Friday (01/04) 

Eider – A male and a female West Broadledge, St. Martin’s

Black-throated Diver – 1 in Great Bay, St. Martin’s.

Great Northern Diver – 1 in Great Bay, St. Martin’s.

Common Gull – 1 St. Martin’s.

Sand Martin – 2 Porth Hellick Pool.

Swallow – 1 over Longstone, 1 over Porth Hellick Pool, 3 on the road between Porth Hellick gate and Lunnon Farm, 5 at Pelistry Riding Stables and 4 at Salakee.

Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 in a garden on Church Road and a ringed bird at Little Porth.

Wheatear – 7 on the airfield in the evening and 1 on Peninnis (photo).

Black Redstart – 4 Porthloo, 1 Lower Moors, 1 Little Porth, 1 at Pelistry Riding Stables and 1 on St. Martin’s.

Hawfinch – 1 still in the garden behind Star Castle.

Brambling – 4 Rocky Hill, 2 Porth Hellick and 1 on St. Martin’s.

Saturday (02/04)

Hoopoe – 1 on the campsite on the Garrison.

Sandwich Tern – 2 in the Roads.

Puffin – 2 on Mincarlo.

Great Norther0n Diver – 7 en route from St.Mary’s to Mincarlo.

Little Egret – 1 Porth Hellick Pool.

Jack Snipe – 1 in the reeds on Porth Hellick Pool.

Cuckoo – 1 between the hides at Porth Hellick Pool.

Cetti’s Warbler – 1 singing by the Sussex Hide at Porth Hellick and 1 singing by the pumping station at Higher Moors.

Siberian Chiffchaff – 2 at Little Porth.

Redwing – 1 at Helvear.

Wheatear – 1 on Porth Minnick Beach.

Black Redstart – 4 Porthloo, 1 at Little Porth, 2 on Porth Minnick Beach and 2 at Telegraph/Content Farm.

Hawfinch – 1 still in the garden behind Star Castle.

Brambling – 15 Rocky Hill, and 2 Porth Hellick.

Sunday (03/03)

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

Cattle Egret – 3 with cattle on Tresco.(photo).

Garganey – The drake was still on Porth Hellick Pool (photo).

Pochard – 5 on the Abbey Pool and 2 on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Eider – A female off South Beach, Tresco.

Sandwich Tern – 2 in the Roads.

Great Northern Diver – 12 in the Roads and 1 preening in the entrance to Porth Cressa Bay.

Stock Dove – 1 calling opposite Pelistry riding Stables and 1 singing at Middle Down, Tresco.

Siberian Chiffchaff – 2 at Little Porth.

Ring Ouzel – 1 at the north end of St. Martin’s opposite Round Island and 1 on Wingletang, St. Agnes.

Wheatear – 8 near Horse Point, St. Agnes and 2 on Bryher.

Black Redstart – 2 on the Garrison, 1 on Little Porth, 1 on Bryher and 3 on St. Agnes.

Hawfinch – 1 still in the garden behind Star Castle.

Siskin – 1 at Porth Hellick and 1 in a garden at Holy Vale (photo).

Brambling – 3 Rocky Hill.

Monday (04/03)

Osprey – 1 over the Great Pool, Tresco,

Glossy Ibis – 1 flew over Pool Road, Tresco.

Cattle Egret – 3 with cattle on Tresco

Garganey – The drake was still on Porth Hellick Pool.

Hawfinch – 1 still in the garden behind Star Castle.

Rook – 1 in the same field as the Cattle Egrets on Tresco. A scarce bird on Scilly.

Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 still at Little Porth.

Ring Ouzel – 1 near Fraggle Rock Café on Bryher and 1 at Porth Seal, St. Martin’s.

Wheatear – 1 on Tresco.

Black Redstart – 1 still at Little Porth.

Brambling – Still 3 at Rocky Hill and 1 at Borough Farm, Tresco.

(c) Mark Baker
(c) Richard Baatesen
(c) Richard Baatsen
(c) Martin Goodey
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