Sunday (08/12)

Iceland Gull – A juvenile was on rocks in Porth Cressa and then flew towards Morning Point.

Great Northern Diver  – 1 in Porth Cressa Bay.

Great White Egret  – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.

Pink=footed Goose  – 8 still in fields at Pelistry.

Wigeon – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.

Fieldfare –2 Pump Lane.

Black Redstart – 1 Little Porth.

Monday (09/12)

Merlin  – A female flew past Porth Cressa towards Peninnis and an immature male flew through Porthloo

Black Redstart – 1 near the slipway at Porth Cress.

Tuesday (10/12)

Black-throated Diver  – An adult was off South Beach, Tresco.

Great Northern Diver  – 5 in the Roads and 1 flew north through Tresco Channel.

Pink=footed Goose  – The 8 long-staying birds dropped into a field between Longstone bungalow and Sunnyside Farm. 

Shoveler – 12 in the Roads.

Great White Egret  – 1 in New Grimsby Harbour, Tresco.

Little Egret – 3 at Porthloo.

Woodcock – 1 in the pines behind Longstone Terrace, 1 by the ISBG hide in Lower Moors and 4 on Pump Lane.

Whimbrel – 1 on Toll’s Island.

Sanderling – An impressive count of 210 on Porthloo Beach.

Mediterranean Gull – An adult on Toll’s Island.

Merlin – 1 at Porthloo and 1 Little Porth.

Black Redstart – 1 2 females were in Little Porth and 1 was in the Mermaid Car Park.

Grey Wagtail  – 1 on Porthloo Beach.

White Wagtail – 2 at Porthloo.

Wednesday (11/12)

Black-throated Diver  – The adult was off South Beach, Tresco.

Great Northen Diver  – 1 west of Carn Near and 3 off South Beach, Tresco.

Pink=footed Goose  – 8 were  on Porth Hellick Pool.

Shoveler – The female was still on Shooters’ Pool.

Red-breasted Merganser – 3 off Plumb Hil, Tresco.

Great White Egret  – 1 was still in New Grimsby Harbour, Tresco.

Little Egret – 4 Toll’s Porth. And 1 at Porthloo.

Woodcock – 1 in the Standing Stones Field and 3 at dusk in the fields at Parting Carn.

Merlin – 1 flew past the east runway on the airfield and an adult male was a Telegraph.

Great spotted Woodpecker – 1 was in the Dump Clump.

Firecrest – 1 in the Dump Clump.

Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 near Fraggle rock, Bryher and 1 in the Dump Clump.

Fieldfare – 6 in the Popplestone area on Bryher and  by the treatment plant in Lower Moors.

Black Redstart – 1 on Little Porth.

Thursday (12/12)

Jack Snipe – 1 on the sandy track between Popplestone and Bryher Pool.

Little Egret – 6 Porthloo.

Woodcock – 1 on the Porth Hellick Loop Trail.

Merlin – 1 over the Health Centre.

Firecrest – 1 in Holy Vale.

Black Redstart – 1 Porth Cressa, 1 Little Porth and 1 on Town Beach.

White Wagtail – 2 at Little Porth.

Friday (13/12)

Black-necked Grebe – 2 off Carn Near moving to Appletree Bay, Tresco.

Barn Owl – The now seemingly winter resident bird was herd calling at Longstone.

Cattle Egret – 1 flew over the bottom end of the Holy Vale Trail heading towards Normandy.

Spoonbill – 2 on Green Island, Samson.

Little Grebe – 1 on the northwest end of the Great Pool, Tresco.

Black-throated Diver – 1 off Tresco.

Great Northern Diver  – 6 off Innisidgen, ! in Porth Cressa Bay, 15 around Tresco and 3 off Lawrance’s Bay, St. Martin’s.

Red-breasted Merganser – 3 redheads off Tresco.

Common Scoter – 4 Carn Near, Tresco.

Golden Plover – 2 at Bar Point.

Merlin –  1 flew through the fields between Old Town Church and Peninnis Hed and a male on Tresco.

Short-eared Owl – 1 at Appletree Banks, Tresco.

Firecrest – 2 at the bottom end of the Holy Vale Trail and 2 at Higher Moors.

Mistle Thrush – Flew past Longstone Café towards Salakee.

Redwing – 2 in a field by Mount Todden Farm.

Grey Wagtail – 1 Little Porth.

Saturday (14/12)

Black-throated Diver  – 1 viewed for Innisidgen looking towards the eastern Isles.

Great Northern Diver – 8 viewed for Innisidgen looking towards the eastern Isles and 1 flew west past Deep Point.

Pink-footed Goose – 8 in a field northwest of Longstone flew to Porth Hellick Pool and then flew off east.

Common Scoter –A female viewed for Innisidgen looking towards the eastern Isles.

Marsh Harrier – A cream crown was hunting over the eastern Isles.

Great White Egret – 1 flew north along the road at the top  of Kittydown.

Firecrest – 1 by Higher Moors Pumping Station.

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