Sunday (12/12)

Cattle Egret – 2 still at Longstone.

Merlin – 1 over Porth Minnick.

Monday (13/12)

Spotted Sandpiper – The overwintering bird was on Porthloo Beach.

Cattle Egret – 2 still at Longstone.

Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 in the Dump Clump, 2 on Porth Hellick Loop Trail and 2 by the road on Higher Moors.

Wigeon – 1 still on Porth Hellick Pool.

Lapwing – 1 still at Porth Hellick Bay.

Woodcock – 3in the Longstone area.

Common Gull – 8 Porthloo.

Black Redstart – 1 Porthloo Beach and 1 in Porth Mellon Industrial Estate.

Tuesday (14/12)

Cattle Egret – 2 still at Longstone.

Pale-bellied Brent Goose – 4 on South Beach, Tresco.

Wigeon – 1 still on Porth Hellick Pool.

Woodcock – 2 Longstone.

Great Northern Diver – 1 in Porth Cressa Bay and 2 off Watermill Cove.

Red-throated Diver – 1 off Innisidgen.

Black Redstart – 3 on Porthloo Beach.

Wednesday (15/12) 

Surf Scoter – A first-winter bird off Skirt Island, Tresco.

Lesser Scaup – 1 still on the Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Cattle Egret – 2 with the cows at Parting Carn.

Spoonbill – 2 on Green Island near Samson.

Slavonian Grebe – 2 off the east end of St. Martin’s, viewed from McFarland’s Down.

Red-throated Diver – 1 off Hanjage seen from Innisidgen.

Black-throated Diver – 1 off South Beach, Tresco.

Great Northern Diver – 1 off Skirt Island, Tresco.

Pale-bellied Brent Goose – 4 off Skirt Island, Tresco.

Wigeon – 5 on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Pintail – 3 on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Pochard – 4 on the Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Common Scoter – 3 in the Roads between Porthloo & Samson and 1 off Carn Near.

Woodcock – 3 Tremelethen Farm and 1 Porth Hellick bank.

Common Gull – 3+ Porthloo

Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 trapped & ringed at Porth Hellick and 1 Tremelethen Farm.

Black Redstart – 1 on Porthloo Beach.

Redpoll – 1 flew over Mount flagon.

Thursday (16/12)

Lesser Scaup – 1 still on the Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Cattle Egret – 2 with cows opposite Longstone Lodge.

Great Northern Diver – 5 off South Beach/ Pentle area, Tresco.

Pochard – 4 on Tresco and 1 which flew past Bant’s Carn made a brief stop at Porthloo Duck Pond and the flew towards Porthloo Bay.

Mediterranean Gull – 1 Porthloo.

Siberian Chiffchaff – 7 on Tresco.

Firecrest – 1 on Tresco.

Redwing – 1 on Gugh.

Black Redstart – 1 on Porthloo Beach, 1 in the Mermaid Carpark and 1 Old Town Church.

Redpoll – 1 flew over Longstone. 

Great Northern Diver – 1 off Skirt Island, Tresco.

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

Friday (17/12)

Cattle Egret – 2 still with cows opposite Longstone Lodge.

Shelduck – 6 on St. Agnes.

Pochard – 1 on Porthloo Duck Pond which then flew towards Porth Hellick.

Black Redstart – 1 on Porthloo Beach, 2 in the Mermaid carpark, 2 Old Town Beach and 1 Old Town Church.

Swallow – A very late bird at Porthloo.

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

Saturday (18/12)

Spotted Sandpiper – The overwintering bird was back on the beach at Watermill Cove.

Black Redstart – 1 on Porthloo slipway and 1 on Old Town Beach.

Ringed Plover – A German ringed bird seen last winter was seen again on Porthloo Beach.

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