Sunday (20/09)

Brent Geese – 11 south of Samson on the sea

Greylag Goose 2 over the Airfield

GREAT SNIPE– 1 seen well on Shipmanhead Down, Bryher, then flew off behind Watch Hill. This is the first record for Scilly since 1 on St. Martin’s on October 21st1973

Dotterel – 3 on Castle Down, Tresco

Golden Plover – 1 on the Airfield

Dunlin –11 on Porthloo Beach,1 Porth Hellick Beach

Knot – 2 on Green Island

Ruff – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco

Common Sandpiper  – 1 Porthloo, 1 St. Agnes

Ringed Plover – 8 on Porthloo Beach, 5 Porth Hellick Beach

Curlew –  2 on Porthloo Beach

Mediterranean Gull – 25 off Green Island, Samson

Merlin– 1 St. Agnes

Hobby – – 1 on the Airfield

Sparrowhawk – 1 Golf Course, 2 over Holy Vale

Honey Buzzard  – 1 over the Garrison, then Hugh Town and then Lower Moors

Marsh Harrier – 1 over the Garrison, then Hugh Town and then Lower Moors

Short-eared Owl – 1 in off the sea, Wingletang, St. Agnes

Spoonbill – 2 on Green Island, Samson

Water Rail – 1 in Lower Moors

Quail – 1 on the Airfield

Wryneck – 1 still in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors, 1 Longstone,  1 below Halangy ancient village, 4 Bryher, 2 St. Martin’s, 1 St. Agnes

Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 in the elms on Pool Road, Tresco

Red-backed Shrike – 1 Bryher

Red-throated Pipit – a “probable” heard on the airfield

Yellow Wagtail – 1 over Gugh, 2 near the Riding Stables on St. Mary’s

Grey Wagtail – 1 on Porthloo Beach, 1 Rosehill Gardens

White Wagtail – 30+ Porth Hellick Beach

Skylark – 1 Porth Hellick

Cetti’s Warbler – 2 Porth Hellick

Whitethroat – 6 on Bryher, 1 St. Martin’s, 5 St. Agnes, 1 on site of old secondary School, 1 Telegraph, 1 Carn Friars

Garden Warbler – 1 Longstone, 1 below Halangy ancient village

Wood Warbler – 1 still in the pines behind the Cadet Hut on the Garrison

Whinchat – 1 Porth Hellick, 1, Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors,1 Porthloo, 12Bryher,  1 St. Agnes, 1 on site of old secondary School, 1 Telegraph, 2 Salakee

Redstart– 2 on Bryher, 1 Bishop’s View, Porthloo Lane, 1 Salakee, 1 Tresco

Black Redstart – 1 still on Porthloo Beach

Spotted Flycatcher – 3 in the pines behind the Cadet Hut on the Garrison, 5 on Bryher, 4 St. Martin’s, 2 St. Agnes

Pied Flycatcher – 1 Carn Friars,  3 on Bryher, 1 St. Martin’s

Siskin  – 2 Longstone, 2 St. Agnes

Ortolan Bunting – 1 on the Airfield

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