Tuesday 28th October 2014 IoS Bird Sightings

American Wigeon – A 1st winter male and a female were on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Green-winged Teal – 1 was still on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Radde’s Warbler – 1 on Bryher.

Red-throated Pipit – 1 on the airfield.

Short-toed Lark – 2 on the airfield.

Red-backed Shrike– 1 Porth Hellick.

Ortolan Bunting– 1 still on St. Agnes.

Red-breasted Flycatcher– 1 Lower Moors, 1 Garrison, 1 Tresco and 2 St. Agnes.

Black-necked Grebe – 1 Tresco Channel

Whooper Swan– 4 on Tresco.

Yellow-browed Warbler– 15 St. Mary’s, 4 St. Agnes and 2 on Tresco.

Firecrest – 4 on St. Mary’s, 2 on Tresco and 1 on St. Agnes.

Pomarine Skua – 1 past Peninnis.

Wigeon – 1 Tresco.

Common Scoter -1 flew past Church Point near the airfield.

Great Northern Diver– 1 in the Roads.

Little Grebe– 3 Tresco.

Balearic Shearwater – 4 past Peninnis.

Merlin – 2 St. Mary’s, 1 Bryher and 1 St. Agnes.

Hobby– 1 over the airfield and probably the same over the Garrison

Golden Plover– 2 over the airfield.

Lapwing– 2 still roaming around St. Mary’s.

Woodcock – 1 Porth Hellick and 1 Bryher.

Common Sandpiper – 1 Porthcressa.

Arctic Skua – 1 past Peninnis.

Great Skua – 1 past Peninnis.

Mediterranean Gull – 1 Porthcressa, 1 Porthloo, 1 in the Road and 3 on Tresco.

Tree Pipit – 1 on Tresco.

Black Redstart– 17 on St. Mary’s, 4 on St. Martin’s and 7 on St. Agnes.

Whinchat– 1 Pelistry and 1 Content.

Ring Ouzel – 1 on St. Agnes.

Reed Warbler – 1 on St. Agnes

Lesser Whitethroat – 2 St. Mary’s and 1 St. Agnes.

Common Whitethroat – 1 St. Agnes.

Brambling– 2 Newford Duck Pond.

Siskin– 28 Tresco, 4 St. Mary’s and 2 on St. Agnes.

Reed Bunting– 1 Porth Hellick and 2 Tresco.