Arctic Warbler – 1 still on Content Lane.
Western Subalpine Warbler – 1 still in the hedge at Content.
Hoopoe – 1 on the school playing field on St. Martin’s.
Snow Bunting – 1 on St. Martin’s.
Hawfinch – 1 flew north over the Garrison.
Glaucous Gull – a 1st-winter bird flew over Hugh Town and was later seen off Bar Point from the Scillonian III.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 in the Chaplaincy Garden St. Mary’s.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 3+ in Lower Moors, 2 in the Dump Clump, 1 Holy Vale and 1 St. Agnes.
Lesser Whitethroat – A pale bird, possibly one of the eastern races, was beside the road at Carn Friars.
Pale-bellied Brent Goose – 4 close on off Bar Point.
Pink-footed Goose – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Shelduck – 1 St. Agnes.
Merlin – 2 over Watermill/ Helvear and 1 St. Agnes.
Lapwing – 2 at Telegraph were later seen flying over Content.
Mediterranean Gull – 4 Little Porth.
Raven – 1 over Pendrathen.
Cetti’s Warbler – 1 in the Standing Stones Field.
Redwing – Another influx with 200 in the Watermill/Helvear area, 400 Sunnyside Farm, 100+ in Holy Vale
Fieldfare – 100 over a Friars, 20 Sunnyside Farm, 12 St. Martin’s and 1 St. Agnes.
Black Redstart – 1 Porth Cressa and 4 St. Agnes.
Common Redstart – A male, a very late bird, was in the chicken field at Sandy Banks.
Brambling – 25 flew over Maypole, 2 in Holy Vale, 10+ flew north over the Garrison a “few” in the Helvear/Watermill/Newford Ponds area, and 8 St. Agnes.
Redpoll – 1 flew north over the Garrison.
Thursday (04/11)
Spotted Sandpiper 1 still at Watermill cove, showing very well (photo).
Arctic Warbler – 1 still on Content Lane, showing down to a couple of metres (photo).
Snow Bunting – 2 on Castle Down, Tresco.
Little Egret – 1 on Porthloo Beach.
Mistle Thrush – 1 Parting Carn.
Redwing – 50 on the Five Islands School playing fields including an albino bird.
Lesser Whitethroat – The pale bird, seen yesterday by the road at Carn Friars, was at Higher Moors by the pumping station.
Black Redstart – 2 on Porthloo Beach.
White Wagtail – 5 on Porthloo Beach.
Brambling – 2 Sallyport.
Friday (05/11)
Lesser Scaup – 1 still on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Rose-coloured Starling – 1 on the roof of Peninnis Farm before flying towards Buzza (photo).
Glossy Ibis – 1 flew over Pool Road, Tresco.
Jack Snipe – 1 trapped and ringed at Porth Hellick (photo) and 2 seen on Porth Hellick Pool from the Stephen Sussex hide.
Spoonbill – 1 on Green Island.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 3 Lower Moors and 1 on Porth Hellick Loop Trail.
Spotted Redshank – 1 still on Tresco on Simpson’s Field.
Whooper Swan – 6 still on Tresco on Simpson’s Field.
Pink-footed Goose – 9 on the hillside behind St.Nicholas’s Church, Tresco.
Great Northern Diver – 1 off Watermill towards St. Martin’s.
Arctic Skua – 2 seen from the Scillonian III on the return trip from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Little Egret – 4 on the Great Pool, Tresco and 1 Porth Cressa.
Lapwing – 1 flew over the Great Pool, Tresco.
Woodcock – 1 at Longstone.
Lesser Whitethroat – 1 still at Porth Hellick in the bushes by the road.
Redwing – “Lots” arriving on St. Mary’s.
Fieldfare – As Redwing “lots” arriving on St. Mary’s.
Common Redstart – The very late bird, was still in Sandy Banks/ Bay view Terrae area.
Brambling – 1 Lower Moors, 1 Longstone and 5 Pool Road, Tresco.
Redpoll – 1 flew over Lower Moors.
