Sunday (21/11)
Goosander – A female was in Old Town Bay before flying off over the airfield, this is a scarce bird on Scilly
Siberian Chiffchaff – 3 Porth Hellick and 2 Lower Moors.
Firecrest – 2 Porth Hellick.
Little Egret – 2 Porthloo.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 1 Porthloo.
Great Northern Diver – 2 Old Town Bay.
Swallow – 3 Porth Hellick.
Mistle Thrush – 1 Porth Hellick.
Black Redstart – 1 Little Porth and 2 Porthloo.
Brambling – 15+ at Porth Hellick (photo) and 2 Lower Moors
Monday (22/11)
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 Shooter’s Pool, Lower Moors.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 3 Porth Hellick, 1 in the sallows by Higher Moors pumping station, 3 Shooter’s Pool and 1 Trench Lane.
Spoonbill – 1 on Samson flats.
Wigeon – A pair on Porth Hellick Pool.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 1 on Porthloo Beach which roosted on Taylor’s Island.
Firecrest – 1 in the sallows by Higher Moors pumping station.
Lesser Whitethroat – 1 Carn Gwaval,
Swallow – 3 over the school playing field and 2 Porthloo.
Redwing – 60 + in the Newford/Watermill area and 75 Carn Gwaval
Fieldfare – 37 in the horse field at the junction of Pungies Lane & Watermill and 3 Carn Gwaval.
Mistle Thrush – 1 Carn Friars Farm.
Siskin – 1 on a feeder in a garden at Holy Vale.
Brambling – 32 on Porth Hellick Beach, 2 Sunnyside Farm Trail and 4 Shooter’s Pool, Lower Moors .
Redpoll sp. – 1 in the trees behind Porth Hellick Beach and then flew inland.
Tuesday (23/11)
Spotted Sandpiper – The bird first seen at Porthloo on October 14th was back at Watermill Cove.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 still near Shooter’s Pool, Lower Moors.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 5 Porth Hellick, 3 in the dump Clump and 1 still near Shooter’s Pool, Lower Moors.
Wigeon – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Reed Warbler – The very late bird was still in Lower Moors.
Swallow – 3 over Parting Carn and 2 of these or others around the Dump
Mistle Thrush – 2 Parting Carn.
Black Redstart – 5 on Porthloo Beach 1 Porth Hellick.
Brambling – 10 at Porth Hellick and 1 flew over Lower Moors.
Reed Bunting – 1 at Porth Hellick.
Wednesday (24/11)
Lesser Scaup – 1 still on Tresco.
Dusky Warbler – 1 still on Tresco.
Spotted Sandpiper – The long staying bird was back on Porthloo Beach.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 on Tresco.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 10+ on Tresco.
Willow Warbler – A “northern type” on Tresco.
Lesser Whitethroat – An “eastern type” on Tresco.
Cattle Egret – 2 on Tresco.
Spoonbill – 3 on Samson Flats.
Whooper Swan – 6 on Tresco.
Wigeon – 5 on Tresco.
Pintail – 2 on Tresco.
Shoveler – 1 on Tresco.
Jack Snipe – 3 on Lower Moors Pool (photo).
Common Snipe –22 on Lower Moors Pool.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 1 on Porthloo Beach.
Mistle Thrush – 1 still at Parting Carn.
Swallow – 4 at Parting Carn Farm.
Grey Wagtail – 1 on Tresco.
Brambling – A “few “ at Porth Hellick.
Siskin – 3 trapped and ringed at Porth Hellick Ringing Station.
Thursday (25/11)
Not a lot reported on a wet and windy day:
Spoonbill – 1 on Samson Flats.
Little Egret – 1 Old Town Bay.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 3 in Lower Moors.
Great Northern Diver – 1 off the southwest side of Peninnis.
Woodcock – 1 in Lower Moors.
Whimbrel – 1 below the Lighthouse on Peninnis.
Black Redstart – 1 near the Lighthouse on Peninnis, 1 on the roof of Old Town Café and probably the same bird in Launceston Close, Old Town.
Friday (26/11)
The only report was of 100 Redwing and 25 Fieldfare at Pelistry Riding Stables.
Saturday (27/11)
Snow Bunting – 1 on the main path to the Daymark, St. Martin’s.
Jack Snipe – 1 Lower Moors.
Yellow-legged Gull – 1 flew north close in off Toll’s Hill.
Shelduck – 1 at Porthloo.
Great Northern Diver – 1 Pendrathen, 1in Porth Cressa Bay and 1 in Old Town Bay.
Little Egret – 4 Pendrathen.
Lapwing – 1 at Porthloo.
Whimbrel – 1 Porth Wreck.
Mediterranean Gull – 2 at Porthloo.
Kingfisher – 1 Old Town Quay.
Black Redstart – 1 in Old Town Churchyard, 1 on Old Town Beach and 1 at Porthloo.