A selection from Sunday’s Bird log:
Sora Rail – Still showing from the Swarovski hide on Tresco.
Cattle Egret – 2 still in fields below the Riding Stables moving to Tresco early evening.
Western Subalpine Warbler – 1 in St. Mary’s Hall Garden, Hugh Town.
Little Bunting – 1 on Peninnis.
Short-toed Lark – 1 on Bryher and 1 on the Airfield
Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 Newford, 1 Lower Moors and 1 St. Agnes.
Common Rosefinch – 1 on Bryher.
Wryneck – 1 Peninnis, 1 Buzza Quarry, 1 Borough Farm and 1 Bryher.
Merlin –1 Innisidgen and 1St. Agnes.
Firecrest – 4 on St. Mary’s, 1 on St. Agnes and 2 on Tresco..
Yellow-browed Warbler – 13 on St. Mary’s, 1 on Bryher, 8 on St. Agnes and 6 on Tresco.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 on St. Agnes.
Lapland Bunting – 2 on Peninnis, 1 on St. Agnes and 2 on Bryher.
Black-necked Grebe – 1 Porthcressa Bay.
Osprey – 1 around the islands.
Turtle Dove – 1 still in Hugh Town
Dark-bellied Brent Geese – 6 off the Blockhouse, Tresco.
Wigeon – 37 Great Pool. Tresco.
Pintail – 1 Great Pool Tresco.
Common Scoter – 6 in the Roads and 1 in Tresco Channel.
Great Northern Diver – A summer-plumage bird in Crow Sound.
Hobby – 1 Peninnis.
Jack Snipe – 8 in Lower Moors and 1 on St. Agnes.
Whimbrel – 1 Porthloo and 1 Peninnis.
Ruff – 2 still on St. Mary’s Airfield.
Black-tailed Godwit – 1 St. Martin’s.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 2 St. Martin’s.
Purple Sandpiper – 3 Western Rocks.
Mediterranean Gull – 2 in the Roads and 1 Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Kingfisher – 2 Porth Hellick Pool, 1 Old Town, 1 Lower Moors and 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Hooded Crow – 1 Bryher.
Lesser Whitethroat – 2 on the Garrison, 1 Peninnis, 1 Dump Clump and 1 Tresco.
Common Whitethroat – 1 Shooters’ pool and 1 Tresco.
Grasshopper Warbler – 1 Higher Moors.
Ring Ouzel – 2 Pelistry, 1 Porth Hellick and 2 Bryher.
Fieldfare – 1 Higher Moors.
Redwing – 40+ St. Mary’s and 8 on Tresco.
Spotted Flycatcher – 4 on St. Mary’s, 1 on Tresco and 1 on St. Agnes.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 Newford Duck Pond, 1 Lower Moors and 1 St. Agnes.
Black Redstart – 1 Peninnis, 1 on Bryher. 1 on Tresco and 1 St. Agnes.
Common Redstart – 1 Nowhere, 1 Peninnis and 1 Tresco.
Whinchat – 7 on St. Mary’ and 2 on Bryher.
Tree Pipit – 1 Newford and 1 St. Agnes.
Siskin – 2 on the Garrison and 1 Newford.