St. Mary’s - A Purple Sandpiper and a Black Redstart on the beach below the Quay Car Park, where a Spoonbill also flew over. A Spoonbill in Old Town Bay and a Mistle Thrush at Bishop’s View.

Samson – A Spoonbill and a first-winter drake Eider.

St. Mary’s – A second-winter Glaucous Gull flew from Porth Mellon towards the quay

St. Mary’s – A Black Redstart at Little Porth and 3 Slavonian Grebes & Black-necked Grebes off Innisidgen.

Tresco - A Black-throated Diver, 7 Dark-bellied Brent Geese and a Long-tailed Duck.

Samson – A first-winter drake Eider, 2 Spoonbills, a Common Gull, 3 Skylarks, several Great Northern Divers and lots of Wigeon.

St. Mary’s – A Mistle Thrush in Old Town and 2 Long-eared Owls at Salakee Farm.

Tresco – A female Red-breasted Merganser.

Samson – A first-winter drake Eider.

Samson – Spoonbill & Red-breasted Merganser were the only reports of the day

St. Mary’s – The Rose-coloured Starling still at Telegraph and 2 Firecrests in Lower Moors.

Samson – A first-winter Spoonbill on Samson Flats.

St. Mary’s – 2 Slavonian Grebes of Innisidgen and the Rose-coloured Starling still at Telegraph.

Samson – 2 Spoonbills, an Eider and 7 Dark-bellied Brent Geese.

Tresco – Black-throated Diver, Red-breasted Merganser and 6 Common Scoters.

Bryher – A Hooded Crow.

St. Mary’s – Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Firecrest in Holy Vale and a Spoonbill in Old Town Bay were the only reports today.

St. Mary’s – A Spoonbill in Old Town Bay, 2 Long-eared Owls at Porth Hellick and another at the top end of Holy Vale . Viewed from St. Mary’s – 7 Dark-bellied Brent Geese were in the Roads, a Spoonbill was on Samson Flats, a Red-breasted Merganser was off South Beach, Tresco and an Eider was off Samson. A Jack Snipe was at Porth Hellick at dusk and a Mistle Thrush was opposite Bishop’s View.

The first boat of the year to Tresco today, allowing the islands birders to catch up with:

A Black-necked Grebe in The Roads, Common Scoter (7) in The Roads and an Eider off Samson. At least 2 male Pintails, TWO Buzzards over NE end of Tresco, 3 Jackdaw, 4 Pink-footed Geese, Long-tailed Duck in Pentle Bay, Red-breasted Merg off South Beach and 2 Black-throated Diver, Whimbrel, 3 Slav Grebe, 18 Pochard, Scaup and Mistle Thrush at Old Grimsby. A Spoonbill was in Old Town Bay, St Mary’s early Morning and the Hooded Crow was on Bryher viewed from Tresco.