Monday (11/09)

Red-footed Booby – Not present in the morning but seen from the evening pelagic trip at 16:45 and 19:50.

Western Bonelli’s Warbler – 1 in the pines between Longstone Cottage and Carreg Dhu.

Honey Buzzard – an all-dark bird flew up Holy Vale valley at 17:00.

Brent Goose – 25+ off Tresco.

Cory’s Shearwater – 120 on an evening pelagic trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock.

Great Shearwater – 50 on an evening pelagic trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock.

Sooty Shearwater – 10 on an evening pelagic trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock.

European Storm-petrel – 8 on an evening pelagic trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock.

Sabine’s Gull – 4 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.

Great Skua – 1 on an evening pelagic trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock.

Pomarine Skua – 1 on an evening pelagic trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock.

Ruff – 2 still on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Bar-tailed Godwit – 7 on Little Porth.

Whimbrel – 1 at Crow Point, Tresco.

Woodchat Shrike – 1

Wryneck – 8 on St. Mary’s.

Firecrest – 1 on Normandy Road.

Common Whitethroat – 1 Lunnon.

Garden Warbler – 1 on Bryher.

Wood Warbler – 1 still on Pool Road, Tresco.

Whinchat – 4 on St. Mary’s and 8 on Bryher.

Spotted Flycatcher – 9 on St, Mary’s and 13 on Bryher.

Pied Flycatcher – 10 on St. Mary’s, 10 on Bryher and 2 on Tresco.

Siskin – 1 in the Carreg Dhu pines.

Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 25 on an evening pelagic trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock.

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna – 20 on an evening pelagic trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock.

Ocean Sunfish – 1 on an evening pelagic trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock.

Blue Shark – 1 caught and released on an evening pelagic trip 5 km southwest of Bishop Rock.

Tuesday (12/09)

Red-footed Booby – Still on Bishop Rock Lighthouse, viewed from St. Agnes!

Western Bonelli’s Warbler – 1 still in the Carreg Dhu pines.

Melodious Warbler – 1 hedgerows on Salakee Farm Lane.

Marsh Harrier – 1 flew over Telegraph.

Wryneck – 2 St. Mary’s, 2 Bryher and 1 Little Arthur Farm, St. Martin’s.

Hobby – 1 over Lower Moors.

Common Sandpiper – 1 on St. Agnes. And 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Ruff – 1 on the Great Pool, Treco.

Knot –1 flew over Hugh Town towards Carn Near, Tresco.

Bar-tailed Godwit – 3 on St. Agnes.

Firecrest – 1 behind the Seven Stones Pub, St. Martin’s.

Whinchat – 10 on St. Mary’s, 4 on Bryher, 1 on Tresco and 1 on St. Agnes.

Pied Flycatcher – 6 on St. Mary’s, 1 on Tresco, 1 on St. Agnes, 1 on Bryher and 1 on St. Martin’s.

Spotted Flycatcher – 2 on St. Mary’s, 7 on St.Agnes and 3 on Bryher. 

Wednesday (13/09)

Red-footed Booby – Still on Bishop Rock Lighthouse.

Alpine Swift – 1 flew high from St. Agnes towards St. Mary’s.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper – 1 still on the Golf Course.

Hoopoe – 1 in field south of Troy Town Farm, St. Agnes.

Woodchat Shrike – A juvenile was in fields north of Pungies Lane.

Red-backed Shrike – A juvenile was in a field south of Telegraph.

Cory’s Shearwater –12 near Bishop Rock.

Marsh Harrier – 1 flew over Lower Moors, over Porth Hellick and the over the Great Pool, Tresco.

Wryneck – 5 on St. Mary’s, 1 on Tresco and 2 on Bryher.

Ruff – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Bar-tailed Godwit – 6 on Little Porth and 3 on Tresco.

Whimbrel – 2 Porthloo and 1 Bryher.

Firecrest –1 at Lenteverne, Watermill Lane and 1 at Parting Carn Farm.

Common Whitethroat – 3 on St. Mary’s.

Common Redstart – 1 in the Maypole area and 1 on the south side of Bryher Campsite.

Wood Warbler –1 still on Pool Road, Tresco.

Whinchat – 5 on St. Mary’s, 5 on Bryher and 5 on Tresco.

Pied Flycatcher – 7 on St. Mary’s, 2 on St.Martin’s, 6 on Tresco and 1 on Bryher.

Spotted Flycatcher – 1 on St. Mary’s and 3 on Bryher.

Tree Pipit – 1 flew over Pool Road, Tresco.

Grey Wagtail – 1 at Parting Carn Farm.

Crossbill – 7 briefly landed in pines at the west end of Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Thursday (14/09)

Red-footed Booby – not seen in the morning but back on bishop Rock Lighthouse in the evening.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper – 1 still on the Golf Course.

Woodchat Shrike – The juvenile flew from Pungies lane towards Content.

Dotterel – 2 on the western side of Shipman Heas Down.

Marsh Harrier – 1 seen over various locations on St. Mary’s.

Wryneck – 2 on St. Mary’s, 1 on Tresco and 2 on Bryher.

Brent Goose – 1 off Tresco.

Common Sandpiper – 2 Porthloo.

Bar-tailed Godwit – 1 on St. Martin’s.

Garden Warbler– 1 on Bryher.

Common Whitethroat – 1 in the Maypole area.

Whinchat – 3 on Bryher.

Common Nightingale – 1 north of the airfield north of High Cross Lane.

Whinchat – 3 on Bryher, 1 on Bryher and 1 on Tresco.

Pied Flycatcher – 9 on St. Mary’s, 2 on Bryher, 2 on St. Martin’s and 3 on Tresco.

Spotted Flycatcher – 4 on St. Mary’s, 2 on Bryher and 1 on Tresco.

Lapland Bunting – 1 flew north from the airport turning circle.

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