A selection from Friday’s log:
Yellow-billed Cuckoo – A moribund bird was on the lawn opposite Grimlington Farmhouse, St. Agnes.
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, S.Brayshaw
Western Orphean Warbler – After going missing for 2 days it was seen again on St. Agnes.
American Golden Plover – 1 still on Porth Hellick Beach.
Little Bunting – 1 on St. Agnes.
Marsh Warbler – 1 in the Fruit Cage, St. Agnes.
Corncrake – 1 in fields on the eastern side of Peninnis.
Hawfinch – 1 on the Garrison and 2 on Tresco.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 Newford Duck Pond and 2 on St. Agnes.
Firecrest – 4 on St. Mary’s and 3 on St. Agnes.
Grey Phalarope – 1 seen from the Scillonian III.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 seen from the Scillonian III.
Balearic Shearwater – 1 seen from the Scillonian III.
Leach’s Storm-Petrel – 2 seen from the Scillonian III.
European Storm-Petrel – 3 seen from the Scillonian III.
Pale-bellied Brent Goose – 2 Porthloo.
Woodcock – 1 Lower Moors.
Yellow-legged Gull – 1 between St. Agnes and St. Mary’s.
Merlin – 1 on St. Mary’s and 1 on St. Agnes.
Fieldfare – The first of the autumn were 3 at Pelistry.
Pied Flycatcher – 2 on St. Mary’s and 2 on St. Agnes.
Black Redstart – 2 on St. Mary’s and 4 on St. Agnes.
Common Redstart – 1 at Bant’s Carn and 1 on St. Agnes.
Yellow Wagtail – 1 on St. Agnes.
Brambling – 1 on St. Agnes
Siskin – 2 Peninnis and 2 St. Agnes.
Reed Bunting – 1 St. Agnes.