Sunday (02/01)

Spotted Sandpiper – 1 still on Porthloo Beach.

Surf Scoter – The first-winter bird was still near Skirt Island, Tresco.

Glossy Ibis – 1 on Simpson’s Field, Tresco.

Cattle Egret – 2 Longstone.

Little Egret – 2 Longstone.

Slavonian Grebe – 1 off South Beach, Tresco.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 still in Lower Moors.

Spoonbill – 1 on Samson.

Shelduck – 1 Porthloo.

Eider – A female off South Beach, Tresco, viewed from Innisidgen.

Red-throated Diver – 1 off South Beach, Tresco, viewed from Innisidgen.

Bar Tailed Godwit – 1 still on Porthloo Beach.

Jack Snipe – 1 in Lower Moors and 1 flew over Porth Cressa towards Peninnis Farm.

Cetti’s Warbler – 1 in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors.

Black Redstart – 2 on Porthloo Beach.

Grey Wagtail – 1 on Porthloo Beach.

Monday (03/01)

Spotted Sandpiper – 1 still on Porthloo Beach.

Surf Scoter – The first-winter bird was off Bar Point.

Cattle Egret – 3 at Longstone.

Spoonbill – 1 on Samson.

Eider – 2 females off Innisidgen.

Red-throated Diver – 1 towards the Eastern Isles looking from Bar Point.

Great Northern Diver – 10+ viewed from Innisidgen/Bar Point area.

Little Egret – 1 Porth Hellick Bay.

Bar Tailed Godwit – 1 still on Porthloo Beach.

Whimbrel – 5 along the coast from Bar Point to Innisidgen.

Jack Snipe – 1 in Lower Moors.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 still in Lower Moors.

Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 Porth Hellick Loop and 1 just inside the gate by the road at Higher Moors.

Black Redstart – 1 on Porthloo Beach.

Tuesday (04/01)

Spotted Sandpiper – 1 still on Porthloo Beach.

Cattle Egret – 3 still at Longstone.

Spoonbill – 1 still on Samson.

Bar Tailed Godwit – 1 still on Porthloo Beach.

Mediterranean Gull – 3 Porth Cressa.

Merlin – 1 on rocks at Porthloo.

Kingfisher – 1 Old Town Bay.

Raven – 2 over Porth Hellick/Salakee area.

Black Redstart – 1 on Porthloo Beach.

Wednesday (05/01)

Spotted Sandpiper – 1 still on Porthloo Beach.

Surf Scoter – The first-winter bird was still near Skirt Island, Tresco.

Lesser Scaup – 1 still on Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Glossy Ibis – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Cattle Egret – 3 still at Longstone.

Spoonbill – 2 on Samson.

Red-throated Diver – 4 to 5 birds between Tresco and St. Mary’s.

Black-throated Diver – 1 off Skirt island, Tresco.

Great Northern Diver – 5 off Bant’s Carn.

Pale-bellied Brent Goose – 3 between Old Grimsby and Lower Town.

Pink-footed Goose – 5 in afield above New Grimsby, Tresco.

Shelduck – 1 Porthloo.

Eider – 1 off Skirt island, Tresco.

Bar Tailed Godwit – 1 still on Porthloo Beach.

Firecrest – 1 by the Great Pool, Tresco.

Fieldfare – 3 on the Golf Course.

Black Redstart – 1 still on Porthloo Beach.

Grey Wagtail – 1 Longstone Terrace, 1 Old Town Beach and 1 Lower Moors.

Thursday (06/01)

Lesser Scaup – 1 still on Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Cattle Egret – 3 still at Longstone.

Spoonbill – 1 on Samson.

Pale-bellied Brent Goose – 3 on Abbey Pool.

Pink-footed Goose – 5 in Gimble Porth Fields, Tresco.

Shoveler – 2 drakes and a female on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Fieldfare – 1 on the Golf Course.

Grey Wagtail – 1 Lower Moors.

Friday (07/01)

Lesser Scaup – 1 still on Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Cattle Egret – 3 still at Longstone.

Spoonbill – 1 on Samson.

Little Egret – 1 Porth Cressa.

Pale-bellied Brent Goose – 3 Pentle Bay, Tresco.

Shelduck – 1 Porthloo.

Wigeon –2 Great Pool, Tresco.

Shoveler – 3 Great Pool, Tresco.

Pintail – 1 Great Pool, Tresco.

Pochard – 11 Abbey Pool Pool, Tresco.

Great Northern Diver – 2 Porth Cressa and 2 Pentle Bay, Tresco.

Mediterranean Gull – 3 Porth Cressa.

Bar-tailed Godwit – 1 Porthloo.

Skylark – 5 on the airfield. 

Saturday (08/01)

Cattle Egret – 3 still at Longstone.

Great Northern Diver – 1 Porth Cressa.

Mediterranean Gull – 1 Porth Cressa.

Bar-tailed Godwit – 1 Porthloo.

Sunday (09/01)

Cattle Egret – 3 still at Longstone visiting Porth Hellick Pool (photo).

Great Northern Diver – 1 Porth Cressa.

Mediterranean Gull – 3 Porth Cressa and 1 Porthloo.

Common Gull – 1 Porthloo.

Bar-tailed Godwit – 1 Porthloo.

Skylark – 5 on the airfield. 

Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 near Shooter’s Pool, Lower Moors.

Black Redstart – 1 Porthloo and 1 Porth Mellon.

Monday (10/01)

Surf Scoter – The first-winter bird flew from near Bant’s Carn to Skirt Island, Tresco.

Spoonbill – 3 on Green Island, near Samson.

Dark-bellied Brent Goose – 3 Porthloo.

Cattle Egret – 3 still at Longstone.

Little Egret – 1 Watermill Cove, 1 Old Town and 2 Porthloo

Great Northern Diver – 5 off Watermill Cove.

Mediterranean Gull – 1 Porthloo.

Common Gull – 3 Porthloo.

Bar-tailed Godwit – 1 Porthloo.

Whimbrel – 9 on the rocks between Innisidgen and Watermill.

Black Redstart – 1 Porthloo.

Grey Wagtail – 1 Porthloo and 1 Watermill Cove.

(c) Bob Flood
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