Monday (28/03)
Hoopoe – 1 was dust-bathing on the Salakee Farm track
Hawfinch – 1 in a garden behind Star Castle.
Garganey – The drake was still on Porth Hellick Pool.
Purple Sandpiper – 2 on Old Town Quay.
White Wagtail – 3 on St. Agnes.
Cetti’s Warbler – 1 singing by the pumping station at Lower Moors.
Fieldfare – 4 in the horse paddocks on Pungies Lane.
Mistle Thrush – 1 with the Fieldfare in the horse paddocks on Pungies Lane.
Wheatear – 1 on the airfield, 7 on St. Agnes and 1 near the Daymark, St. Martin’s.
Black Redstart – 2 at the airport, 2 in a garden on Trench Lane, 5 at Little Porth, 2 at Carn Leh, 7 at Porthloo, 7 on St. Agnes and 1 near the Daymark, St. Martin’s.
Brambling – 21 at Longstone, 9 in a garden on Jackson’s Hill and 2 in a garden behind Star Castle.
Tuesday (29/03)
Hoopoe – 1 was seen on the Golf Course.
Garganey – The drake was still on Porth Hellick Pool.
Little Egret – 5 at Porthloo.
Purple Sandpiper – 5 on Old Town Quay.
Stock Dove – 1 at Rosehill. and 1 Watermill.
Sandwich Tern – 4 New Grimsby and 1 Pentle Bay, Tresco.
Cuckoo – 1 in the brambles below the eastern side of the airfield.
Sand Martin – 8 over Porth Hellick Pool.
Swallow – 1 over the Golf Course, 1 over Porth Hellick Pool and 4 over the Great Pool, Tresco.
White Wagtail – 2 at Parting Carn and 3 on Tresco Heliport.
Cetti’s Warbler – 1 singing at Porth Hellick Pool.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 still at Little Porth.
Willow Warbler – An obvious arrival, 20+? St. Mary’s, 10+ St. Agnes and 7 by the church on Tresco.
Ring Ouzel – 1 at Peacehaven.
Fieldfare – 1 on St. Agnes.
Redwing – 2 at Parting Carn.
Wheatear – 1 Helvear, 4 Salakee Down, 1 Porthloo Beach, 2 between the airport turning circle and Porth Minnick, 1 Little Porth and 3 on St. Agnes.
Black Redstart – 2 in the Airport Fields above Ennor, 5 between the airport turning circle and Porth Minnick, 8 at Little Porth, 4 at Porthloo, 1 Content Farm, 1 Peninnis, 1 at Pelistry Riding Stables, 1 Salakee, 1 Four Lanes and 2 at New Grimsby, Tresco.
Brambling – 12 in a garden on Jackson’s Hill, 6 Four Lanes, 1 in a garden behind Star Castle, 1 in a garden in Holy Vale, 2 on the Golf Course, 3 Bant’s Carn.
Wednesday (30/03)
Garganey – The drake was still on Porth Hellick Pool.
Hawfinch – 1 again in a garden behind Star Castle (photo).
Little Grebe – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool, this is a scarce bird on Scilly (photo).
Great Northern Diver – 1 in Pelistry Bay.
Puffin – C 20-30 reported at Scilly Rock by St. Agnes Boats.
Manx shearwater – C100 off Deep Point.
Merlin – At Porth Hellick Point.
Cuckoo – 1 still in the brambles below the eastern side of the airfield.
Sand Martin – 2 over Porth Hellick Pool.
Siberian Chiffchaff – The ringed bird was still at Little Porth.
Willow Warbler – Still widespread and obvious, including 10 trapped and ringed at Porth Hellick Ringing Station. Also plenty of Chiffchaffs singing.
Garden Warbler – The first of the year was one at Watermill. This is the earliest ever arrival on Scilly. The previous earliest was on Ap 3rd 1958.
Wheatear – 3 on the Garrison, 3 on Salakee Down and 2 at Deep Point.
Black Redstart – 10 on the Garrison, 4+ at Little Porth, 1 Porth Hellick Beach, 2 at Deep Point, 1 Parting Carn and 1 at the Blockhouse, Tresco.
Brambling – 3 at Rock Hill, 3 on Kittydown, 3 in a garden behind Star Castle and 1 trapped and ringed at Porth Hellick Ringing Station.
Thursday (31/03)
Hawfinch – 1 still in a garden behind Star Castle.
Purple Sandpiper – 3 Old Town Bay.
Sand Martin – 4 battling their way north over the airfield into a Force 6 headwind.
Swallow – 1 over Rosehill and 1 St. Agnes.
Black Redstart – 4 on Porthloo Beach and 1 at the Woolpack Battery on the Garrison,
Brambling – 2 at Rocky Hill.
