Wednesday 29th 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.

Olive-backed Pipit – 1 Old Town Churchyard.

Red-throated Pipit – 1 on the airfield and 1 on St. Agnes.

Short-toed Lark – 3 on the airfield.

Rose-coloured Starling – 1 on Tresco.

Common Rosefinch– 1 Old Town Churchyard.

Red-backed Shrike– 1 Porth Hellick.

Ortolan Bunting– 1 still on St. Agnes.

Barred Warbler – 1 still at Carn Gwaval.

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

Spotted Crake – 1 at Shooters’ Pool, Lower Moors.

Snow Bunting – 1 on the airfield.

Black-necked Grebe – 3 in the Roads.

Whooper Swan– 4 on Tresco.

Yellow-browed Warbler– 9 St. Mary’s, 2 St. Agnes, 2 Bryher and 2 on Tresco.

Firecrest – 4 on St. Mary’s, 1 on Tresco and 3 on St. Agnes.

Wigeon – 1 Tresco.

Shoveler – 2 Tresco.

Great Northern Diver– 1 past Tresco.

Little Grebe– 2 Tresco.

Balearic Shearwater – 1 past Church Point

Merlin – 1 Porth Hellick, 1 Bryher and 2 Tresco.

Golden Plover– 11 St. Mary’s and 3 St. Agnes.

Lapwing– 2 Normandy.

Jack Snipe– 1 Lower Moors.

Whimbrel– 1 Porth Hellick and 1 Hugh Town.

Common Sandpiper – 1 Hugh Town.

Arctic Skua – 3 past Church Point and 1 past St. Agnes.

Great Skua – 1 past Pelistry.

Mediterranean Gull – 3 on Tresco.

Black Redstart– 14 on St. Mary’s, 8 on St. Agnes and 1on Bryher.

Ring Ouzel – 1 on St. Agnes.

Garden Warbler – 1 Old Town Churchyard.

Lesser Whitethroat – 1 Porth Hellick and 1 Bryher.

Siberian Chiffchaff – 2 ringed at Porth Hellick and 1 on St. Agnes.

Brambling– 6 Old Town Churchyard, 2 Trenoweth and 3 Tresco.

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

Reed Bunting– 3 Tresco and 1 St. Agnes.