Tuesday 14th December 2010 IoS Bird Reports

Tresco – A rare winter trip to the island produced 2 scarce species scarce on Scilly – 8 Long-tailed Tits and a drake Long-tailed Duck. Also seen were a female Scaup, an adult Mediterranean Gull, a Short-eared Owl, a Black-throated Diver, 9 Great Northern Divers, a Firecrest,4 Pink-footed Geese, 55 Shelduck, 85 Teal, 2 drake Pintails, 9 Tufted Ducks, 18 Wigeons, a Brambling, a Black Redstart, 3 Bar-tailed Godwits, 35+ Lapwings, 20 + Little Egrets and 14 Common Gulls.

St. Martin’s – A Black-necked Grebe, a Common Buzzard, a Whimbrel, an adult Mediterranean Gull a Siskin and a Waxwing.