Monday (07/10)
WILSON’S SNIPE – 1 seen briefly in the evening at Lower Moors and was identified retrospectively from photographs.
Short-toed Lark – 1 still in a field on the west side of King Edward’s Road Peninnis.
Hoopoe – 1 still on Bryher.
Ortolan Bunting – 1 in a weedy field between the Airport and Ennor Close, Old Town.
Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 in elms on Sandy Lane.
Red-backed Shrike – 1 still in the Standing Stone Field and 1 still at Porth Minnick.
Great White Egret – Still 3 or 4 around the islands.
Little Egret – 1 Old Town Bay.
Spoonbill – 1 on Green Island near Samson.
Little Tern – Th-e juvenile was commuting between Porth Cressa and Old Town Bay.
Cory’s Shearwater – 293 in a 2.5 hour seawatch off Peninnis Head.
Great Shearwater – 18 in a 2.5 hour seawatch off Peninnis Head and 2 off Deep Point.
Sooty Shearwater – 2 in a 2.5 hour seawatch off Peninnis Head.
Manx Shearwater – 2 in a 2.5 hour seawatch off Peninnis Head.
Great Skua –1 in a 2.5 hour seawatch off Peninnis Head.
Yellow-legged Gull – An adult flew past Giant’s Castle
Mediterranean Gull – 2 in a 2.5 hour seawatch off Peninnis Head.
Black Tern – 1 in a 2.5 hour seawatch off Peninnis Head.
Dotterel – 1 early morning at Giant’s Castle, 1 on the Golf Course and 3 on Castle Down, Tresco.
Grey Plover – 1 on Castle Down, Tresco.
Golden Plover – 7 or 8 seen around St. Mary’s.
Lapwing – 1 in a field on Peninnis and 3 over Porth Hellick and what were assumed to be these 3 were seen later on the airfield and Golf Course,
Common Sandpiper – 1 on Little Porth.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 3 at Portaloo and 1 Middle Town Beach, St. Martin’s.
Whimbrel – 1 Old Town Bay.
Marsh Harrier – 1 flew over Carn Vean towards the Riding Stables. And was seen later high above Middle Town, St. Martin’s.
Merlin – 1 over Porth Hellick and 1 Peninnis.
hooper Swan – 1 on Bryher Pool.
Mediterranean Gull – 15 in the bay adjacent to Toll’s Porth.
Kingfisher – 1 shooters’ Pool.
Wryneck – 1 on the west side of Peninnis, 1 near Watermill cottages, 1 on the wall of St. Mary’s Hall Hotel and 1 at Kalimay Point, St. Agnes.
Raven – 1 St. Martin’s.
Skylark – 9 flew west over Longstone, 2 on the airfield and 3 on Porth Hellick Down.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 calling behind Longstone Cottage,1 at Trenoweth Farm, 2 Shooters’ Pook, 1 on Porthloo Lane in the elms opposite the turning for Mount Flagon, 2 in elms on Sandy Lane, 1 on the track above Seven Stones Inn, St. Martin’s1 in Browarth Fi elds, St, Agnes and 1 calling at Rosevear Cottage, St. Agnes.
Firecrest – 3 Trenoweth Farm, 1 in the back garden of Longstone Cottage, 1 in elms on Sandy Lane and 1 in Appletree Glade, Bryher.
Spotted Flycatcher – 4 in the elms at the Holy Vale end of Sandy Lane, 2 in the Peninnis allotments. 1 in the Dump allotments, 1 in the Dead Pine Walk on the Garrison, 1 on the path above Holy Vale and 2 in the Middle Town pines, St. Martin’s.
Pied Flycatcher – 5 in the elms at the Holy Vale end of Sandy Lane, 1 Trenoweth Farm and on St. Martin’s, 1 on the track above Seven Stones Inn & 1 in the Middle Town pines.
Whinchat – 1 Porth Hellick Down. 1 north of Carn Friars and 3 on the airfield.-
Tree Pipit – 1 in the back garden of Longstone Cottage.
Tuesday (08/10) ….
Short-toed Lark – 1 still in a field on the west side of King Edward’s Road Peninnis.
Hoopoe – 1 still on Bryher.
Ortolan Bunting – 1 still in a weedy field between the Airport and Ennor Close, Old Town.
Red-backed Shrike – 1 still in the Standing Stones Field and 1 still at Porth Minnick
Great White Egret – Still at leat 4 around the islands.
Little Tern – The juvenile was still commuting between Porth Cressa and Old town Bay
Osprey – 1 flew over Hillside Farm, Bryher
Harrier sp – An unidentified Harrier
Merlin – 1 on the airfield, 1 Juliet’s Garden, 1 Carn Friars, 1 Castle Down, Tresco and 1 Top Rock, St. Martin’s.
Cory’s Shearwater – 259 past Giant’s Castle (08:00-09:15) and 568 past Peninnis (08:30- 11:50).
Great Shearwater – 15 past Giant’s Castle (08:00-09:15) and 29 past Peninnis (08:30- 11:50).
Sooty Shearwater – 8 past Giant’s Castle (08:00-09:15) and 7 past Peninnis (08:30- 11:50).
Balearic Shearwater – 2 past Giant’s Castle (08:00-09:15) and 1 past Peninnis (08:30- 11:50).
Manx Shearwater – 3 past Giant’s Castle (08:00-09:15) and 11 past Peninnis (08:30- 11:50).
Great Skua – 1 past Giant’s Castle (08:00-09:15) and 2 past Peninnis (08:30- 11:50).
Whooper Swan – 1 on the Great Pool, Bryher and was later seen flying towards Tresco.
Barnacle Goose – 3 flew over Porthloo and then Hugh Town Heading towards Tresco and 8 were seen later near Bryher.
Wigeon – 2 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Great Northern Diver – 1 off Innisidgen.
Little Grebe – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Lapwing – 3 on the Golf Course
Dotterel – 1 still on the Golf Course (photo).
Grey Plover – 2 flew past Giant’s Castle.
Golden Plover – 2 flew past Giant’s Castle, 19 on the Golf Cours & the airfield and 1 on Chapel Down, St. Martin’s.
Jack Snipe – 1 on Lower Moors Pool.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 3 on Porthloo Beach.
Wryneck – 1 still in the Standing Stones Field and 1 above St. Agnes Quay.
Firecrest – 1 near Porth Hellick House, 1 Carreg Dhu Gardens, 1 Trenoweth, 1 Carn Gwaval, 1 near Bryher Church and 1 Little Arthur Farm, St. Martin’s.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 High Lanes, 1 Holy Vale, 1 Lower Moors (photo), 1 Standing Stones Field, 1 at the Sandy Lane end of Holy Vale, 2 St. Agnes, 1 Hillside Farm. Bryher and 1 still on the Seven Stones track, St. Martin’s.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 Lower Moors.
Ring Ouzel – 1 Carn Friars , 2 Rabbit Rocks, St. Martin’s and 1 on the north end of Gugh
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 Peninnis Allotments, 2 at Jac-a Ba, 1 Helvear and 1 at the Sandy Lane end of Holy Vale.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 at the Sandy Lane end of Holy Vale, 1 Trenoweth, 1 Helvear and 2 St. Martin’s.
Whinchat – 3 north of the airport and 1 in a field next to the Old Town Inn.
Yellow Wagtail – 1 in a field next to the Old Town Inn.
Wednesday (09/10)
Short-toed Lark – 1 still in a field on the west side of King Edward’s Road Peninnis.
Hoopoe – 1 still on Bryher and then flew to Tresco.
Ortolan Bunting – 1 still in a weedy field between the Airport and Ennor Close, Old Town.
Snow Bunting – 1 flew from the end of Peninnis towards Old Town and 1 on Castella Down, St. Agnes.
Red-backed Shrike – 1 still in the standing Stones Field.
Great White Egret – 1 on Pilchard Pool, blow the Peninnis allotments. 1 Lower Moors Pool, 1 on Teän and 1 on Northwethal.
Cattle Egret – 1 flew over New Grimsby and the Great Pool, Tresco.
Spoonbill – 1 still on Green Island near Samson.
Whooper Swan – 1 on Bryher Pool and 5 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Barnacle Goose – 1 flew east over Great Par Beach, 8 Shipman Head Down, 16 Gweal all Bryher and 5 on Annet.
Pink-footed Goose – 1 flew over Buzza towards St. Agnes and landed in Browarth Fields.
Red-breasted Merganser – A female type flew west past Peninnis.
Pintail – A drake on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Wigeon – 1 Porth Hellick Pool. And 1 on the Big Pool, St. Agnes.
Great Northern Diver – 1 off Watermill Cove.
Cory’s Shearwater – 30 lew west past Peninnis, 150 past Bryher and 10+ off Great Bay, St. Martin’s.
Great Shearwater – 1 lew west past Peninnis.
Sooty Shearwater – 2 flew west past Peninnis
Dotterel – 1 still on the Golf Course.
Golden Plover – 20 on the Golf Course/airfield , 2 on Chapel Down, St. Martin’s and 1 on Tresco Heliport.
Grey Plover – 1 on an island in Stony Porth, Bryher.
Lapwing – 1 Porth Hellick Beach.
Jack Snipe – 2 on Lower Moors Pool and 2 Sandy Lane.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 1 on an island in Stony Porth, Bryher and 3 near Teän.
Whimbrel – 1 on Wingletang, St. Agnes.
Common Gull – 1 Middle Town Beach, St. Martin’s.
Arctic Tern – 1 between Bryher and Tresco.
Marsh Harrier – 1 flew overNorthwethal and also over Higher Town, St. Martin’s.
Osprey – 1 Tresco/Bryher/ Samson.
Merlin – 1 over Peninnis 1 east of Pelistry and 1 on Wingletang, St. Agnes.
Wryneck – 1 in the field on the other side of the road to Old Town Bay,1 still on the west side of Peninnis, 1 on the path below Mount Todden, 1 below the Woolpack Battery, Garrison.
Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 in Holy Vale.
Firecrest – 1 on King Edward’s Road, Peninnis, 1 Morning Point, Garrison, 1 Carreg Dhu, 1Higher Moors Pumping Station, 3 on Bryher and1 on St. Martin’s.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 Lower Moors, 1 Peninnis Farm Trail, 1 at the junction of Porthloo Lane/Mount Flagon, 2 on the Garrison, 1 Porth Hellick Loop, 3 on Bryher, 2 on St. Martin’s and 1 on Tresco.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 in elms on Rocky Hill.
Common Whitethroat –1 Shooters’ Pool and 1 near the Seaward Hide, Porth Hellick.
Ring Ouzel – A female in the Dead Pine Walk, Garrison, 1 below the Woolpack Battery, Garrison, 2 on the coastal path below the Golf Course, 1 Buzza and 2 between the Airport turning circle and Church Point.
Fieldfare – The first of the autumn was 1 that flew over Gugh towards St. Mary’s.
Redwing – 10 on St. Mary’s, 10 Tresco and 15 on St. Martin’s.
Spotted Flycatcher – 2 Peninnis allotments, 2 in the Dead Pine Walk, Garrison, 2 Woolpack Battery, Garrison,1 on the path to Innisidgen, 1 Old Town Beach, 3 on Bryher and 3 on St. Martin’s,
Pied flycatcher – 1 Watermill and 1 St. Martin’s.
Black Redstart – 1 in a weedy field between the Airport & Ennor Close, Old Town and 1 below the Woolpack Battery, Garrison.
Whinchat – 1 on Pungies Lane, 3 Chapel Down, St. Martin’s and 1 Popplestone Bay, Bryher.
Common Redstart – 1 on Colonel George Boscombe’s Battery, Garrison.
Tree Pipit – 1 in fields behind St. Martin’s Cricket Pitch.
Yellow Wagtail – 1 on Pungies Lane and 1 Higher Moors.
Reed Bunting 1 on Wingletang, St. Agnes.
