Thursday (18/09)
Spotted Sandpiper – 1 on Gugh Bar.
Western Bonelli’s Warbler – 1 was still in the pines on Pound Lane, St. Martin’s.
Melodious Warbler – 1 was again I the pines at the back of the Garrison Tennis Courts.
Dotterel – 2 still on Chapel Down, St. Martin’s and 1 on the Golf Course in the evening.
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 2 on a pelagic trip 5 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
European Storm Petrel – 20 on a pelagic trip 5 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Cory’s Shearwater – c100 on a pelagic trip 5 miles northeast of St. Mary’s, 28 flew west past Peninnis between 09:10 & 10:40 and a “steady stream” past St. Agnes.
Great Shearwater – c240 on a pelagic trip 5 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater –4 on a pelagic trip 5 miles northeast of St. Mary’s, 3 flew west past Peninnis between 09:10 & 10:40 and 1 past Horse Point, St. Agnes
Balearic Shearwater – 1 on a pelagic trip 5 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Great Skua – 4 on a pelagic trip 5 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Mediterranean Gull – 4 Porthloo.
Cattle Egret – 1 in a field on Telegraph Road.
Ruff – 1 on the beach below the campsite on St, Agnes.
Purple Sandpiper – 1 on Periglis, St. Agnes.
Black-tailed Godwit – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool and 1 flew south over St. Martin’s in the evening.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 1 on St. Martin’s Flats.
Kingfisher – 1 in Old Town Bay.
Wryneck – 1 still in the Standing Stones Field, 1 on King Edward’s Road, Peninnis, 1 at Carn Gwaval School, 1 on Peninnis Allotments and 1 still at Browarth, St. Agnes.
Common Whitethroat – 1 near the leat at Porth Hellick.
Spotted Flycatcher – 7 on St. Mary’s.
Pied Flycatcher – 7 on St. Mary’s and 1 above Little Arthur.
Brambling – 1 feeding by the Stephen Sussex hide at Porth Hellick Pool.
Grey Wagtail – 1 flew over Longstone Cottage, 2 flew east over the garden of the Star Castle staff accommodation on the Garrison and 1 in Tresco Abbey Gardens.
White Wagtail – 5 at Porthloo.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin –15 on a pelagic trip 5 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Blue Shark – 2 on a pelagic trip 5 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Friday (19/09)
Western Bonelli’s Warbler – 1 was still on St. Martin’s but had moved to the 2nd set of pines to the west of Pound Lane.
Melodious Warbler – 1 was again on the Dead Pine Walk on the Garrison.
Cory’s Shearwater – 4 past Peninnis between 14:30 & 16:15 and 60 past Deep Point between 18:00 & 19:30 and 2 flew past the Daymark, St. Martin’s.
Great Shearwater – 1 past Peninnis in the afternoon.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 past Peninnis between 14:30 & 16:15 15 and 2 past Deep Point between 18:00 & 19:30.
Great Skua – 1 chasing a Cory’s of Peninnis.
Arctic Skua – 3 past Peninnis between 14:30 & 16:15 and 8 past Deep Point between 18:00 & 19:30.
Grey Phalarope – 1 past Deep Point in the evening.
Dotterel – 1 still on the Golf Course and 2 still near the Daymark, St. Martin’s.
Grey Plover –1 Pentle Bay, Tresco.
Golden Plover – 2 on Chapel Down, St. Martin’s.
Wryneck – 1 still in the scrub between the airfield turning circle & Giant’s Castle, 1 still in the Standing Stones Field, 1 on the lower coastal path about 100 metres south of Halangy, 1 on the track to Pentle Bay, Tresco, 1 still at Browarth & 1 St. Warna’s Cove, both St. Agnes, 1 flew from the junction of tracks to the Daymark and Bread & Cheeses cove. St. Martin’s and 1 still in a garden at Stinky Porth, Bryher.
Spotted Flycatcher – 6 on St, Mary’s, 8 on St. Martin’s and 2 on Tresco.
Pied Flycatcher – 4 on St. Mary’s, 8 on St. Martin’s and 2 on Tresco.
Yellow Wagtail – 1 along the track north of the Great Pool, Tresco.
Siskin – 1 flew northeast over Longstone.
Whinchat – 1 on St. Martin’s.
Saturday (20/09)
Western Bonelli’s Warbler – –1 was still in the 2nd set of pines to the west of Pound Lane, St. Martin’s.
Melodious Warbler – 1 still in the scrub on the Dead Pine Walk, behind the tennis court.
Dotterel – 3 near the Daymark, St. Martin’s.
Common Scoter – 1 Western Rocks.
Cory’s Shearwater – 1 off Giant’s Castle
Arctic Skua – 2 dark morph birds southeast of Melledgan and 3 on the sae of Giant’s Castle which then flew west,
Marsh Harrier – 1 over Annet.
Kingfisher – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Wryneck – 1 still in the scrub between Giant’s Castle & the airfield turning circle, 1 still in the Standing Stones Field, 1 on the Dead Pine Walk and 1 on the west side of Old Town Bay
Common Sandpiper – 1 Porth Hellick Pool.
Mediterranean Gull – 3 on St. Martin’s.
Spotted Flycatcher – 11 on St. Mary’s and 2 on St. Martin’s.
Pied Flycatcher – 4 on St. Mary’s and 2 on St. Martin’s.
Common Redstart –1 in a field on King Edward’s Road, Peninnis.
Whinchat – 1 in the Standing Stones Field.
Tree Pipit– 1 at the south end of the Porth Hellick pine belt.
Yellow Wagtail – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Grey Wagtail – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Sunday (21/09)
Cory’s Shearwater – 9 flew past Peninnis (and 1270 distant large Shearwaters) between 07:35 to 09:05. Also c40 off Horse Point, St. Agnes with more distant large Shearwaters
Great Shearwater – 1 flew past Peninnis.
Dotterel – 3 on Castle Down, Tresco.
Golden Plover – 4 on the airfield.
Sooty Shearwater – 7 past Peninnis between 07:35 to 09:05.
Spotted Redshank – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool (photo) and from timings, what was probably a second bird over the airfield.
Curlew Sandpiper – 1 on Porthloo Beach.
Purple Sandpiper – 1 on St. Agnes.
Green Sandpiper – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Common Sandpiper – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool and 1 on St. Agnes.
Black-tailed Godwit – 1 on Porthloo Beach.
Whimbrel – 2 on Porthloo Beach.
Kingfisher – 1 flew across Old Town Bay.
Wryneck – 1 in a field at Carn Vean, 1 still in the Standing Stones Field, 1 in the gorse above Redan D on the Garrison Walls and 1 feeding on the edge of the road between the hospital and Buzza Tower.
Firecrest – 1 Carn Leh.
Grasshopper Warbler – 1 was seen briefly 100 metres west of Morning Point.
Spotted Flycatcher – 4 in a field on King Edward’s Road, Peninnis and 4 on St. Agnes.
Pied Flycatcher – 3 on St. Agnes.
Common Redstart – 1 in the field behind Porth Minnick (photo), 1 in a field on King Edward’s Road. Peninnis and 1 at Porthloo/
Whinchat – 1 in the field behind Porth Minnick 1 on Porth Hellick Beach, 1 on Peninnis 1 on St. Agnes.
Tree Pipit – 1 near St. Martin’s Campsite,
Yellow Wagtail – 1 in a field on King Edward’s Road. Peninnis and 1 a greyish individual with cows between Parting Carn Farm and Carreg Dhu.
Lapland Bunting – 1 in fields near Carn Vean.
Brambling – A male in the gorse bushes behind the Stephen Sussex Hide, Porth Hellick.
Monday (22/09)
Melodious Warbler – 1 still on the Dead Pine Walk.
Woodchat Shrike – A juvenile on Back Lane, Tresco.
Lapland Bunting – 1 still on Castle Down.
Wryneck – 1 above Shark’s Pit, 1 on Gugh and 1 just past Olivia’s Kitchen, Bryher.
Dotterel – Still 1 on Castle Down, Tresco.
Grey Plover – 1 on the beach below Bant’s Carn.
Golden Plover – 4 on Giant’s Castle.
Little Stint – 1 on Porthloo Beach.
Curlew Sandpiper – 1 on Periglis Beach, St. Agnes.
Purple Sandpiper –4 on the Western Isles.
Black-tailed Godwit – 1 on Porthloo Beach.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 1 on Porthloo Beach.
Great Skua – 2 flew west past Peninnis.
Common Whitethroat – 1 in a field behind Porth Minnick.
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 on the edge of the Garrison Playing Field.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 at Peacehaven, 1 on the beach at the bottom of Watermill, 1 Green Farm and 2 on the edge of the Garrison Playing Field.
Common Redstart – A female in a garden on Ram’s Valley, Hugh Town. A female at Periglis, St. Agnes
Whinchat – 2 in a field behind Porth Minnick, 1 on the edge of the Garrison Playing Field and 2 on Wingletang Down, St. Agnes.
Grey Wagtail – 1 on the edge of Porth Hellick Pool.
