A selection from Monday’s Bird log:
Red Eyed Vireo (M.Goodey)
Red-eyed Vireo – 1 Was found in the afternoon in Carreg Dhu Gardens.
Sora Rail – Still showing from the Swarovski hide on Tresco.
Cattle Egret – 2 at Sunnyside.
Western Subalpine Warbler – 1 in St. Mary’s Hall Garden, Hugh Town.
Little Bunting – 1 in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors.
Short-toed Lark – 1 on the Airfield
Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 Newford and 1 St. Agnes.
Common Rosefinch – 1 on St. Martin’s.
Wryneck – 2 Peninnis, 1 Porth Minnick, 1 Borough Farm, 1 Tresco and 1 Gugh.
Merlin –1 Tresco, 1 Gugh and 1St. Martin’s.
Firecrest – 2 on St. Mary’s, 2 on St. Agnes, 2 on St. Martin’s and 2 on Tresco..
Yellow-browed Warbler – 9 on St. Mary’s, 8 on Bryher, 4 on St. Agnes, 3 on St. Martin’s and 6 on Tresco.
Yellow-browed Warbler (A.Hannington)
Lapland Bunting – 5 on Peninnis, 2 on St. Agnes and 2 on Bryher.
Black-necked Grebe – 1 Town Bay/ Porth Mellon.
Great Crested Grebe – 1 off Bar Point.
Common Buzzard – 1 on Tresco.
Osprey – 1 over St. Martin’s.
Turtle Dove – 1 still in Hugh Town
Dark-bellied Brent Geese – 6 off the Blockhouse, Tresco.
Pintail – 1 Great Pool Tresco.
Common Scoter – 1 off Bar Point.
Golden Plover – 1 St. Martin’s.
Lapwing – 4 around St. Mary’s.
Whimbrel – 1 Porthloo and 1 Bar Point.
Black-tailed Godwit – 1 St. Martin’s.
Woodcock – 1 St. Martin’s.
Jack Snipe – 8 at Porth Hellick and 4 in Lower Moors.
Great Skua – 1 seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Mediterranean Gull – 3 Porthcressa and 1 in the Roads.
Kingfisher – 1 Porth Hellick Pool, 1 Lower Moors and 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Lesser Whitethroat – 1 St. Agnes.
Common Whitethroat – 1 Peninnis.
Ring Ouzel – 1 Pelistry, 1 Peninnis, 1 Old Town, 1 Bar Point and 1 Gugh.
Fieldfare – 9 on St. Mary’s and 5 on St. Martin’s.
Redwing – An obvious influx with several hundred across the islands..
Spotted Flycatcher – 3 on St. Mary’s and 1 on Tresco.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 Watermill, 1 Tresco and 1 St. Martin’s.
Black Redstart – 1 Tolman Point.
Common Redstart – 1 Porth Hellick, 1 Hugh Town, 1 Old Town and 1 St. Agnes.
Whinchat – 9 on St. Mary’ and 2 on Bryher.
Tree Pipit – 1 Peninnis.