Saturday (09/12)
Eastern Yellow Wagtail – 1 again in the Longstone/Tremelethen area.
Cattle Egret – 2 in fields south of Longstone Bungalow.
Lapwing – 1 in the old chicken field at Tremelethen.
Grey Wagtail – 1 in the old chicken field at Tremelethen.
Sunday (10/12)
Eastern Yellow Wagtail – 1 in in the Longstone/Tremelethen area.
Cattle Egret – 2 were still in fields south of Longstone Bungalow.
Humpback Whale – 2 seen close inshore of Deep Point and then seen off Giant’s Castle & Peninnis before heading toward St. Agnes.
Monday (11/12)
Eastern Yellow Wagtail – 1 again in a field west of Longstone Bungalow.
Greylag Goose – 1 in a field west of Holy Vale (photo).
Tuesday (12/12)
Cattle Egret – 2 with cattle in a field south of Longstone.
Spoonbill – 1 on Samson.
Little Egret – 1 on Bryher.
Greylag Goose – 1 still in the field next to the higher Moors.
Great Northern Diver – 1 in Green Bay, Bryher.
Wigeon – 2 on Bryher Pool.
Mediterranean Gull – 1 on Bryher.
Merlin – An immature flew past Carn Thomas.
Cetti’s Warbler – 1 Higher Moors.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 on Bryher.
Wednesday (13/12)
Cattle Egret – 2 flew over the Higher Moors and landed in a field with at the Normandy end of Kittydown.
Greylag Goose – 1 still in the field next to the Higher Moors.
Merlin – 2 flew through Porth Cressa towards the Garrison playing fields.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 in Lower Moors.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 in Lower Moors.
Grey Wagtail – 1 in the Parting Carn chicken field.
Thursday (14/12)
Cattle Egret – 2 were again in a field south of Longstone.
Greylag Goose – 1 still in the field next to the Higher Moors.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 was in a field between Carreg Dhu Gardens and Porth Hellick House.
Humpback Whale – At least 2 possibly 3 seen of headlands, one of which was “Pi”, so called because of the π marking on its skin (photo) and first seen off Scilly in the winters of 20/21 and 22/23.
Fin Whale – 1 and possibly 2 seen off Scilly headlands.
Friday (15/12)
Surf Scoter – A 1st-winter female was in Pentle Bay, Tresco (photo).
Pintail – A pair were in Pentle Bay, Tresco.
Great Northern Diver – 25+ were in interisland waters.
Short-eared Owl – 1 was seen at Bryher Campsite and another owl thought to be this species flew over Pungies Lane in poor light at 07:10
Yellow-browed Warbler – A ringed bird was 70 metres north of the Stephen Sussex hide at Porth Hellick. This is most likely the bird ringed at Porth Hellick Ringing Station on November 29th.
