St. Martin’s. also seen between New Grimsby and Castle Down.
Kingfisher – 1 Shooters’ Pool.
Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 calling in the Dump Clump Allotments and later it flew over Porth Hellick Pool.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 on Porthloo Lane by the turning to Mount Flagon.
Yellow-browed Warbler – St. Mary’s: 2 on Porth Hellick Loop, 2 Shooters’ Pool. 2 in the Dump Clump and 1 Newford Duck Pond. On Trsco 1 by the tennis courts
Firecrest – 2 still in the hedge by the Salakee Farm vegetable stall. On Trsco: 1 by the tennis courts and 1 on Poo; Road, between the hides.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 Old Town Churchyard.
Black Redstart – 1 Pelistry, 1 on Porth Mellon, 2 Porthloo, 1 Porth Cressa, 1 Town Beach, 1 on Great Rock Beach, Tresco and 1 south of the Daymark, St. Martin’s.
Whinchat – 1 in a field just south of Telegraph/Pungies Lane corner.
