Sunday (20/09)
Brent Geese – 11 south of Samson on the sea
Greylag Goose 2 over the Airfield
GREAT SNIPE– 1 seen well on Shipmanhead Down, Bryher, then flew off behind Watch Hill. This is the first record for Scilly since 1 on St. Martin’s on October 21st1973
Dotterel – 3 on Castle Down, Tresco
Golden Plover – 1 on the Airfield
Dunlin –11 on Porthloo Beach,1 Porth Hellick Beach
Knot – 2 on Green Island
Ruff – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco
Common Sandpiper – 1 Porthloo, 1 St. Agnes
Ringed Plover – 8 on Porthloo Beach, 5 Porth Hellick Beach
Curlew – 2 on Porthloo Beach
Mediterranean Gull – 25 off Green Island, Samson
Merlin– 1 St. Agnes
Hobby – – 1 on the Airfield
Sparrowhawk – 1 Golf Course, 2 over Holy Vale
Honey Buzzard – 1 over the Garrison, then Hugh Town and then Lower Moors
Marsh Harrier – 1 over the Garrison, then Hugh Town and then Lower Moors
Short-eared Owl – 1 in off the sea, Wingletang, St. Agnes
Spoonbill – 2 on Green Island, Samson
Water Rail – 1 in Lower Moors
Quail – 1 on the Airfield
Wryneck – 1 still in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors, 1 Longstone, 1 below Halangy ancient village, 4 Bryher, 2 St. Martin’s, 1 St. Agnes
Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 in the elms on Pool Road, Tresco
Red-backed Shrike – 1 Bryher
Red-throated Pipit – a “probable” heard on the airfield
Yellow Wagtail – 1 over Gugh, 2 near the Riding Stables on St. Mary’s
Grey Wagtail – 1 on Porthloo Beach, 1 Rosehill Gardens
White Wagtail – 30+ Porth Hellick Beach
Skylark – 1 Porth Hellick
Cetti’s Warbler – 2 Porth Hellick
Whitethroat – 6 on Bryher, 1 St. Martin’s, 5 St. Agnes, 1 on site of old secondary School, 1 Telegraph, 1 Carn Friars
Garden Warbler – 1 Longstone, 1 below Halangy ancient village
Wood Warbler – 1 still in the pines behind the Cadet Hut on the Garrison
Whinchat – 1 Porth Hellick, 1, Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors,1 Porthloo, 12Bryher, 1 St. Agnes, 1 on site of old secondary School, 1 Telegraph, 2 Salakee
Redstart– 2 on Bryher, 1 Bishop’s View, Porthloo Lane, 1 Salakee, 1 Tresco
Black Redstart – 1 still on Porthloo Beach
Spotted Flycatcher – 3 in the pines behind the Cadet Hut on the Garrison, 5 on Bryher, 4 St. Martin’s, 2 St. Agnes
Pied Flycatcher – 1 Carn Friars, 3 on Bryher, 1 St. Martin’s
Siskin – 2 Longstone, 2 St. Agnes
Ortolan Bunting – 1 on the Airfield