Friday (04/10)
Short-toed Lark – 1 still in a field on the west side of King Edward’s Road Peninnis,
Ortolan Bunting – 1 in the same field as the Short-toed Lark and then flew over the wall and lost to view.
Richard’s Pipit – 1 flew over Parting Carn towards Rocky Hill
Red-backed Shrike – 1 still in the Standing Stones Field and 1 still at Porth Minnick.
Great White Egret – 1 Middle Town Beach, St. Martin’s, 2 Tresco Channel and these or another 2 on Tresco.
Cattle Egret – 1 on Simpson’s Field, Tresco.
Spoonbill – 1 roosting on Green Island (photo)
Cory’s Shearwater – 85 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s and 30 on the afternoon return trip.
Great Shearwater – 10 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s and 1 on the afternoon return trip.
Sooty Shearwater – 10 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s and 1 on the afternoon return trip.
Manx Shearwater – 1 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 5 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s and 15 on the afternoon return trip.
Great Skua – 1 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s and 1 on the afternoon return trip.
Ruff – 2 flew over Sunnyside.
Jack Snipe – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Grey Plover – 2 Great Par, Bryher.
Lapwing – 1 on the Golf Course.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 2 Periglis Beach.
Whimbrel – 1 flew past Neman Battery, Garrison.
Osprey – 1 seen on Bryher, Tresco and St. Martin’s.
Marsh Harrier – 1 over Teän.
Merlin –1 flew over Peninnis.
Whooper Swan – 1 flying from Bryher towards Tresco, where it landed on the Great Pool and then returned to Bryher.
Pale-bellied Brent Goose – 9 on Bryher Pool.
Wigeon – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Little Grebe – 2 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Great Northern Diver – 1 between Watermill and the Eastern Isles.
Mediterranean Gull – 6 in Porth Cressa.
Kingfisher – 1 Old Town Bay.
Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 in the Garrison pines.
Wryneck – 1 still on the west side of Peninnis.
Raven – 1 Samson Hill, Bryher.
Skylark – 6 on Shipman Head Down, Bryher.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 Shooters’ Pool, 1 in the Standing Stones Field, 1 at the junction of Porthloo lane and Mount Flagon, 1 Holy Vale, 1 in the elms 50m from Newman House,1 Pool road, Tresco. and 1 above Seven Stones, St. Martin’s.
Firecrest – 1 behind the gun club on the Garrison, 3 Lomgstone,1 Carreg Dhu, 1 in sallows opposite Airport Lane, 1 along the footpath from the airport to Ennor Close, Old Town, 1 Shooters’ Pool, 1 Watermill Lane, 1 Porth Hellick Loop and 1 southeast of St. Martin’
Common Whitethroat – 1 in a field between Porth Hellick Boardwalk and Salakee Farm and 1 borough Farm, St. Mary’s.
Redwing – 2 Watermill and 3 in the Middle Town pines, St. Martin’s.
Ring Ouzel – 1 in Newman’s Pottery Garden on the Garrison and 2 on Shipman Head Down, Bryher.
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 Watermill Lane and 1 Pool Road, Tresco.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 at Rocky Hill, 1 Watermill Lane and 1 Old Town Churchyard.
Whinchat – 2 north of Porth Hellick House, 2 Carn Friars/Port Hellick Down area, 2 in a field between Porth Hellick Boardwalk and Salakee Farm, 2 in the water meadow opposite Bordeaux Pottery, 2 airport Terminal and 1 behind the beach at Popplestone, Bryher.
Black Redstart – 1 at Morning Point, Garrison, 1 in the same field as the Short-toed Lark and 1 on Town Besch and 1 on the west side of Peninnis.
Common Redstart – 1 in a field between Porth Hellick Boardwalk and Salakee Farm.
Tree Pipit – 1 in Popplestone Fields, Bryher.
Yellow Wagtail – 1 flew over the Great Pool, Tresco.
Grey Wagtail – 1 Porth Hellick, 1 in the ploughed field next to the pig field on King Edward’s Road, Peninnis and 1 at Churchtown Farm, St. Martin’s.
Saturday (05/10)
Short-toed Lark – 1 in a field on the west side of King Edward’s Road Peninnis,
Red-backed Shrike – 1 still in the Standing Stones Field
Great White Egret – Still 3+ 0n the islands.
Cattle Egret – 2 with cows in the field between Longstone and Sandy Lane.
Spoonbill – 1 still on Green Island.
Cory’s Shearwater – 308 seen on a 4 hour (07:10-11:10) seawatch from Peninnis Head.
Great Shearwater – 32 seen on the seawatch from Peninnis Head. 1 found injured on Old Town Beach, dies later.
Sooty Shearwater – 6 seen on the seawatch from Peninnis Head and 2 flew east past Giant’s Castle at 13:15.
Balearic Shearwater – 1 seen on the seawatch from Peninnis Head.
Manx Shearwater – 28 seen on the seawatch from Peninnis Head.
Great Skua – 1 seen on the seawatch from Peninnis Head.
Arctic Skua – 1 seen on the seawatch from Peninnis Head.
Lapwing – 1 flew over Porthloo Lane and Lower Moors
Bar-tailed Godwit – 3 on Taylor’s Island, Porthloo.
Whooper Swan – 1 on Bryher Pool.
Pale-bellied Brent Goose – 9 on Bryher Pool.
Great Northern Diver – 1 off Watermill.
Mediterranean Gull – 10 on Tresco Beaches.
Osprey – 1 over Bryher Pool and it or another on Tresco.
Marsh Harrier – 1 over Porth Hellick.
Hobby – 1 flew over Loer Moors.
Merlin – 1 flew over Porthloo Lane, 1 over Hugh Town, a female flew over Lower Moors and 1 was over the Great Pool, Tresco.
Wryneck – 1 on the west side of Peninnis.
Firecrest – 3 in Carreg Dhu Garden, 1 near Tremelethen Farm and 1 Newford Duck Pond.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 in the Standing Stones Field, 1 Abbey Drive, Tresco and 1 Borough Farm, Tresco.
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 in the Dead Pine Walk, Garrison, 1 Holy Vale. 1 Newford Duck Pond, 1 Sandy Lane, 1 in the Dump Clump.
Pied flycatcher – 1 Holy Vale, 1 Old Town Churchyard, 1 between Newford & Watermill and 1 Content Lane, 1 on the path above Holy Vale, 1 Sandy Lane, 1 in the Dead Pine Walk on the Garrison.
Black Redstart – 1 on Porthloo, 1 west of Peninnis Light House, 1 was in the field next to the Standing Stones Field and 1 was in Pilot’s Retreat, Hugh Town.
Tree Pipit – 1 on wires over the Garrison football pitch.
Yellow Wagtail – 1 on Treco Cricket Pitch with White & Pied Wagtails.
Grey Wagtail – 1 Higher Moors.
Sunday (06/10)
Tawny Pipit – 1 near the wind sock on the airfield (photo)
Ortolan Bunting – 1 On the airfield near the Terminal Building.
Short-toed Lark – 1 still in the ploughed field along King Edward’s Road, Peninnis.
Yellowhammer – 1 was heard in the Dead Pine Walk on the Garrison. This a real Scilly rarity.
Barred Warbler – 1 still at the Coastguards entrance to Castella down
Snow Bunting – 1 flew over Shipman Head Down, Bryher.
Little Tern – A juvenile was in Porth Cressa (photo) flew off to Town Bay and then was relocated in Old Town Bay. This is a scarce bird on Scilly.
Sabine’s Gull – 2 flew past Giant’s Castle.
Great White Egret –Still 3 or 4 around the islands.
Cattle Egret – 4 in the Longstone/Sandy Lane fields and 1 on St, Agnes.
Spoonbill – 1 on Still on Green Island.
Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 in the Fruitcage, St. Agnes, and 1 in the elms on the track to the Seven Stones Inn, St. Martin’s.
Red-backed Shrike – 1 still in the Standing Stones Field and 1 still at Porth Minick.
Long-tailed Tit – 1 at the riding Stables at Pelistry. This is a scarce bird on Scilly.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 Harry’s Walls, 1 Higher Moors, ! Content Lane, 4 on Tresco, 2 on Bryher and 1 in the elms on the Track to the Seven Stones Inn, St. Martin’s.
Dotterel – 3 on Shipman Head Down, Bryher were flushed by a Kestrel and flew to Castle Down, Tresco.
Golden Plover – 2 Rushy Bay Green, Bryher.
Lapwing – 1 flew over Carn Vean and 1 Back Lane Tresco.
Jack Snipe – 1 on Lower Moors Pool.
Ruff – 1 flew south over the airfield.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 3 at Porthloo and 1 Middle Town Beach, St. Martin’s.
Whimbrel – 1 Watermill Cove and 1 Pernagie, St. Martin’s.
Mediterranean Gull – 30 Par Beach, St. Martin’#’s.
Osprey – Still 2 around the islands.
Hobby – 1 hawking insects over Porth Hellick Pool and it or another over the airfield.
Merlin – 1 Peninnis, 1 Tolman Point and 1 Back Lane Tresco.
Cory’s Shearwater – 35 lingering on the sea northeast of Shipman Head Down, Bryher.
Whooper Swan – 1 on Bryher Pool.
Pale-bellied Brent Goose – 9 on Bryher Pool.
Great Spotted Woodpecker –1 Holy Vale.
Kingfisher – 1 at Shooters’ Pool.
Wryneck – 1 on a wall at the corner of the fields on the west side of Peninnis.
Skylark – 21 in the Content Farm area, 3 on the airfield and 14 on Chapel Down, St. Martin’s.
Common whitethroat – 1 in the field behind the New Inn, Tresco.
Acredula Willow Warbler – 1 northern type on Content Lane.
Firecrest –3 Longstone Bungalow, 3 on Sandy Lane, 1 Carn Gwaval, 1 Porth Minnick, 1 Harry’s Walls, 1 at the Rosehill end of Lower Moors and 2 in the elms on the rack to the Seven Stones Inn, St. Martin’s.
Redwing – 1 in the Dead Pine Walk, Garrison and 1 Back Lane Tresco.
Spotted Flycatcher – 4 in the Dead Pine Walk on the Garison, 1 Peninnis allotments, 1 Carn Gwaval, 2 in the gardens by the hospital,2 in pines at the north end of Porthloo Lane, 2 Sandy Lane, 1 Harry’s Walls, 1 Content Lane, 1 Pool Road, Tresco and 2 on St. Martin’s.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 in a field along King Edward’s Road, Peninnis, 1 Harry’s Walls, 1 at Salakee Farm, 1 on the Carn Friar’s Road near the farm shop, 1 Porth Hellick Down and 2 in the elms on the track to the Seven Stones Inn, St. Martin’s.
Whinchat – 5 along the footpath from the airport terminal to Old Town, 3 Content Lane, 1 Porth Hellick Down, 2 Bryher and 2 Back Lane Tresco.
Black Redstart – 1 on the west side of Peninnis, 1 Porthloo, 1 by Peninnis Lighthouse, 1 flew over the Community Centre, Tresco and 2 on Bryher.
Common Redstart – 2 Back Lane, Tresco.
Tree Pipit – 1 near the Higher Moors Pumping Station and 1 Hillside Farm, Bryher.
Grey Wagtail – 2 in the same field as the Short-toed Lark and 1 on St. Martin’s Cricket Pitch.
Yellow Wagtail – 1 near the Higher Moors Pumping Station.
Redpoll – 1 on Tresco.
