Wednesday (27/08)
Subalpine Warbler – Brief views of 1 in the pine belt opposite Bishop’s View on Porthloo Lane.
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 1 on a morning mini-pelagic 7 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
European-storm Petrel – 8 on a morning mini-pelagic 7 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Cory’s Shearwater – 40 on a morning mini-pelagic 7 miles northeast of St. Mary’s and 73 past in a 1 hour & 40 minute seawatch from Tresco.
Great Shearwater –8 on a morning mini-pelagic 7 miles northeast of St. Mary’s and 73 past in a 1 hour & 40 minute seawatch from Tresco.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 on a morning mini-pelagic 7 miles northeast of St. Mary’s and 73 past in a 1 hour & 40 minute seawatch from Tresco.
Curlew Sandpiper – 1 on the beach below Borough Farm, Tresco before flying off towards Pentle Bay.
Common Sandpiper – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Ruff –1 at Brandy Point, St. Martin’s.
Black-tailed Godwit – 1 on Porthloo Beach and 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Whimbrel – 1 calling at Peninnis Head.
Kingfisher – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Wryneck – 1 on the airport perimeter track near the hangars.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 in Lower Moors.
Whinchat – 2 on the airport perimeter track near the hangars.
Yellow Wagtail – 3 with cattle near Tresco Church.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 20 on a morning mini-pelagic 7 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Ocean Sunfish – 1 on a morning mini-pelagic 7 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Thursday (28 /08)
Pectoral Sandpiper – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool (photo).
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 1 on a weather curtailed evening birding trip 9miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 30 on a weather curtailed evening birding trip 9miles northeast of St. Mary’s and 5 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the return crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance afternoon.
Cory’s Shearwater – 200+ on a weather curtailed evening birding trip 9miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
and 21 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s, with 45 on the return crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance afternoon.
Great Shearwater – 150+ on a weather curtailed evening birding trip 9miles northeast of St. Mary’s and 21 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the return crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance afternoon.
Sooty Shearwater – 3 on a weather curtailed evening birding trip 9miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Black-tailed Godwit – 1 still on Porthloo Beach and 1 still on the Great Pool, Tresco
Kingfisher – 1 at Porth Cressa and 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Wryneck – 1 in fields behind Porth Minnick.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 in a field between Old Church and Carn Leh.
Friday (29/08)
Pectoral Sandpiper – 1 still on Porth Hellick Pool.
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 5 on an evening pelagic trip 7 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 40 on an evening pelagic trip 7 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Cory’s Shearwater – c150 on an evening pelagic trip 7 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Great Shearwater – c200 on an evening pelagic trip 7 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 4 on an evening pelagic trip 7 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Grey Phalarope – 2 on an evening pelagic trip 7 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Common Sandpiper – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool
Kingfisher – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Wryneck – 1 in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors
Pied Flycatcher –1 in Old Town Churchyard, 1 in Holy Vale and 2 at Green Bay, Bryher.
Whinchat – 2 at the top of the track from Old Town to the Airport.
Saturday (30/08)
Pectoral Sandpiper – 1 still at Porth Hellick moving between the pool and the beach. It or another was on Lower Moors Pool late afternoon.
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 3 on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 40 on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Cory’s Shearwater – 200 on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Great Shearwater – 300 on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 4 on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Pomarine Skua –1+ on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Long-tailed Skua – 1 on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Great Skua – 1 on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Grey Phalarope – 1 on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Yellow-legged Gull – 1 on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Common Sandpiper – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco
Black-tailed Godwit – 1 still on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 still in Old Town Churchyard.
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 in Carreg Dhu Gardens.
Sunday (31/08)
Pectoral Sandpiper – 1 still on Porth Hellick Pool and in Lower Moors early evening.
Dotterel – 1 on the airfield.
Nightingale – 1 in the southeast corner of the Garrison Campsite.
Wryneck – 1 in Sallyport back gardens (photo).
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 3 on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – c100 on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles northeast of St. Mary’s,11 off Giant’s Castle (08:00 – 10:00) and 3 in Scilly waters from the Scillonian 111 on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Cory’s Shearwater – c350 on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles northeast of St. Mary’s, 570 off Giant’s Castle (08:00 – 10:00), 100+ in Scilly waters from the Scillonian 111 on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s and 500 past Deep Point between 17:45 & 19:30.
Great Shearwater – – c200 on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles northeast of St. Mary’s, 33 off Giant’s Castle (08:00 – 10:00), 100+ in Scilly waters from the Scillonian 111 on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s and 30 past Deep Point between 17:45 & 19:30.
Sooty Shearwater – 5 on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles northeast of St. Mary’s. 4 off Giant’s Castle (08:00 – 09:00) and 3 in Scilly waters from the Scillonian 111 on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Sabine’s Gull – 5 on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles northeast of St. Mary’s and 1 off Giant’s Castle (08:00 – 09:00)
Long-tailed Skua – An adult on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Great Skua – 1 off Giant’s Castle (08:00 – 09:00)
Grey Phalarope – 6 on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles northeast of St. Mary’s (photo), 1 sat on the water off Giant’s Castle in the morning and 3 past Deep Point between 17:45 & 19:30.
Black-tailed Godwit – 1 still on Porthloo Beach.
Kingfisher – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 still in Carreg Dhu Gardens and at Green Bay, Bryher
Pied Flycatcher – 1 still in Old Town Churchyard, 1 near Hut 62, Bryher and 1 near the bakery. St. Martin’s.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 20 on a daytime pelagic trip 9 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Monday (01/09)
Scopoli’s Shearwater – 1 off this much sought after seabird on an evening pelagic trip 4 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 1 on an evening pelagic trip 4 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – c50 on an evening pelagic trip 4 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Cory’s Shearwater – 80 on an evening pelagic trip 4 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Great Shearwater – 40 on an evening pelagic trip 4 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 4 on an evening pelagic trip 4 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Long-tailed Skua – 2, 1 adult (photo) and 1 first-summer on an evening pelagic trip 4 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Grey Phalarope – 10 on an evening pelagic trip 4 miles northeast of St. Mary’s and 1 outside Hugh Town harbour wall was later seem near Taylor’s Island, Porthloo before flying towards the beach.
Pectoral Sandpiper – 1 still on Porth Hellick Pool.
Dotterel – 1 still on the airfield.
Nightingale – 1 in the dump area behind St. Agnes Cricket Pitch.
Wryneck – 1 still on Sallyport,
Wigeon – A pair dropped onto Porth Hellick for a brief visit, before quickly flying off again.
Ruff – 1 on Abbey Pool and 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Common Sandpiper – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Black-tailed Godwit – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Kingfisher – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 at the top end of Porthloo Lane, 1 in Old Town Churchyard, 2 in Holy Vale, 2 Helvear and 1 on the Dead Pine Walk on the Garrison.
Pied Flycatcher – 1still in Old town Churchyard, 1 in the ringing lanes behind Porth Hellick Pool
Whinchat – 1 in the dump area behind St. Agnes Cricket Pitch.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 10 on an evening pelagic trip 4 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna – 20 on an evening pelagic trip 4 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Tuesday (02/09)
Common Rosefinch – 1 in a field between the town and tennis court on Bryher.
Pectoral Sandpiper – 1 still commuting between Porth Hellick Pool and Lower Moors. When one of the Wildlife Trust rangers was strimming the reeds in front of the Seaward hide at Porth Hellick. It followed him around totally unconcerned.
Cory’s Shearwater – 40 seen in Scilly Waters from the Scillonian III on the afternoon crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Dotterel – 1 still on the airfield.
Grey Phalarope – 1 off the Creeb. 1 in Toll’s Porth and 1 off Hell Bay. Bryher.
Golden Plover – 1 over Longstone.
Black-tailed Godwit – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Whimbrel – 2 at Porthloo.
Little Egret – 3 at Porthloo, 7 Abbey Pool, Tresco and 1 in Tresco Channel.
Mediterranean Gull – 2 at Porthloo.
Common Gull – A juvenile at Porthloo.
Raven – 1 over Shipman Head Down, Bryher,
Garden Warbler – 1 in Lower Moors near Shooters’ Pool.
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 at Longstone.1 on the Garrison and 2 on Bryher.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 still in Old Town Churchyard, 1 by Shooters’ Pool, 2 Content Lane, 1 Telegraph, 1 behind Porth Mellon and 1 in the garden of the staff accommodation for Star Castle on the Garrison.
Whinchat – 2 on the airfield and 1 on Bryher.
Yellow Wagtail – 2 over the garden of the staff accommodation for Star Castle on the Garrison.
