Friday (07/10)
Swainson’s Thrush – 1 still in Racket Town Cattage garden, Tresco.
Greenish Warbler – 1 still in the Parsonage Garden, St. Agnes was very elusive.
Little Bunting – 1 on the St, Agnes side of Gugh Bar flew towards Cove Vean,
Common Rosefinch – 1 still in the Peninnis allotments.
Cattle Egret – 1 with cattle at Trewince.
Wryneck – 1 by the Flying boat Club, Tresco and 1 at Cove Vean, St. Agnes.
Cory’s Shearwater – 100+ reported from various headlands around the islands and 45 seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Great Shearwater – 4 seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 flew past Peninnis and 8 seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Pink-footed Goose – 4 seen flying over St.Agnes and then at various locations on St. Mary’s.
Grey Phalarope – 1 seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s and 1 off St. Martin’s.
Grey Plover – 1 flew from Porth Cressa Bay then around Morning Point and 1 was on a sandbar between Tresco & Bryher.
Common Sandpiper – 1 still in Porthloo Bay.
Curlew Sandpiper – 4 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Little Egret – 1 Porthloo and 3 on Tresco.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 9 at Pentle Bay, Tresco.
Whimbrel – 1 Tresco.
Mediterranean Gull – 2 Tresco.
Great Skua – 1 seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Kingfisher – 1 behind the Flying Boat Club, Tresco.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 in a young sycamore tree above Watermill Cove on the Innisidgen side, 1 Newford Duck Pond and 6 on Tresco.
Firecrest – 1 Carreg Dhu Gardens.
Common Whitethroat – 1 Peninnis Allotments.
Lesser Whitethroat – 1 St. Martin’s.
Redstart – 1 Back Lane, Tresco and 1 St. Martin’s.
Whinchat – 1 in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors and 2 St. Martin’s.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 still on the path between the quays on Bryher and 1 still at Newford Duck Pond.
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 Carreg Dhu Gardens.
Tree Pipit – 1 St. Martin’s.
Yellow Wagtail – 1 flying around Tresco heliport.
Grey Wagtail – 4 Sunnyside Trail and 1 St. Martin’s..
Redpoll – 1 still at the north end of Pound Lane, St. Martin’s.
Saturday (08/10)
Swainson’s Thrush – 1 still in Racket Town Cattage garden, Tresco.
American Buff-bellied Pipit – 1 at the turning circle on the airfield.
Greenish Warbler – 1 still in the Parsonage Garden, St. Agnes was very elusive.
Common Rosefinch – Bird reported from the Peninnis allotments, the airfield/Porth Minnick and Maypole Triangle so perhaps 3 different birds.
Lapland Bunting – 1 on St. Agnes at Cove Vean
flew towards Horse Point.
Wryneck – 1 on King Edward’s Road, Peninnis, 1 at Giant’s Castle and 1 by the Flying boat Club, Tresco
Cory’s Shearwater – 21 of Horse Point, St. Agnes.
Sooty Shearwater – 2 of Horse Point, St. Agnes.
Pink-footed Goose – 4 in a field above Little Arthur Farm, St. Martin’s.
Long-tailed Duck – 1 off St. Martin’s.
Grey Phalarope – 1 on White Island, St. Martin’s.
Lapwing – 1 opposite Lower Town quay, St. Martin’s.
Curlew Sandpiper – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Common Sandpiper – 1 Porthloo.
Black-tailed Godwit – 2 on Porth Cressa Beach and 1 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Whimbrel – 1 flew across Porth Cressa Bay.
Jack Snipe – 1 Lower Moors.
Little Egret – 5 Tresco Channel.
Mediterranean Gull – 16 Tresco Channel.
Great Skua – 1 off Horse Point, St. Agnes.
Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 by Shooter’s Pool screen, Lower Moors.
Kingfisher – 2 Porth Hellick Pool and 1 Old Town Bay.
Raven – 1 Sandy Lane.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 Newford Duck Pond, 1 Carreg Dhu Gardens, 1 in the sycamore tree in Peninnis allotments, 1 Lower Moors, 1 Carn Gwaval, 1 at Rose Cottage, Tresco and 1 he David Hunt Hide on Tresco.
Skylark – 1 over Higher Moors.
Firecrest – 2 Carreg Dhu Gardens.
Cetti’s Warbler – 1 singing by the Dump Clump and 1 at Well Cover, Tresco.
Lesser Whitethroat – 1 near Higher Moors pumping station.
Whinchat – 1in Lower Moors, 1 Porth Minnick and 1 by the Great Pool, Tresco.
Common Redstart – 1in the Daymark area, St. Martin’s.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 still at Newford Duck Pond.
Tree Pipit – 1 at the end of King Edward’s Road, Peninnis.
Grey Wagtail – 1 on the big Pool, St. Agnes.
Siskin – 1 calling over Lower Moors and 1 over Higher Moors.
Reed Bunting – 1 Higher Moors.
Sunday (09/10)
Swainson’s Thrush – 1 still in Racket Town Cattage garden, Tresco.
Radde’s Warbler – 1 in fields on the Peninnis side of Old Town Bay (photo).
Common Rosefinch – Reports from: Peninnis allotments, Pilot’s Retreat, opposite Longstone Cottages, and 1 Maypole area, probably 3 or 4 birds?
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 in the elms along the road above 5 Islands School, 1 Newford Duck Pond, 1 Old Grimsby, Tresco and 1 opposite Grimlinton Farm & 1 in the Parsonage Garden, both St. Agnes.
Short-eared Owl – 1 in off the sea onto Porth Hellick Down
Cory’s Shearwater – 12 off Horse Point, St. Agnes.
Sooty Shearwater – 5 off Horse Point, St. Agnes.
Pink-footed Goose – 4 still on St. Martin’s.
Grey Plover – 1 Porth Hellick.
Curlew Sandpiper – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco and 3 on Porth Killier, St. Agnes.
Whimbrel – 2 Pelistry Bay.
Black-tailed Godwit – 2 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 1 Rush Porth, Tresco.
Jack Snipe – 1 flew over Lower Moors towards Porth Hellick.
Little Egret – 1 Old Town Bay and 1 Porth Hellick.
Mediterranean Gull – 35+ Tresco Channel.
Great Skua – 1 off Horse Point, St. Agnes.
Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 seen around St.Mary’s.
Kingfisher – 1 on the Lower moors Pool and 1 Porth Hellick Pool.
Skylark – 4 flew over Telegraph.
Whinchat – 3 in the field between Porth Hellick & Salakee Farm,1 beside the Great Pool, Tresco and at Bryher Campsite.
Common Redstart – 1 Porth Hellick.
Black Redstart – 1 near King Charles’ Castle on Castle Down, Tresco.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 just west of Newford Duck Pond, 1 opposite the Longstone Cottages , 1 Rosehill and 1 St. Martin’s, and 1 behind the tennis courts on the Garrison
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 just west of Newford Duck Pond, 1 Popplestone Fields, Bryher and 2 St. Martin’s.
Tree Pipit – 1 over the Garrison and 1 Churchtown Farm, St. Martin’s.
