October 2016

A selection from Sunday’s Bird log:

Sora Rail – Still showing from the Swarovski hide on Tresco.

Cattle Egret – 2 still in fields below the Riding Stables moving to Tresco early evening.

Western Subalpine Warbler – 1 in St. Mary’s Hall Garden, Hugh Town.

Little Bunting – 1 on Peninnis.

Short-toed Lark – 1 on Bryher and 1 on the Airfield

Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 Newford, 1 Lower Moors and 1 St. Agnes.

Common Rosefinch – 1 on Bryher.

Wryneck – 1 Peninnis, 1 Buzza Quarry, 1 Borough Farm and 1 Bryher. (more…)

A selection from Saturday’s Bird log:

Sora Rail – Still showing from the Swarovski hide on Tresco.

Cattle Egret – 2 still in fields below the Riding Stables.

Short-toed Lark – 1 on Bryher.

Spotted Crake – 1 heard at Porth Hellick Pool.

Corncrake – 1 at Salakee Farm.

Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 Newford Duck Pond, 1 Holy Vale, 1 St. Agnes and 3 St. Martin’s .

Common Rosefinch – 1 on Bryher.

Wryneck – 2 Peninnis, 1 Porth Minnick, 1 Bant’s Carn, 1 Airfield and 1 Bryher.

Osprey – 1 flew over St. Mary’s then over Tresco and finally over St. Agnes. (more…)

Spotted Crake (M.Goodey)

A selection from Friday’s log:

Sora Rail – Still showing from the Swarovski hide on Tresco.

Cattle Egret – 2 in fields below the Riding Stables.

Arctic Warbler – 1 at Shooters’ Pool.

Olive-backed Pipit – 1 Bryher.

Red-throated Pipit – 1 flew over the Airfield.

Little Bunting – 3 To the right of the Swarovski Hide on Tresco.

Spotted Crake – 1 Porth Hellick Pool.

Barred Warbler – 1 on St. Agnes. (more…)

A selection from Thursday’s log:

**CASPIAN TERN** – A bird flew in over the Garrison and then over Lower Moors before settling on Porth Hellick Pool. It made occasional fishing forays to the nearby pool and then returned to the beach. This was the first record for Scilly and a very welcome addition to the local birders Scilly lists.

Sora Rail – Still showing from the Swarovski hide on Tresco.

Cattle Egret – 2 Tresco and then Riding Stables area.

Richard’s Pipit – 1 Bryher.

Melodious Warbler – 1 was in gardens below Garrison House on Sallyport.

Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 Four Lanes End and 1 Tresco.

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Sora (J.Almond)

A selection from Wednesday’s Bird log:

Blyth’s Pipit – Seen a couple of times on St. Mary’s but never pinned down.

Sora Rail – Still showing well from the Swarovski hide on Tresco.

Red-eyed Vireo – 1 behind the School on St. Martin’s.

Cattle Egret – 2 in the Holy Vale/Riding Stables area.

American Golden Plover – 1 still on the St. Mary’s Airfield.

Buff-bellied Sandpiper – 1 still on the St. Mary’s Airfield.

Little Bunting – 1 at Porthloo boat park and 1 flew over Borough Farm, Tresco.

Little Bunting (M.Goodey)(

Melodious Warbler – 1 was in gardens below Garrison House on Sallyport.

Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 Sandy Lane and 1 St. Agnes. (more…)

A selection from Tuesday’s log:

Blyth’s Pipit – 1 was found near Longstone and then flew to the field were the Porth Hellick track meets Carn Friars Road.

Sora Rail – Still showing well from the Swarovski hide on Tresco.

Subalpine Warbler – 1 on St. Martin’s on the coastal path east of the campsite.

Cattle Egret – 2 birds started off at various sites on Tresco before moving to St. Mary’s in the afternoon and then back to Tresco.

American Golden Plover – 1 still on the St. Mary’s Airfield.

Buff-bellied Sandpiper – 1 still on the St. Mary’s Airfield.

Little Bunting – 1 was in the Peninnis Allotments.

Little Ringed Plover – 1 Old Town Beach.

Melodious Warbler – 1 was in gardens below Garrison House on Sallyport.

Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 Longstone, 1 Tresco and 1 St. Agnes.

Common Rosefinch – 1 on Bryher.

Wryneck – 1 Borough Farm, 1 Green Farm, 1 Bryher, 1 St. Martin’s and 5 on St. Agnes.

Red-backed Shrike – 1 on the Garrison. (more…)

Red-backed Shrike (M.Goodey)

A selection from Monday’s bird log:

Sora Rail – Still showing well from the Swarovski hide on Tresco.

Cattle Egret – 2 were seen flying round the island and were seen on the ground at Trewince and Porth Hellick Pool.

American Golden Plover – 1 was on the St. Mary’s Airfield.

Buff-bellied Sandpiper – 1 was on the St. Mary’s Airfield.

Bluethroat – 1 in the quarry below Buzza Tower.

Red-breasted Flycatcher – 2 on the Garrison.

Common Rosefinch – 1 on Bryher.

Wryneck – 1 Peninnis, 1 Garrison and 1 Porth Killier, St. Agnes.

Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 on the Garrison and 1 on Tresco.

Red-backed Shrike – 1 on the Garrison. (more…)

Red-Backed Shrike (K.Webb)

A selection from Sunday’s Bird log:

Sora Rail – 1 was seen early evening from the Swarovski hide on Tresco.

Red-eyed Vireo – 1 was between Gugh Bar and Covean on St. Agnes.

American Golden Plover – 1 was on the St. Mary’s Airfield.

Buff-bellied Sandpiper – 1 was on the St. Mary’s Airfield.

Melodious Warbler – 1 was in gardens below Garden Battery, Sallyport.

Common Rosefinch – 1 on Bryher.

Wryneck – 1 Peninnis, 1 Garrison and 1 Porth Killier, St. Agnes.

Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 drumming on the Garrison.

Red-backed Shrike – 1 on the Garrison.

Firecrest – 1 on Peninnis. (more…)

St. Mary’s – A Wryneck was on Upper Broome, Garrison and another was in the quarry at Deep Point. The Melodious Warbler was still in gardens below Sallyport and the American Golden Plover & the Buff-breasted Sandpiper were still on the Airfield. Bryher – A Common Rosefinch and 3 Lapland Read more…

Wednesday’s birds were: St. Mary’s – A Common Rosefinch flew over Longstone towards Sandy Lane, the Yellow-browed Warbler was still at Lower Broome Platform on the Garrison and the Melodious Warbler was still in gardens below the Sallyport walls. The Black-necked Grebe was still in Porthcressa Bay, 2 Black-tailed Godwits Read more…