A selection from Friday’s log, the last one of the Scilly Season:
Surf Scoter – Yesterday’s bird was in Porth Mellon at 08:30 it then flew out to sea and was relocated between Bryher and Tresco.
Surf Scoter, S.Brayshaw
Red-throated Pipit – 1 flew from Star Castle towards Newman Pottery.
Dusky Warbler – 2 still in Lower Moors and 1 on Gugh.
American Golden Plover – 1 in the Telegraph/High Lanes area.
Richard’s Pipit – 2 at Trewince.
Olive-backed Pipit – 1 on Gugh and a possible flew over Telegraph.
Little Bunting – 1 still on St. Agnes, 1 at Pelistry and it or another at Kittydown.
Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 Lower Moors, 1 Bishop’s View and 1 Harry’s Walls.
Water Pipit – 1 still on Porth Hellick Beach.
Spoonbill – 2 on Green Island, Samson.
Hawfinch – 12 on St. Mary’s and 3 on St. Martin’s.
Lapland Bunting – 1 flew over the Garrison and 3 were on Peninnis.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 9 on St. Mary’s, 3 on St. Martin’s, 1 on Tresco and 2 on St. Agnes.
Firecrest – 11 on St. Mary’s, and 2 on Tresco.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 2 Harry’s Walls,1 Lower Moors and 1 Borough Farm.
Whooper Swan – 4 on Bryher.
Pink-footed Goose – 6 on Tresco.
Wigeon – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco
Pintail – 1 on the Great Pool and 1on the Abbey Pool, Tresco
Long-tailed Duck – A male off St. Martin’s.
Long-tailed Duck, S.Brayshaw
Common Scoter – 6 off Tresco and 4 off Pendrethen.
Great Northern Diver – 2 Eastern Isles, 1 of Bar Point, 1 off Carn Near, Tresco and 1 off St. Martin’s.
Little Grebe – 2 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Common Buzzard – 1 on Northwethel.
Golden Plover – 12 around St. Mary’s and 1 on St. Martin’s.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 1 on St. Martin’s and 3 on the round islands boat trip.
Woodcock – 1 Porth Hellick.
Little Stint – 1 on Porthloo Beach.
Mediterranean Gull – 2 Porthloo, 2 Porthcressa and 1 on the Abbey Pool, Tresco..
Merlin – 1 Telegraph, 1 Hugh Town, 1 on Gugh and 1 on the round islands boat trip.
Lesser Whitethroat – 1 Bryher.
Ring Ouzel – 13 on St. Mary’s, 1 on Tresco, 1 on St. Martin’s, 1 on St. Agnes and 1 on Gugh.
Mistle Thrush – 1 Porthcressa, 1 Garrison, 1 on Tresco and 1 on St. Martin’s.
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 at Innisidgen.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 in Holy Vale.
Black Redstart – 11 on St. Mary’s, 6 on Tresco, 2 on St. Martin’s and 3 on Gugh.
Common Redstart – 1 on Gugh.
Whinchat – 1 on St. Martin’s.
Tree Pipit – 1 Porthloo.
Lesser Redpoll – 1 Garrison and 1 Holy Vale.
Siskin – 40 rocky hills, 30 on St. Martin’s and 25+ on Tresco.
Reed Bunting – 1 St. Agnes and 1 on Tresco.