Monday 27th October 2014 IoS Bird Sightings

American Wigeon – A 1st winter male and a female were on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Green-winged Teal – 1 was still on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Rose-coloured Starling – 1 Tresco.

Short-toed Lark – 3 around St. Mary’s

Red-backed Shrike – 1 Porth Hellick.

Ortolan Bunting – 1 still on St. Agnes.

Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 Lower Moors, 1 Garrison, 1 in the Chaplaincy Gardens, 1 Tresco and 1 St. Agnes.

Hawfinch – 1 Tresco.

Black-necked Grebe – 2 Tresco Channel

Whooper Swan – 4 on Tresco.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 15 St. Mary’s, 1 St. Agnes, 1 Bryher and 1 on Tresco.

Firecrest – 7 on St. Mary’s and 1 on St. Agnes.

Yellow-legged Gull – An adult on Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Wigeon – 1 Tresco.

Common Scoter -1 flew past Church Point near the airfield.

Great Northern Diver– 1 in Tresco Channel.

Little Grebe– 3 Tresco.

Sooty Shearwater – 1 from the Scillonian.

Manx Shearwater – 1 from the Scillonian.

Sooty Shearwater – 1 from the Scillonian.

Balearic Shearwater – 1 from the Scillonian.

Merlin – 1 St. Mary’s, 1 Tresco1 1 Bryher and 1 St. Martin’s.

Grey Plover– 3 St. Mary’s.

Lapwing– The first of the autumn were 2 roaming around St. Mary’s.

Jack Snipe– 1 in Lower Moors and 1 on Tresco.

Woodcock – The first of the autumn were 1 Porth Hellick, 1 Lower Moors and 1 Tresco.

Whimbrel – 1 St. Mary’s and 1 St. Martin’s.

Great Skua – 2 from the Scillonian and 1 past Church Point.

Mediterranean Gull – 1 Porthcressa and 1 Tresco.

Sandwich Tern – 1 in the Roads.

Black Redstart– 14 on St. Mary’s, 2 on Tresco, 2 on St. Martin’s and 1 on St. Agnes.

Whinchat– 1 Porthloo and 1 St. Martin’s.

Mistle Thrush – 2 Harry’s Walls.

Brambling– 1 Holy Vale.

Siskin– 1 Garrison, 3 Porth Hellick and 2 Bryher.

Reed Bunting– 2 Tresco.