Monday (14/12)
Great Northern Diver – 2 Great Bay, St. Martin’s
Manx Shearwater – 1 flew west past Giant’s Castle
Purple Sandpiper – 1 flew west past Giant’s Castle, 1 Great Bay, St. Martin’s
Great Skua – 1 flew west past Giant’s Castle
Yellow-legged Gull – 3 Morning Point on the Garrison
Iceland Gull – 1 on the rocks below Mermaid carpark, 2 Porthloo, 1 Perseil Beach, St. Martin’s
Merlin – 1 flew across Porthloo
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 calling behind Watermill Houses, 1 still in a garden at Middle Town, St. Martin’s
Firecrest – 3 Porth Hellick Loop
Black Redstart – 1 Little Porth
Tuesday (15/12)
Dusky Warbler – 1 still Lower Moors
Snow Bunting – 1 in the Car park at the top of Buzza Hill before flying off and then on Holgate’s Green
Barn Owl – 1 Middle Town, St. Martin’s, this is a rare bird on Scilly
Brent Goose – 4 St. Martin’s
Great Northern Diver – 1 off Perpitch Beach, St. Martin’s
Spoonbill – 1 Samson
Woodcock – 3 in Lower Moors
Yellow-legged Gull – 2 Porthloo
Iceland Gull – 2 Porthloo, 1 Samson
Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 Porth Hellick Loop
Cetti’s Warbler – 1 Porth Hellick Loop
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 still in lower Moors, 1 still in a garden at Middle Town, St. Martin’s
Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 by the bench at the west end of Little Porth, 1 in Lower Moors
Firecrest – 1 in Lower Moors
Black Redstart – 1 Porthloo
Wednesday (16/12)
Dusky Warbler – 1 still in Lower Moors
Barn Owl – 1 still Middle Town, St. Martin’s
Cattle Egret – 3 Tresco in fields above Pool Road, St. Martin’s
Turtle Dove – 1 reported with Collared Doves near St. Martin’s Store
Brent Goose – 4 St. Martin’s
Great Northern Diver – 5 flew past Carn Wethers, St. Martin’s, 2 Great Bay, St. Martin’s
Spoonbill – 2 Samson
Purple Sandpiper – 8 Great Bay, St. Martin’s
Iceland Gull – 1 or 2 around St. Mary’s
Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 in Lower Moors
Barn Owl – 1 Middle Town, St. Martin’s a rare bird on Scilly
Merlin – 1 Chapel Down, St. Martin’s
Raven – 1 St. Martin’s
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 still in Lower Moors, 1 still in a garden at Higher Town, St. Martin’s
Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 still in Lower Moors
Snow Bunting – A “probable” flew over the Wesleyan Chapel, Hugh Town towards Little Porth
Thursday (17/12)
Dusky Warbler – 1 still in Lower Moors
Cattle Egret – 3 in the cattle fields at Rowesfield, Tresco
Snow Bunting – 1 was feeding in Launceston Close, Old Town
Brent Goose – 4 Lawrence Bay, St. Martin’s
Great Northern Diver – 9 off Innisidgen
Slavonian Grebe – 1 off Innisidgen
Spoonbill – 2 Samson
Purple Sandpiper – 10 Little Bay, St. Martin’s
Great Skua – 1 chasing Kittiwakes off Innisidgen
Mediterranean Gull –
Iceland Gull – 1 Lawrence Bay, St. Martin’s, 1 Porth Cressa
Kingfisher – 1 Old Town Quay
Merlin – 1 Chapel Down, St. Martin’s
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 still in Lower Moors, 1 still in a garden at Middle Town, St. Martin’s
Firecrest – 1 in Lower Moors
Grey Wagtail – 1 in Lower Moors
Friday (18/12)
On a very wet and windy day the only reports were:
Iceland Gull – 1 on rocks below the Mermaid Inn Carpark
Black Redstart – 1 at Porthloo
Grey Wagtail – 1 at Porthloo