Wednesday (06/09)
Red-footed Booby – After initially not present at 13:07, flew back in at 13:43.
Cory’s Shearwater – 95 on a daytime fishing/birding trip 15 km northwest of St. Mary’s quay.
Great Shearwater – 15 on a daytime fishing/birding trip 15 km northwest of St. Mary’s quay.
Balearic Shearwater – 1 on a daytime fishing/birding trip 15 km northwest of St. Mary’s quay.
Sooty Shearwater – 40 on a daytime fishing/birding trip 15 km northwest of St. Mary’s quay.
Manx Shearwater – 40 on a daytime fishing/birding trip 15 km northwest of St. Mary’s quay.
Great Skua – 5 on a daytime fishing/birding trip 15 km northwest of St. Mary’s quay.
Arctic Skua – 2 adult dark morph on a daytime fishing/birding trip 15 km northwest of St. Mary’s quay.
Black Tern – 3 on a daytime fishing/birding trip 15 km northwest of St. Mary’s quay.
Dotterel – 1 still near the Daymark on St. Martin’s.
Hoopoe – 1 in a garden on Jackson’s Hill which flew west towards the hospital.
Wryneck – 7+ on St. Mary’s (including trapped & ringed at Porth Hellick Ringing Station),1 on the coastal path between Watermill & Innisidgen, 1 near the Health Centre, 7 on Bryher and 2 at the entrance to Little Arthur Farm, St. Martin’s
Green Sandpiper – 3 flew high over Sunnyside, 1 flew over the Health Centre, 1 on Porth Hellick Pool and 1 flew over Bryher.
Curlew Sandpiper – A juvenile on Great Porth. Bryher.
Whimbrel – 1 on Bryher.
Common Swift – 1 over Peninnis.
Firecrest – 1 content (photo).
Common Whitethroat – 2 in the Dead Pine Walk on the Garrison, 1 on Peninnis, 1 Higher Moors and 6 on Bryher.
Garden Warbler – 1 at the Rosehill entrance to Lower Moors and in the Dead Pine Walk on the Garrison and 1 on Bryher.
Marsh Warber – 1 in the Dead Pine Walk on the Garrison.
Whinchat – 2 on Peninnis, 4 Content, and 11 on Bryher.
Common Redstart – 1 on Bryher.
Spotted Flycatcher – 14+ on St. Mary’s and 18 on Bryher.
Pied Flycatcher – 19+ on St. Mary’s and 10 on Bryher.
Tree Pipit – 1 at Longstone and 1 flew over Rosehill, and 1 Content.
Crossbill – 1 flew over Bishop’s View.
Thursday (07/09)
Red-footed Booby – Still intermittently on the Bishop Rock Lighthouse, seen at 10:00 but not present at 13:40 and back at 17:42 until dusk.
Cory’s Shearwater – 105 on a daytime fishing/birding trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock, 150+ in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s and 45 on the evening pelagic trip.
Great Shearwater – 8 on a daytime fishing/birding trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock, 3 in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. and 46 on the evening pelagic trip.
Sooty Shearwater – 2 on a daytime fishing/birding trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock and 1 on the evening pelagic trip.
Manx Shearwater – 120 on a daytime fishing/birding trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock and 50+ on the evening pelagic trip.
European Storm-petrel – 7 on a fishing/birding trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock.
Great Skua – 1 on an evening fishing/birding trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock.
Pomarine Skua – 1 on a daytime fishing/birding trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock.
Common Rosefinch – 1 in gorse on the coastal path below the golf course.
Red-backed Shrike – A juvenile in a Salakee Farm field below the airport.
Woodchat Shrike – 1 in a horse paddock on Content Lane.
Wryneck – 8 on St. Mary’s {photo).
Green Sandpiper – 1 on Shooters’ Pool.
Common Sandpiper – 2 at Watermill Cove.
Whimbrel – 1 on St. Agnes.
Firecrest – 1 on the path between Longstone and Holy Vale.
Wood Warbler – 1 on Pool Road, Tresco.
Common Whitethroat – 7 on St. Mary’s
Garden Warbler – 4 on St. Mary’s.
Common Redstart – 5 on St. Mary’s.
Whinchat – 11 on St. Mary’s and 1 on Gugh.
Pied Flycatcher – 50+ on St. Mary’s, 4 on Tresco, 1 on St. Agnes and 1 on Gugh.
Spotted Flycatcher – 45+ on St. Mary’s, 1 on Treso and 2 on Gugh.
Tree Pipit – 6 on St. Mary’s and 1 on St. Agnes.
Minke Whale – 1 on an evening fishing/birding trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock.
Friday (08/09)
Red-footed Booby – Stil on Bishop rock Lighthouse in the morning.
Cory’s Shearwater – 100 off Giant’s Castle and 150 off Horse Point, St. Agnes
Caspian Gull – A juvenile on St. Agnes.
Ruff – 1 on the School playing fields on Tresco.
Common Sandpiper –1 on Porthloo Beach.
Short-eared Owl – 1 in the fields at the back of Ennor Close.
Hoopoe – 1 at Longstone then flew towards Sunnyside Farmhouse.
Red-backed Shrike – 1 in a chicken field at Parting Csrn and 1 near the airfield turning circle.
Wryneck – 8 on St. Mary’s, 2 on Bryher and 1 on Tresco.
Cetti’s Warbler – 1 Porth Hellick.
Wood Warbler – 1 at Contant and 1 still on Pool Road, Tresco.
Garden Warbler – 1 on Bryher.
Common Whitethroat – 3 on St. Mary’s and 1 on St. Agnes.
Whinchat – 3 St. Mary’s, 3 on Bryher and 6 on St. Agnes.
Common Redstart – 2 on St. Mary’s, 1 on Bryher and 1 on St. Agnes.
Pied Flycatcher – 17 on St. Mary’s, 2 St. Agnes.
Spotted Flycatcher – 21 on St. Mary’s and 5 on St. Agnes.
Tree Pipit – 2 Content.
Grey wagtail – 1 Salakee Lane.
Saturday (09/09)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper – 1 flew east over Star Castle and was found later on the Golf Course (photo).
Dotterel – 1 flew over the airfield turning circle.
Common Rosefinch – 1 in the pine belt at the north end of the golf course.
Red-backed Shrike – 1still in Salakee Farm fields.
Woodchat Shrike – 1 on St. Martin’s.
Wryneck – 12 on St. Mary’s, 3 on St. Martin’s and 2 on Tresco.
Black Tern – 1 feeding northwest of Bryher.
Ruff – 1 on the School playing fields on Tresco.
Bar-tailed Godwit –3 on Porth Mellon.
Kingfisher – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Firecrest – 1in elms on the path between the 5 Islands School and the dump.
Garden Warbler – 1 Longstone.
Common whitethroat – 3 on St. Mary’s and 1 on St. Martin’s.
Whinchat – 79on St. Mary’s, 2 on St. Martin’s and 4 on Tresco.
Common Redstart – 4 on St. Mary’s (photo)
Pied Flycatcher – 13 on St. Mary’s, 4 on St.Martin’s and 1 on Tresco.
Spotted Flycatcher – 10 on St. Mary’s, 2 on St.Martin’s and 8 on Tresco.
Yellow Wagtail – 1 on Tresco.
Tree Pipit – 1 Porth Hellick Down.
Sunday (10/09)
Red-footed Booby – Again on the Bishop Rock Lighthouse in the morning.
Cory’s Shearwater – c 150 on a “Seabird trip” 1.5 miles northeast of Round Island.
Great Shearwater – 20+ near the Bishop Rock and c300 on a “Seabird trip” 1.5 miles northeast of Round Island.
Sooty Shearwater – 6 on a “Seabird trip” 1.5 miles northeast of Round Island.
Manx Shearwater – c 500 on a “Seabird trip” 1.5 miles northeast of Round Island.
Great Skua – 1 on a “Seabird trip” 1.5 miles northeast of Round Island.
Lapland Bunting – 1 near the windsock on the airfield.
Common Rosefinch – a juvenile was feeding in a hedge on the track from Carn Vean to Pelistry Bay.
Red-backed Shrike – The juvenile was still in the Salakee Farm fields.
Wryneck – 8 on St. Mary’s, 10 on Bryher and 3 on Tresco.
Ruff – 2 on the Great Pool.
Common Whitethroat – 4on St. Marry’s and 3 on Bryher.
Whinchat – 9 on St. Mary’s and 15 on Bryher.
Common Redstart –1 on Bryher and 1 on Tresco.
Pied Flycatcher – 15 o0n St. Mary’s 7 on Tresco and 12 on Bryher.
Spotted Flycatcher – 5 on St. Mary’s, 7 on Tresco and 12 on Bryher.
Tree Pipit – 8 on St. Mary’s.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 50 on a “Seabird trip” 1.5 miles northeast of Round Island.
