A selection from Saturday’s log call:
Eastern Yellow Wagtail (M.Goodey)
Little Bunting – 1 in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors, 1 on St. Martin’s and 1 at Browarth, St. Agnes.
Eastern Yellow Wagtail – 1 in Peninnis Farm fields and in Lower Moors.
Serin – 1 in Holy Vale flew towards Longstone.
Short-toed Lark – 1 on the Airfield.
Barred Warbler – 1 Buzza Quarry.
Balearic Shearwater – 1 past the Garrison and 1 from the Scillonian III on the return crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Sooty Shearwater – 2 from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s and 2 on the return trip.
Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 Newford Duck Pond and 2 St. Agnes.
Wryneck – 1 Peninnis.
Firecrest – 3 on St. Mary’s.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 16 on St. Mary’s.
Lapland Bunting – 3 on Peninnis and 3 on Bryher.
Snow Bunting – 1 on Peninnis.
Black-necked Grebe – 1 in Town Bay.
Little Gull – A second-winter bird off Peninnis.
Osprey – 1 flew over Tresco, St. Mary’s and St. Martin’s.
Hobby – 1 around St. Mary’s.
Merlin – 1 Pelistry and 1 St. Martin’s.
Red-throated Diver – 1 off St. Mary’s quay and one over Peninnis.
Great Northern Diver – 3 off Peninnis.
Whimbrel – 1 Porthloo.
Jack Snipe – 4 in Lower Moors, 3 Porth Hellick and 1 St. Agnes.
Mediterranean Gull – 2 St. Mary’s.
Kingfisher – 1 Lower Moors.
Garden Warbler – 1 St. Mary’s
Common Whitethroat – 1 Shooters’ Pool and 1 St. Martin’s..
Ring Ouzel – 2 Pelistry and 1 Higher Moors.
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 Newford Duck Pond and 1 Peninnis.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 Buzza and 1 St. Martin’s.
Black Redstart – 9 Porthloo, 1 Porthcressa and 1 on St. Agnes.
Common Redstart – 1 Porthcressa, 1 Old Town, 1 St. Agnes and 1 St. Martin’s.
Whinchat – 6 on St. Mary’s.
Reed Bunting – 1 Standing Stoned Field, Lower Moors.