Sunday (10/11)

Lapland Bunting – 1 at Churchtown Farm, St. Martin’s.

Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 still by the ringing shed at Porth Hellick

Wigeon  – 10+ on shooters’ Pool.

Shoveler – 2 on Porth Hellick Pool.

Common Scoter – 1 between Annet and Bryher.

Great Northern Diver – 11 between Annet and Bryher.

Jack Snipe  – 3 on Lower Moors Pool.

Woodcock – 7 around Longstone.

Osprey – 1 flew over the garden of the staff accommodation behind Star Castle on the Garrison.

Marsh Harrier – 1 over Old Town and then Porth Hellick.

Merlin – A pair hunting in the  garden of the staff accommodation behind Star Castle on the Garrison.

Great Spotted Woodpecker  – 1 at Old Town flew over Trench Lane into the willows by Lane into the willows by the biobubble at end of Lower Moors

Yellow-browed Warbler – 9 on St. Mary’s.

Siberian Chiffchaff – 2 in the Newford/Trenoweth area.

Willow Warbler – 21 “Northern type” in the Newford/Trenoweth area.

Ring Ouzel – 1 on St. Agnes.

Black Redstart – 7 at Porthloo

Grey Wagtail – 1 at Porthloo

Brambling – 2 in the Newford/Trenoweth area and 5 near Shooters’ Pool.

Siskin – 4 in the Newford/Trenoweth area.

  Monday (11/11)

Hume’s Yellow-browed Warbler  –  A “ probable” in the elms  at Tremelethen Farmyard which flew  towards the sallows on Porth Hellick Loop and could not be relocated.

Little Bunting – 1 by the pool on St. Agnes.

Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 still by the ringing shed at Porth Hellick.

Hawfinch – 1 flew over Longstone and 1 flew over Porth Hellick.

Cattle Egret – 2 at Trewince.

Spoonbill – 1 circled Porth Cressa the flew over Hugh Town.

Great White Egret – 1 on Abbey Pool.

Little Egret – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool, Tresco.

Cory’s Shearwater  – 1 off Morning Point, Garrison.

Whooper Swan – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Shoveler – 18 on Tresco.

Pintail–  A drake on Tresco.

Pochard – 6 on Tresco.

Purple Sandpiper – 1 roosting on rocks in Porth Hellick Bay.

Green Sandpiper – 1 on Tresco.

Woodcock – 1 at Higher Moors pumping station.

Jack Snipe – 1 still on Lower Moors Pool.

Kingfisher – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.

Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 flew over Carn Friars Porth Hellick.

Swallow – 3 late birds at Trenoweth.

Ring Ouzel – 2 on the west side of Peninnis and 1 flew over Newford Duck Pond.

Mistle Thrush – 1 at Longstone.

Fieldfare – 25 flew northeast  over Longstone and 2 were on the Garrison.

Redwing – 150 on the Garrison and 200+ around the school 7 Middle Town, St. Martin’s.

Black Redstart – 4 Little Porth , 2 below Tregarthen’s car park and 1 on St. Agnes.

Yellow-browed Warbler  – 1 at Newford Duck Pond, 1 at Higher Moors pumping station, 2 at Rose Hill, 4  Porth Hellick Loop , 5 Trenoweth , 1 Sallyport and 5 on Tresco.

Siberian Chiffchaff  – 1 at Higher Moors pumping station, 1 Porth Hellick Loop and 1 Newford duck Pond.

Willow Warbler – A late bird on Porth Hellick Loop.

Firecrest – 1 in a garden on Church road and 1 Trenoweth.

Brambling – 1 at Porth Hellick Ringing Station, 1 Porth Hellick Loop, 2 Higher Moors and 1 on St. Agnes.

Siskin – 2 Trenoweth.

Tuesday (12/11)

Barn Owl – 1 was seen to fly from Water Meadow Barn on Old Town Lane at 23:45. This is a scarce bird on Scilly, it has been heard several times over the last few weeks, but this is the first time it has been seen.

Cory’s Shearwater  – 20 off Droppy Nose Point, both Bryher and 1 off Morning Point, Garrison.

Cattle Egret – 2 still at Trewince

Great White Egret  – 1 Kittydown, 3 Tresco Channel and1 below Plumb Hill. Tresco.

Whooper Swan – 12 0n Bryher.

Bar-tailed godwit  – 4 on in flight on Tresco

Swallow – At last 1 still on St. Mary’s.

Yellow-browed Warbler  – 1 still on Sallyport, 4 Lower Moors, 2 Porth Hellick Loop and`1 at Veronica Farm, Bryher.

Siberian Chiffchaff – 5 on St. Mary’s.

Firecrest – 1 on St. Mary’s.

Mistle Thrush – 1 on Bryher.

Black Redstart – 7 below the St. Mary’s quay wall, including a leucistic bird (photo).

Brambling – 5 around St. Mary’s.

Wednesday (13/11)

Little Bunting – The ringed bird was still the  Sunnyside Farm Trail (photo).

Cattle Egret – 2 still at Trewince.

Great White Egret – 1 between the quays on Bryher.

Whooper Swan – 12 still on Bryher Pool.

Pink-footed Goose  – 8 still in a field between Mount Todden and Pelistry.

Wigeon – 6 in Lower Moors

Red-breasted Merganser – 3 females off Church Quay, Bryher.

Woodcock – 1 in Tolman fields.

Short-eared Owl – 1 on St. Agnes.

Yellow-legged Gull – An adult was on St. Agnes.

Skylark  – 42+ at Content.

Swallow – Still 3 late birds on St. Mary’s.

Yellow-browed Warbler  – 1 still on Sallyport , 3 in Lower Moors and 1 at the dump on Bryher

Siberian Chiffchaff– 2 in Lower Moors.

Firecrest – 1 in Lower Moors,

Mistle Thrush – 1 in a horse paddock south of Mount Todden Farm, 1 on the golf course, 1 between Carreg Dhu & Parting Carn and 1 on St. Agnes.

Ring Ouzel – 1 in a horse paddock south of Mount Todden Farm and 1 at Veronica Farm, Bryher.

Black Redstart – 1 at Csrn Morval, 5 behind the quay wall by Mermaid Car Park and 2 at Little Porth.

Grey Wagtail – 1 behind the quay wall by Mermaid Car Park and 2 at Little Porth.

Brambling – 1 on St. Agnes and 1 on Bryher.

Thursday (14/11)

Serin  – 2 in the weedy field with chickens in at Parting Carn.

Cattle Egret – 2 in the cow field west of Longstone Cottage and these or another 2 at Trewince. 

Great White Egret – 1 in Porth Hellick Bay.

Whimbrel – 1 on St. Mary’s.

Woodcock – 1 trapped and ringed at Porth Hellick Ringing Station.

Osprey – 1flew north over Star Castle.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 still on Sallyport, 1 Lower Moors, 3 Porth Hellick Loop, 2 Higher Moors, 3 Newford  and 1 Porthloo.

Siberian Chiffchaff  – 2 in Lower Moors and 1 in the Standing Stones Field

Black Redstart – 6 on St. Mary’s.

Brambling – 8 on St. Mary’s.

Reed Bunting – 1 in the weedy field with chickens in at Parting Carn.

Friday (15/11)

Serin  – 2 still in the weedy field with chickens in at Parting Carn.

Hawfinch  – 1  flew south over Carn friars and 1 was at Curchtown Farm, St. Martin’s

Spoonbill  – 1 on Samson Flats.

Great White Egret  – 2 in Tresco Channel.

Woodcock  – 1 was flushed from Lower Moors and  2 on St. Agnes.

Jack Snipe – 1 Lower Moors.

Whimbrel – 1 on St. Mary’s.

Whopper Swan  – 7 on Porth Hellick Pool , which were later seen flying  over Lower Moors towards Porth Cressa.

Dark-bellied Brent Goose  – 1 on Tresco.

Common Scoter –  A female Tresco. 

Shoveler – 17 on Tresco.

Wigeon –3  on Tresco.

Pochard – 7 on Tresco.

Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 at Carn Friars.

Yellow-browed Warbler  – 1 still at Sallyport, 1 Standing Stones Field, 2 Lower Moors, 3 Porth Hellick Loop, 1 Newford,  1 Porthloo, a ringed bird at Rosehill,  2 on Tresco and St. Agnes.1 on 

Siberian Chiffchaff –  2 Standing Stones Fieldn.,1 Lower Moors, 1 Porth Hellick and 1 on Tresco.

Firecrest – 2 on St. Mary’s and 1 on Tresco.

Ring Ouzel  – 1 still at Mount Todd

Black Redstart – 8 on St. Mary’s.

Brambling  – 15 on St. Mary’s, including a flock of 11 in Lower Moors 2 on Tresco and 1 on St. Agnes.

Saturday (16/11)

Blyth’s Pipit –St, Agnes. 1 on

Dusky Warbler – 1 trapped and ringed at Porth Hellick Ringing Station (photo).

Richard’s Pipit  – 1 dropped onto Porth Hellick Bank, then onto the beach before flying towards the airfield.

Purple Sandpiper –An incredible 130+ on a mini pelagic to the Bishop and Crim Rocks, 1 of the largest counts for many years.

Barn Owl – The bird that has been around for a couple of weeks was seen at 17:40, flying from the pines between Porth Hellick House and Carreg Dhu towards the Tremelethen chicken field,

Hen Harrier – 1 at Higher Town, St. Martin’s

Spoonbill – 3 on Green/ Stony Island.

Great White Egret – 1 Town Beach and 1 Porth Cressa.

Little Egret – 1 Porth Hellick Beach.

Shelduck –  12 Green/ Stony Island.

Shoveler – A female on Porth Hellick Pool.

Red-breasted Merganser – 3 off Puffin Island.

Common Scoter  – 4 on the mini pelagic to the Bishop and Crim Rocks.

Great Northern Diver – 1 on the mini pelagic to the Bishop and Crim Rocks,

Cory’s Shearwater – 30 on the mini pelagic to the Bishop and Crim Rocks.

Great Shearwater –  1 on the mini pelagic to the Bishop and Crim Rocks.

Yellow-legged Gull –  6 on the mini pelagic to the Bishop and Crim Rocks.

Grey Plover – 3 on Green/ Stony Island.

Woodcock – 5 seen in the evening by birders looking for the Barn Owl.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 2 trapped and ringed at Porth Hellick Ringing Station (photo).

Black Redstart – 2 in Jackson’s Hill, Hugh Town.

(c) Scott Reid
(c) Scott Reid
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