A selection from Tuesday’s Bird log:
Caspian Gull – 1 was photographed at Porth Killier, St. Agnes. This is the first record of this species for Scilly.
Sora Rail – Still showing from the Swarovski hide on Tresco.
Cattle Egret – 2 commuting between Sunnyside and Pelistry.
Western Subalpine Warbler – 1 in St. Mary’s Hall Garden, Hugh Town.
Western Subalpine Warbler (K.Webb)
Short-toed Lark – 1 on the Airfield
Red-breasted Flycatcher – 2 Newford Duck Pond and 1 Carreg Dhu Gardens.
Dotterel – 2 on Shipman Head Down, Bryher.
Wryneck – 2 Peninnis and 1 Maypole.
Firecrest – 4 on St. Mary’s and 2 on St. Agnes.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 31 across the islands.
Lapland Bunting – 2 on Peninnis, 3 on the Airfield, 1 Carn Friars, 1 Maypole 2 and 2 on Bryher.
Black-necked Grebe – 1 Town Bay/ Porth Mellon.
Wigeon – 27 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Pintail – 5 on Great Pool Tresco and 8 in the Roads flying southwest.
Lapwing – 4 Trewince.
Whimbrel – 2 St. Martin’s and 2 Bryher.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 3 St. Martin’s.
Curlew Sandpiper – 1 St. Agnes and 1 Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Jack Snipe – 5 at Porth Hellick and 5 in Lower Moors.
Mediterranean Gull – An adult 1 in the Roads.
Short-eared Owl – 1 near the Daymark on St. Martin’s.
Kingfisher – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Hooded Crow – 1 still on Bryher.
Common Whitethroat – 1 Peninnis, 1 Garrison and 1 Tremelethen.
Ring Ouzel – 1 Watermill, 1 Porth Hellick and 1 Bryher.
Mistle Thrush – 1 Carreg Dhu Gardens, 1 Maypole and 1 Holy Vale.
Spotted Flycatcher –1 on the Garrison and 1 St. Martin’s.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 Newford Duck Pond and 2 St. Martin’s.
Black Redstart – 5 on St. Mary’s and 2 on St. Martin’s.
Common Redstart – 1 Porthcressa and 1 Airfield.
Whinchat – 1 at the Riding Stables and 2 on St. Martin’s.+
Tree Pipit – 1 Peninnis.
Brambling – 2 at Longstone.
Cheers,
Al