Friday (01/01)

Humpback Whale – 1 between Annet and Samson

Finn Whale – 4 off Deep Point, 1 south of Peninnis Head, then in Porth Cressa Bay

Cattle Egret – 4 still at Longstone

Siberian Pink-footed Goose – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool

Russian White-fronted Goose – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool , both this and the above species were last reported on Sunday 13th December, where have they been for the last 19 days?

Common Scoter – 2 off MacFarland’s down looking towards Samson

Great Northern Diver – 2  south of Samson

Spoonbill – 3 on rocks off Samson

Whimbrel – 2 in the bay west of Bread and Cheese Cove, St. Martin’s

Bar-tailed Godwit – 2 Lower Town Beach, St. Martin’s

Purple Sandpiper – 10 Great Bay, St. Martin’s

Woodcock – 1 in Well Field, Porthloo Lane

Common Sandpiper – 1 on Little Porth

Glaucous Gull – An adult Porthloo

Iceland Gull – 2 Porthloo, 1 in a garden behind Star Castle on the Garrison

Great Skua – 1 off Peninnis

Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 in the Holy Vale area

Cetti’s Warbler  2 Porth Hellick

Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 Lower Moors

Firecrest – 1 Porth Hellick

Fieldfare – 1 Rosehill, 3 flew north over Porth Hellick

Redwing – 12 Rosehill, 3 St. Martin’s

Black Redstart – 1 Porthloo

Grey Wagtail – 1 in a garden behind Star Castle on the Garrison

Redpoll – 1 in an elm in the weedy field behind Well Field, Porthloo Lane which then flew towards Porthloo, 1 flew over Buzza Tower, 1 Sunnyside

Saturday (02/01)

Humpback Whale – 1 off Peninnis Head, 1 off Deep Point

Finn Whale – 2 off Deep Point

Cattle Egret – 3+ still at Longstone

Siberian Pink-footed Goose – 1 in fields behind St. Nicholas’s Church, Tresco

Russian White-fronted Goose – 1 in fields behind St. Nicholas’s Church, Tresco

Wigeon – 4 Great Pool, Tresco

Shoveler – 1 Great Pool, Tresco

Pintail – 1 Great Pool, Tresco

Pochard – 7 Abbey Pool, Tresco

Tufted Duck – 1 Great Pool, Tresco

Eider – 1 Pentle Bay, Tresco

Great Northern Diver – 1 Porthcressa, 1 off Carn Wethers and 1 Par Beach, both St. Martin’s

Hen Harrier – A ringtail over Tresco and then St. Martin’s

Whimbrel – 1 Rushy Bay, Tresco

Bar-tailed Godwit – 11 Pentle Bay, Tresco

Mediterranean Gull – 7 Little Porth

Glaucous Gull – An adult at Rushy Bay, Tresco, it or another seen later at Porthloo

Iceland Gull – 1 in a garden behind Star Castle, 1 Porthloo

Great Skua – 1 flew past Carn Wethers, St. Martin’s

Great Spotted Woodpecker – A female at Tremelethen, 1 Abbey Crossroads, Tresco

Jackdaw – 1 on the School playing fields, Tresco

Cetti’s Warbler – 1 Porth Hellick Loop Trail

Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 Abbey Crossroads and 1 Well Covert, both Tresco

Black Redstart – 1 Carn Thomas

Grey Wagtail – 1 Longstone Cottage garden

Sunday (03/01)

Humpback Whale – 1 Northwest of Steval

Cattle Egret – 2 flew from Higher Moors towards Longstone 

Eider – 1 Pentle Bay, Tresco

Red-throated Diver – 1 between the Garrison and Samson

Spoonbill – 3 Samson

Bar-tailed Godwit – 14 Middle Town Beach, St. Martin’s

Mediterranean Gull – 5 Porth Cressa

Glaucous Gull – 1 Porthloo

Iceland Gull – 2 Porthloo

Great Skua – 1 a mile south of the airfield

Merlin – A juvenile on Peninnis

Cetti’s Warbler – 1 Porth Hellick

Redpoll – 1 still at Sunnyside

Siskin – 1 flew over Longstone

Reed Bunting – 1 Porth Hellick

Monday (04/01)

Great Northern Diver – 1 flew past Carn Wethers, St. Martin’s, 1 Pentle Bay, Tresco

Hen Harrier – 1 flew over Lower Moors

Bar-tailed Godwit – 2 Middle Town Beach, St. Martin’s

Purple Sandpiper – 10 Great Bay, St. Martin’s

Mediterranean Gull – 5 Middle Town Beach, St. Martin’s

Glaucous Gull – 1 Porthloo

Iceland Gull – 2 Porthloo

Raven – 1 flew past Carn Wethers, St. Martin’s 

Firecrest – 1 Lower Moors

Black Redstart – 3 Porthloo, 1 Mermaid Carpark

Grey Wagtail – 1 Porthloo

Redpoll – 1 still at Sunnyside

Tuesday (05/01)

Golden Plover – 1 flying over Telegraph

Bar-tailed Godwit – 14 at Lawrence Bay, St. Martin’s

Mediterranean Gull – 6 Porth Cressa

Yellow-legged Gull – 1 off Morning Point

Glaucous Gull – 2 birds at various locations around Hugh Town

Iceland Gull – 1 over Church Road, 1 in a garden behind Star Castle on the Garrison

Glaucous Gull hybrid – 1 in a garden behind Star Castle on the Garrison

Great Skua – 1 past Carn Wethers, St. Martin’s

Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 in the roadside elms between Porth Hellick and Lunnon

Black Redstart – 1 Mermaid Carpark and 2 Porthloo

Grey Wagtail – 1 in a garden behind Star Castle on the Garrison

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