A selection from Saturday’s log:
Western Orphean Warbler – 1 still on St. Agnes.
Isabelline Wheatear – 1 still on St. Mary’s Airfield.
American Golden Plover – 1 still on Porth Hellick Beach.
Little Bunting – 1 on St, Agnes and 1 Airfield.
Spotted Crake – 1 still in Lower Moors.
Common Rosefinch – 1 on St, Agnes
Hawfinch – An unprecedented influx with flocks of 50, 30, 30 & 17 around St, Mary’s, 10 Borough Farm, Tresco and 7 on St. Agnes.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 4 on St. Mary’s and 1 on St. Agnes.
Firecrest – 2 on St. Mary’s and 1 on St. Agnes .
Sooty Shearwater – 1 from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Balearic Shearwater – 5 from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s and 1 on the return crossing.
Pink- footed Goose – 6 St. Agnes.
Pale-bellied Brent Goose – 2 Porth Mellon.
Pintail – A drake on Abbey Pool, Tresco
Whimbrel – 1 Porthloo, 2 Old Town, 1 Pendrethen.
Woodcock – 1 Porth Hellick Down.
Great Skua – 1 from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Mediterranean Gull – 3 Porthcressa and 2 Porthloo.
Short-eared Owl – 1 flew from Newford Duck Pond towards Watermill.
Merlin – 1 Holy Vale/Porth Hellick and 1 Hugh Town.
Lesser Whitethroat – 1 St. Agnes.
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 St. Agnes.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 St. Agnes.
Black Redstart – 3 on St. Mary’s and 1 on St. Agnes.
Common Redstart – 1 Porthcressa and 1 Watermill.
Whinchat – 2 on Tresco.
White Wagtail – 1 on St. Agnes.
Tree Pipit – 1 flew over the Airfield.
Siskin – 20 Carreg Dhu Gardens, 6 Newford Duck Pond, 6 Maypole and 5 on St. Martin’s.
Lapland Bunting – 1 on St. Agnes.
Reed Bunting – 1 Porth Hellick.