Friday (01/01)
Humpback Whale – 1 between Annet and Samson
Finn Whale – 4 off Deep Point, 1 south of Peninnis Head, then in Porth Cressa Bay
Cattle Egret – 4 still at Longstone
Siberian Pink-footed Goose – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool
Russian White-fronted Goose – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool , both this and the above species were last reported on Sunday 13th December, where have they been for the last 19 days?
Common Scoter – 2 off MacFarland’s down looking towards Samson
Great Northern Diver – 2 south of Samson
Spoonbill – 3 on rocks off Samson
Whimbrel – 2 in the bay west of Bread and Cheese Cove, St. Martin’s
Bar-tailed Godwit – 2 Lower Town Beach, St. Martin’s
Purple Sandpiper – 10 Great Bay, St. Martin’s
Woodcock – 1 in Well Field, Porthloo Lane
Common Sandpiper – 1 on Little Porth
Glaucous Gull – An adult Porthloo
Iceland Gull – 2 Porthloo, 1 in a garden behind Star Castle on the Garrison
Great Skua – 1 off Peninnis
Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 in the Holy Vale area
Cetti’s Warbler – 2 Porth Hellick
Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 Lower Moors
Firecrest – 1 Porth Hellick
Fieldfare – 1 Rosehill, 3 flew north over Porth Hellick
Redwing – 12 Rosehill, 3 St. Martin’s
Black Redstart – 1 Porthloo
Grey Wagtail – 1 in a garden behind Star Castle on the Garrison
Redpoll – 1 in an elm in the weedy field behind Well Field, Porthloo Lane which then flew towards Porthloo, 1 flew over Buzza Tower, 1 Sunnyside
Saturday (02/01)
Humpback Whale – 1 off Peninnis Head, 1 off Deep Point
Finn Whale – 2 off Deep Point
Cattle Egret – 3+ still at Longstone
Siberian Pink-footed Goose – 1 in fields behind St. Nicholas’s Church, Tresco
Russian White-fronted Goose – 1 in fields behind St. Nicholas’s Church, Tresco
Wigeon – 4 Great Pool, Tresco
Shoveler – 1 Great Pool, Tresco
Pintail – 1 Great Pool, Tresco
Pochard – 7 Abbey Pool, Tresco
Tufted Duck – 1 Great Pool, Tresco
Eider – 1 Pentle Bay, Tresco
Great Northern Diver – 1 Porthcressa, 1 off Carn Wethers and 1 Par Beach, both St. Martin’s
Hen Harrier – A ringtail over Tresco and then St. Martin’s
Whimbrel – 1 Rushy Bay, Tresco
Bar-tailed Godwit – 11 Pentle Bay, Tresco
Mediterranean Gull – 7 Little Porth
Glaucous Gull – An adult at Rushy Bay, Tresco, it or another seen later at Porthloo
Iceland Gull – 1 in a garden behind Star Castle, 1 Porthloo
Great Skua – 1 flew past Carn Wethers, St. Martin’s
Great Spotted Woodpecker – A female at Tremelethen, 1 Abbey Crossroads, Tresco
Jackdaw – 1 on the School playing fields, Tresco
Cetti’s Warbler – 1 Porth Hellick Loop Trail
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 Abbey Crossroads and 1 Well Covert, both Tresco
Black Redstart – 1 Carn Thomas
Grey Wagtail – 1 Longstone Cottage garden
Sunday (03/01)
Humpback Whale – 1 Northwest of Steval
Cattle Egret – 2 flew from Higher Moors towards Longstone
Eider – 1 Pentle Bay, Tresco
Red-throated Diver – 1 between the Garrison and Samson
Spoonbill – 3 Samson
Bar-tailed Godwit – 14 Middle Town Beach, St. Martin’s
Mediterranean Gull – 5 Porth Cressa
Glaucous Gull – 1 Porthloo
Iceland Gull – 2 Porthloo
Great Skua – 1 a mile south of the airfield
Merlin – A juvenile on Peninnis
Cetti’s Warbler – 1 Porth Hellick
Redpoll – 1 still at Sunnyside
Siskin – 1 flew over Longstone
Reed Bunting – 1 Porth Hellick
Monday (04/01)
Great Northern Diver – 1 flew past Carn Wethers, St. Martin’s, 1 Pentle Bay, Tresco
Hen Harrier – 1 flew over Lower Moors
Bar-tailed Godwit – 2 Middle Town Beach, St. Martin’s
Purple Sandpiper – 10 Great Bay, St. Martin’s
Mediterranean Gull – 5 Middle Town Beach, St. Martin’s
Glaucous Gull – 1 Porthloo
Iceland Gull – 2 Porthloo
Raven – 1 flew past Carn Wethers, St. Martin’s
Firecrest – 1 Lower Moors
Black Redstart – 3 Porthloo, 1 Mermaid Carpark
Grey Wagtail – 1 Porthloo
Redpoll – 1 still at Sunnyside
Tuesday (05/01)
Golden Plover – 1 flying over Telegraph
Bar-tailed Godwit – 14 at Lawrence Bay, St. Martin’s
Mediterranean Gull – 6 Porth Cressa
Yellow-legged Gull – 1 off Morning Point
Glaucous Gull – 2 birds at various locations around Hugh Town
Iceland Gull – 1 over Church Road, 1 in a garden behind Star Castle on the Garrison
Glaucous Gull hybrid – 1 in a garden behind Star Castle on the Garrison
Great Skua – 1 past Carn Wethers, St. Martin’s
Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 in the roadside elms between Porth Hellick and Lunnon
Black Redstart – 1 Mermaid Carpark and 2 Porthloo
Grey Wagtail – 1 in a garden behind Star Castle on the Garrison