The Scilly list is now 458 with the acceptance by B.O.U. of the Egyptian Vulture on the islands on 14/06/2021 to Category A.
Sunday (23/03)
Hoopoe – How many birds were o the islands is anyone’s guess (20?), there were 4 or 5 on St. Mary’s, an estimate of 5 on Bryher and an estimated 10! on St. Martin’s.
Ring Ouzel – 1 on Bryher.
White Stork – The released bird from Knepp was seen again, this time on Tresco.
Great White Egret – 1 in Porth Cressa on rocks below the Peninnis Allotments.
Little Egret – 1 in Porth Cressa on rocks below the Peninnis Allotments.
Golden Plover – 1 flew over the Garrison.
Sandwich Tern – 3 flew north over Hugh Town.
Sand Martin – 6 Porth Hellick, 2 Porthloo Farm and 3 on St. Martin’s.
House Martin – 1 Porth Hellick.
Swallow – 1 over the airfield and 4 Porth Hellick.
Firecrest – 1 singing in Carreg Dhu Gardens.
Redwing – 25 in the Longstone/Trewince area, 25 at Parting Carn and 17 Porthloo Farm
Fieldfare – 1 at Parting Carn.
Wheatear – 2 at Porthloo,
Black Redstart – 7 at Porthloo, 5 at Porth Cressa/Little Porth, 2 in a garden on High Lanes and 1 on the Garrison Campsite
Blue-headed Wagtail – 1 on the Garrison Campsite, 1 at Pelistry Riding Stables and 1 Pool Green, St. Martin’s.
White Wagtail – 30 at Pelistry Riding Stables, 12 Porthloo and 15 Pool Green, St. Martin’s.
Monday (24/03)
There was an astounding arrival of wagtails on Tresco, see below
Spanish Wagtail – There appeared to be 3 on Tresco. 1 on the Heliport and 2 on Simpson’s Field.
Ashy-headed Wagtail – 1 on Simpson’s Field, Tresco.
Blue Headed Wagtail – 16+ on Simpson’s Field Tresco and 6 on the Garrison playing field.
White Wagtail –35+ on Simson’s Field, Tresco and 80+ on St. Mary’s.
Hoopoe – 1 behind Shark’s Pit, 1 at Mount Todden, 1 on the Garrison football pitch, 1 in a horse paddock at Carn Friars, 2 on Wingletang, St. Agnes and on St. Martin’s 1 at Pool Green & 4 on the Campsite.
Cattle Egret – 1 on Tresco.
Hen Harrier – 1 over Wingletang, St. Agnes.
Shorrt-eared Owl – 1 Wingletang, St. Agnes.
Sandwich Tern – 3 over the Eastern Isles.
Great Northern Diver – 1 Porth Cressa Bay and 1 Eastern Isles/
Red-breasted Merganser – 2 in Tresco Channel.
Golden Plover – 1 flew over the Golf Course.
Dunlin – 1 on Tresco.
Whimbrel – 1 Porth Hellick Bay.
Puffin – 3 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Skylark – 4 on Tresco.
House Martin – 1 on Tresco
Sand Martin – 15 on Tresco
Swallow – 3 on Tresco.
Willow Warbler – 1 Trewince, 1 at Shooters’ Pool and “several” on Tresco.
Redwing – 10 Parting Carn and 1 St. Agnes.
Ring Ouzel – A male at Deep Point.
Wheatear – 1 Trewince and 1 on St. Agnes.
Common Redstart – 1 at Mount Todden 1 by the Garrison playing field.
Black Redstart – 25+ on St. Mary’s, 4 on Tresco and 1 on St. Agnes.
Yellow Wagtail – 1 flew over Trewince.
Grey Wagtail – 1 in a garden on the Garrison.
Siskin – 1 singing in Holy Vale.
Brambling – 1 on Tresco.
Tuesday (25/03)
Hoopoe – 1 on the track to Pendrathen, 1 holy Vale, 2 on Tresco and 1 on St. Agnes.
Little Egret – 2 Porth Hellick Bay and 2 Porthloo.
Woodcock – 1 by Higher Moors pumping station.
Whimbrel – 1 on Porth Hellick Beach.
Willow Warbler – 2 Porth Hellick.
Wheatear – 3 between Porth Hellick Down and Deep Point.
Black Redstart – 5 at Little Porth,1 at Porthloo and 1 in the pastures below Porth Hellick House.
Common Redstart – 1 on rock north of Giant’s Castle.
Wednesday (26/03)
Hoopoe – At least 3 on possibly 4 on St. Martin’s, 1 on St Agnes and 1 at Great Par. Bryher
Black-throated Diver – 6 seen from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s and 1 St. Martin’s.
Ring Ouzel – 1 in a field by King Edward’s Road, Peninnis.
Blue-headed Wagtail – 2 in cattle fields on Peninnis, 2 on Little Porth (photo) and 1 at Stinky Porth Bryher. Where there was also a hybrid type with a white throat.
Green Sandpiper – 1 in a flooded field at Hillside Farm, Bryher.
Skylark – 2 on Bryher.
Firecrest – 1singing opposite Longstone Cottage.
Fieldfare – 1 at the north end of the Golf Course,
Redwing – 4 at the junction of Porthloo Lane/Rocky Hill and 1 on Bryher.
Wheatear – 2 on Bryher.
Common Redstart – A male at Great Par, Bryher.
Black Redstart – 1 Little Porth and 1 at Great Par, Bryher.
Tree Pipit – 1 singing in the pine belt at the north end of the Golf Course.
White Wagtail – 10 on Bryher.
Minke Whale – 1 south of Peninnis.
Thursday (27/03)
Hoopoe – On St. Martin’s 1 flew west from the campsite in the morning and it or another was seen on the Cricket Pitch in the afternoon.
Raven – 1 on Chapel Down, St. Martin’s.
Skylark – 2 on Chapel Down, St. Martin’s
Firecrest – 2 in aa garden near Bar Point.
Black Redstart – 1 at Little Porth.
Blue-headed Wagtail – 1 at Little Porth.
Friday (28/03)
Manx Shearwater – 40 in Scilly waters, seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Little Egret – 4 at Porthloo.
Arctic Skua – A dark phase bird was seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Sand Martin –3 Porth Hellick.
Swallow – 1 Porth Hellick.
Ring Ouzel – 1 on the eastern side of Peninnis.
Black Redstart – 1 at Morning Point, 1 at Blue Carn and 1 at Little Porth.
White Wagtail – 2 at Little Porth.
Saturday (29/03)
Great Northern Diver – 2 off Bar Point.
Whimbrel –2 on St. Agnes.
Sandwich Tern – 1 off Hugh Town Harbour.
Merlin – A female flew over the airfield.
Swallow – 1 at Telegraph.
Cetti’s Warbler – There seems to be a territory expansion. Away from their usual sites in the Lower Moors and Higher Moors/Porth Hellick areas, 1 has been heard singing for several weeks around Star Castle.
Redwing – 1 at Parting Carn.
Wheatear – 2 on St. Agnes.
Black Redstart – 2 Little Porth and 7 on St. Agnes.