Sunday (11/05)
Black Guillemot – 1 was near Round Island (photo). This a very rare bird on Scilly and this is the first record for 21 years.
Golden Oriole – 1 singing at the Higher Moord end of Holy Vale.
Great Northern Diver – 2 by Nut Rock, Tresco.
Grey Plover – 1 flew west over Longstone.
Common Sandpiper – 1 at Porth Hellick.
Red Kite – 1 over the fields behind the Doctor’s Cottage, Tresco.
Turtle Dove – 1 in a ploughed field between Normandy and Carn Friars Farm Shop.
Cuckoo – 2 on St. Agnes.
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 in a field behind Porth Minnick and 3 on St. Agnes.
Whinchat – 1 in the field next to the Nag’s Head rock on Wingletang, St. Agnes.
Monday (12/05)
Garganey – A drake was on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Golden Oriole – 1 in a garden at Sunnyside holiday apartments. And it or another late afternoon at Shooters’ Pool.
Marsh Harrier– 1 flew over the Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Red Kite – 1 over Mount Todden, 1 on Tresco and 1 over St. Martin’s Vineyard.
Hobby – 1 over Abbey Woods, Tresco.
Great White Egret – 1 on St, Agnes.
Purple Sandpiper –11 on St, Agnes.
Common Sandpiper – 2 on St, Agnes.
Dunlin –10 on St, Agnes.
Whimbrel –30 on St, Agnes.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 2 on St, Agnes.
Common Swift – 2 over Old Grimsby, Tresco.
Turtle Dove – 2 still at Normandy Corne and 2 on St, Agnes.
Cuckoo – 1 on Tressco.
Common Whitethroat – 1 on the Garrison and 2 on St. Agnes
Grasshopper Warbler – 1 in afield along the track to Carn Vean Café.
Spotted Flycatcher – 15 on St. Mary’s, 3 on Tresco and an astounding 23 on St. Agnes.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 on the Garrison.
Tree Pipit – 2 At Helvear.
Tuesday (13/05)
Golden Oriole – 1 in bushes by Shooters’ Pool.
Osprey – 1 flew over Bryher and Tresco and then over the Garrison.
Red Kite – Still 2 or 3 on St. Mary’s.
Hobby – 1 + around St. Mary’s.
Great White Egret – 1 on Bryher.
Golden Plover – 1 on the golf course.
Whimbrel – 6 on Porthloo Beach.
Swift – 3 around St, Mary’s and 2 flew out to sea over Shipman Head, Bryher.
Turtle Dover – 3 in a ploughed field opposite Normandy swimming Pool and 4 below Hillside Farm, Bryher.
Cuckoo – 1 at Helvear and 1 at Timmy’s Hill, Bryher.
Common Whitethroat – 1 on Kittydown.
Redwing – A very late individual flew over Telegraph and landed on the golf course.
Spotted Flycatcher – 2 on St. Mary’s, 4 on St. Agnes and 4 on Bryher.
Blue-headed Wagtail – 1 with cattle at Troy Town Farm,
Wednesday (14/05)
SOLITARY SANDPIPER – A bird seen in the early evening at Porth Hellick Pool, was at first thought to be a Green Sandpiper, but examination of photos showed it to brr a Solitary Sandpiper,
Red-backed Shrike – An adult male was on the north side of Bryher campsite and then moved to the hillside immediately south of the campsite toilet block.
Osprey – 1 flew over Old Town Bay and then circled over Porth Cressa.
Golden Oriole – 1 was singing in the pines behind Longstone Terrace.
Great White Egret – 1 on Hangman Rock behind Fraggle Rock, Bryher and 1 at Porth Killier, St. Agnes.
Whimbrel – 2 at the Old Quay, St. Martin’s and 2 at St. Warna’s Well, St. Agnes.
Great Northern Diver – 2 off the Old Quay, St. Martin’s.
Mediterranean Gull – 1 in Tresco Channel off Anneka’s Quay, Bryher.
Red Kite – 1 over Csrn Vean, 1 over Tresco and 1 on Bryher.
Hobby –1 on Bryher.
Turtle Dove – 1 in the ploughed field opposite Normandy Swimming Baths and in flight at Hillside Farm, Bryher.
Common Swift – 1 over Troy Town, St. Agnes.
Lesser Whitethroat – A pair were collecting nesting material at the junction of Green Lane and the coastal path to Watermill Cove and a female was at Shooters’ Pool.
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 in the pine belt opposite Bishop’s View on Porthloo Lane and 4 on Bryher.
Yellow Wagtail – A female in a pasture at Hillside Farm, Bryher.
White Wagtail – 1 at the Riding Stables, 1 on St. Agnes cricket pitch and 2 on Bryher.
Thursday (15/05)
Bee-eater – 1 flew north over Normandy Pool (heard only) and 2 where seen later hawking over Green Farm.
Golden Oriole – 1 was swinging from the trees between Porthloo Duck Pond & Rocky hill and a female type flew across Old Town Lane by Watermeadow Barn.
Great White Egret – 3 on Bryher Pool and 1 Porth Killier, St. Agnes.
Great Northern Diver – 5 from a boat on a trip to Bishop Rock and 3 west of Samson.
Purple Sandpiper – 6 on Rosevean.
Wihimbrel – 3 at Porth Killier, St. Agnes and 9 east of Samson.
Mediterranean Gull – 1 Bar Point.
Red Kite – 1 over Green Farm.
Turtle Dove – 2 flew from Porth Hellick towards Lunnon and 1 Lower town Farm fields, St. Agnes.
Swift – 2 over New Grimsby, Tresco.
Cuckoo – 1 on Samson.
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 in Holy Vale, 1 Pool Road, Tresco, 1 north of Bryher Campsite and 2 on St. Agnes.
Yellow Wagtail – A male “Grey-head3eed type” in Popplestone Fields, Bryher
White Wagtail – 1 on Bryher Campsite.
