Our apologies for the delay in posting sightings. Our ‘Sightings Officer’ is enjoying a well-earned holiday, so here are the highlights…
Blackburnian Warbler – present at Popplestones Field, Bryher until 29/10
Wilson’s Snipe – 1 still at Porth Hellick Pool until 11/11
Buff-bellied Pipit – 1 Carn Vean area until 28/10, 1 Innisdgen 31/10, 1 flew over Airport and Salakee area 10/11
Red-flanked Bluetail – 1 Lower Moors 9/11 – 12/11
Radde’s Warbler – 1 ringed Higher Moors 8/11, 1 Porthloo Lane 12/11 – 13/11 (unringed)
Pallas’ Warbler – 1 St Agnes 1/11 – 4/11
Dusky Warbler – 1 Sallyport area 3/11 – 13/11, 1 Porth Hellick 3/11, 1 Porth Hellick Loop Trail 12/11, 1 Lower Moors 12/11, 1 dump area 13/11
Marsh Warbler – 1 Lower Moors 3/11 – 5/11
Penduline Tit – 1 Lower Moors 3/11 – 4/11
Red-rumped Swallow – 1 St Mary’s around Hugh Town area, present until 1/11
Melodious Warbler – 1 Holy Vale 30/10 – 4/11
Little Bunting – 1 Tresco 28/10
Barred Warbler – 1 Bryher 29/10 – 31/10
Short-toed Lark – 1 still St. Agnes until 28/10, 1 Porthloo Lane 2/11
Olive-backed Pipit – 1 still on Pool Road, Tresco until 26/10, 1 Bryher until 29/10, 1 Garrison 4/11
Red-throated Pipit – 1 Pungies Lane area until 28/10, 1 over Old Town 31/10, 2 Pungies Lane 1/11
Richard’s Pipit – 1 Telegraph area 5/11, 1 south over airport 8/11
Subalpine Warbler Sp – 1 Holy Vale 3/11
Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 in the Dump Clump until 26/10
Sabine’s Gull – 1 from Scillonian 26/10
Cory’s Shearwater – Small groups still present from Scillonian III crossings and seawatches until 27/10
Great Shearwater – Large groups still present from Scillonian III crossings and seawatches until 29/10, individuals still present until 11/11
Sooty Shearwater – Small groups and individuals still present from Scillonian III crossings and seawatches until 11/11
Balearic Shearwater – Individuals still present from Scillonian III crossings and seawatches until 27/10
Manx Shearwater – Small groups and individuals present from seawatches until 12/11
Leach’s Storm-petrel – Individuals reported sporadically from seawatches until 31/10
Grey Phalarope – 1 from Scillonian 26/10
Great Skua – 1 from Scillonian 26/10
Arctic Skua – 1 from Peninnis 8/11
Common Gull – 1 Porthcressa 26/10
Pink-footed Goose – 10, St Martin’s until 28/10
Long-tailed Duck – 1 Pentle Bay Tresco 30/10
Red-breasted Merganser – 1 Pentle Bay, Tresco 4/11
Scaup – 1 female Great Pool, Tresco 9/11 – 11/11
Peregrine – 2 St Martin’s until 28/10, 1 Gugh 27/10
Hobby – Tresco 29/10
Merlin – 1 Tresco until 30/10
Marsh Harrier – Commuting regularly between Tresco and St Mary’s until 1/11
Long-eared Owl – 1 Lower Moors 28/10, 1 Lower Moors 6/11, 1 Lower Moors 11/11
Ring Ouzel – 1 Telegraph Road area, 1 Kittydown 26/10,1 Normandy until 29/10, 1 Garrison 3/11
Black Redstart – Several around
Yellow-browed Warbler – Several around, including Porth Hellick Loop Trail, Newford Duck Pond, Higher Moors, Tresco, etc.
Cattle Egret – 2 around Tresco and 2 around St Mary’s
Firecrest – 2 Carreg Dhu, 2 St Agnes, 26/10, 1 Carreg Dhu 1/11, 3 Sunnyside 4/11, 1 Trenoweth 10/11, 1 Higher Moors 10/11,
Brambling – several present with chaffinch flocks
Wryneck – 1 St Agnes until 28/10, 1 Carn Friars 12/11
Hawfinch – Longstone area 27/10, 1 Bryher 31/10
Tree Pipit – 1 Dump Clump 27/10,
Yellow Wagtail – individuals seen until 27/10
Turtledove – 1 heard Porthloo Lane 28/10
Snow Bunting – 1 St Martins 28/10
Water Pipit – 1 Little Porth 10/11 – 13/11
Siberian Chiffchaff – 2 Holy Vale 30/10, 1 Holy Vale 31/10, 2 Nowhere 3/11, 1 Holy Vale 3/11
Spotted Flycatchers – individuals around until 12/11