Friday (15/09)
Red-footed Booby – Not seen in the morning, but again seen on Bishop rock Lighthouse late afternoon from a private charter.
Cory’s Shearwater – 200 north of St. Martin’s, 30 loafing off Shipman Head, Bryher and 20 in Scilly waters, seen from the Scillonian III on the crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Dotterel – 2 on Shipman Head Down, Bryher.
Woodchat Shrike– 1 still in Content Horse Paddocks.
Wryneck – 2 Tresco, 1 Maypole, 1 St. Martin’s and 1 St. Agnes.
Brent Goose – 1 on the sea near Popplestone Neck, Bryher.
Golden Plover – 2 on the coastal path by Hell Bay, Bryher, 1 on S. Agnes and 2 on St. Martin’s.
Ruff – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 1 at Bathing House Porth, Tresco.
Little Egret – 3 on Tresco.
Hobby – 1 over Peninnis and it or others over Pelistry and then Content.
Kingfisher – 1 on Abbey Poolo, Tresco.
Common Whitethroat – 1 on St. Martin’s.
Common Nightingale – 1 still north of the airfield north of High Cross Lane.
Whinchat – 4 on Tresco, 5 on St. Martin’s and 2 on St. Agnes.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 at Porth Hellick, 2 Tresco and 2 on St. Martin’s.
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 on St. Mary’s, 1 on St.Martin’s and 1 on St. Agnes.
Tree Pipit – 1 on Tresco.
Crossbill – 1 flew over the Great Pool, Tresco.
Saturday (16/09)
Cory’s Shearwater – 111 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Great Shearwater – 2 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Balearic Shearwater – 1 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 1 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Pomarine Skua – 1 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Arctic Tern – 4 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Puffin – 1 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Wryneck – 1 on Peninnis and 1 on Bryher
Brent Goose – 1 flew over Bryher Pool towards Tresco.
Dotterel – 2 still on Shipman Head Down, Bryher.
Golden Plover – 1 on Shipman Head Down, Bryher.
Common Sandpiper – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Ruff – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Whimbrel – 1 on Porthloo.
Black-tailed Godwit – 1 flew over Bryher Pool towards Tresco.
Mediterranean Gull – 7 on the Great Pool, Tresco and 13 on Plumb Island.
Marsh Harrier – 1 quartering over Lower Moors.
Hobby – 1 over Porth Hellick Pool.
Kingfisher – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Common Nightingale – 1 still north of the airfield north of High Cross Lane but very elusive.
Cetti’s Warbler – 1 at Higher Moors.
Whinchat – 2 on St. Mary’s and 1 on Tresco.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 on St. Mary’s, 3 on Tresco and 1 on Bryher.
Spotted Flycatcher – 2 on Tresco and 3 on Bryher.
Tree Pipit – 1 on Bryher.
Siskin – 7 seen over the sea in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Sunday (17/09)
Booted Warbler – 1 by the tennis court on the Garrison and then in the scrub by the play park before flying into the horse paddocks and disappearing.
Cory’s Shearwater – 6 off the airfield turning circle.
Wryneck – 1 on Peninnis, 1 at Borough Farm, St. Mary’s and 1 near Popplestone Bay, Bryher.
Green Sandpiper – 2 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Golden Plover – 1 on Shipman Head Down, Bryher.
Hobby – 1 in trees north of the Great Pool, Tresco.
Common Nightingale – 1 still in a field off High Cross Lane, north of the airfield (photo) and 1 by Bryher Campsite.
Marsh Harrier – 1 flew over Town Bay and later seen over Rushy Bay, Bryher.
Firecrest – 1 on the Dead Pine Walk and 1 Higher Moors/Holy Vale.
Cetti’s Warbler – 1 Higher Moors/Holy Vale. And 1 calling at Porth Hellick Pool.
Wood Warbler – 1 Higher Moors/Holy Vale.
Common Whitethroat – 1 Content and 2 on Tresco.
Common Redstart – 1 Content.
Whinchat – 3 on St, Mary’s, 5 on Tresco and 4 on Bryher.
Pied Flycatcher – 7 on St. Mary’s and 5 on Tresco.
Spotted Flycatcher – 4 on St. Mary’s and 5 on Tresco.
Yellow Wagtail – 11 flew northeast over Longstone.
Monday (18/09)
Dotterel – 2 still on Shipman Head Down, Bryher.
Cory’s Shearwater – 42 in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the afternoon crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Great Shearwater – 1 in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the afternoon crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Sooty Shearwater – 2 in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the afternoon crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
European Storm-petrel – 2 in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the afternoon crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Great Skua – 2 in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the afternoon crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Pintail – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Common Nightingale – 1 still High Cross Lane, north of the airfield.
Wryneck – 6 on St. Mary’s and 1 on St. Martin’s.
Hobby – 1 seen several times over St. Mary’s.
Marsh Harrier– 1 flew over Higher Moors/Holy Vale.
Kingfisher – 1 at Porth Hellick Pool.
Whinchat –1 in a field off Carn Friars Farm track, 1 in a field at Normandy and 1 Tresco.
Pied Flycatcher – 7 on St. Mary’s.
Tree Pipit – 1 flew over Peacehaven, Watermill.
Yellow Wagtail – 8 flew over Holy Vale, 2 flew over Peacehaven, Watermill and 4in a field at Normandy.
Tuesday (19/09)
Red-eyed Vireo – 1 on Watch Hill, Bryher was the first American passerine of the autumn.
Wilson’s Snipe – A “possible” candidate on Porth Hellick Pool looked good but was too far away from the hide to nail the ID (photo)
Pectoral Sandpiper – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Cory’s Shearwater – 35 flew past Peninnis.
Red-backed Shrike – 1 in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors.
Wryneck – 3 on St. Mary’s.
Mediterranean Gull – 1 on Par Beach, St. Martin’s.
Dotterel – 2 still on Shipman Head Down, Bryher.
Bar=tailed Godwit – 1 on St. Agnes
Firecrest – 2 in Carreg Dhu Gardens and 2 on Bryher.
Common Whitethroat – 1 on Bryher.
Yellow-browed Warbler – The first of the autumn was one heard in the Porth Hellick pumping station clump.
Common Nightingale – 1 still High Cross Lane, north of the airfield.
Whinchat – 1 at Maypole.
Pied Flycatcher – 2 on St. Mary’s, 2 on Bryher and 1 on St. Agnes.
Spotted Flycatcher – 5 on Bryher, 1 on St.Mary’s and 1 on St. Agnes.
Yellow Wagtail – 8 flew out of a cow field west of Longstone Bungalow, 3 were around Porth Hellick Pool, 3 were at Pelistry Riding Stables, 1 on Bryher and 1 was on St. Martin’s cricket pitch.
Lapland Bunting –1 flew over Longstone calling.
