Wednesday (23/12)

Very few birds reported and a day of foul weather

Little Bunting – 1 still in the Dump allotments

Great Northern Diver – 1 Perpitch Bay & 1 Higher Town Bay, both St. Martin’s

Iceland Gull – 1 Porthloo, 1 flew over Bay View Terrace (opposite Porth Mellon Industrial Estate)

Redpoll – 1 Sunnyside

Thursday (24/12)

Humpback Whale – 1 between St. Mary’s and Tresco

Little Bunting – 1 still in the “Dump” allotments

Brent Goose – 4 pale-bellied birds on an island off Lower Town Beach, St. Martin’s

Shoveler – 1 Great Pool, Tresco

Wigeon – 6 Great Pool, Tresco

Pintail – 2 Great Pool, Tresco

Pochard – 5 Abbey Pool, Tresco

Tufted – 1 Great Pool, Tresco

Eider – 1 still off Bar Point

Slavonian Grebe – 1 Pentle Bay, Tresco

Spoonbill – 1 Green Island

Buzzard – 1 Pool Road, Tresco

Whimbrel – 1 Pendrathen

Bar-tailed Godwit – 16 Pendrathen, St. Mary’s and 8 Lower Town Beach,  2 Lawrence Bay Beach & 2 near the Old Quay, all St. Martin’s

Knot – 1 Little Porth which then flew north

Iceland Gull – 2 Porthloo, 1 flew over Hugh Town

Great Northern Diver – 6 Pentle Bay, 3 Carn Near, both Tresco

Merlin – 1 Porthloo 

Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 Lower Moors

Black Redstart – 1 Porthloo

Friday (25/12)

Humpback Whale – At least 1, probably 2 showing well in inter-island waters

Brent Goose – 4 pale-bellied birds off Samson

Eider –  1 off Teän and another near the Eastern Isles

Great Northern Diver – About 20 in island waters

Spoonbill – 3 Green Island

Whimbrel – 1 Pendrathen 

Iceland Gull – 1 Morning Point, 1 Porthloo

Great Spotted Woodpecker – 

Cetti’s Warbler – 1 Lower Moors

Firecrest – 1 Lower Moors

Black Redstart – 2 Porthloo

Saturday (26/12)

Humpback Whale – 1 still off the Garrison

Little Bunting – 1 still in the Dump Allotments

Eider – 1 under Higher Town harbour wall, St. Martin’s

Great Northern Diver – 2 Porth Cressa, 2 Perpitch Bay, St. Martin’s

Hen Harrier – 1 over Sandy Lane pine belt

Iceland Gull – 1 Porthloo, 1 in a garden behind Stat Castle on the Garrison

Firecrest – 1 Sunnyside

Redpoll – 1 Sunnyside

Sunday (27/12)

Little Bunting – 1 still at the Dump Allotments

Great Northern Diver – 1 Porth Cressa

Whimbrel – 3 in Bread and Cheese Cove, St. Martin’s

Woodcock – 1 Lower Moors

Iceland Gull – 2 Porthloo

Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 Porth Hellick Loop

Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 Porth Hellick Loop

Siberian Chiffchaff – 2 Shooters’ Pool, Lower Moors

Firecrest – 1 Lower Moors

Redpoll – 1 Shooters’ Pool, Lower Moors

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