Sunday (05/10)
American Pipit – 1 was seen briefly at the Woolpack Battery on the Garrison, before flying off towards Gugh/ St. Agnes and then returning late afternoon, before flying off again (photo).
Wilson’s Phalarope – 1 was still on Porth Hellick Poo (photo).
Spotted Sandpiper – 1 was still at St. Warna’s Cove, St. Agnes.
Rose-coloured Starling – The juvenile was again on roofs in Old Town.
Hoopoe – 1 was still on St. Agnes.
Black-necked Grebe – 1 of South Beach, Tresco (photo).
Great White Egret – 1 in Old Town Bay and 1 on Tresco.
Cattle Egret – 2 in a field along Pool Road, Tresco and another bird flew over.
Little Egret – 1 in Old Town Bay and 2 on Taylor’s Island, Porthloo.
Great Northern Diver – A summer plumage bird in Porth Cressa Bay.
Golden Plover – 3 on Castle Down, Tresco and 1 on Green Island, Tresco.
Spoonbill – 1 Green Island, Samson(photo).
Curlew Sandpiper –
Ruff – 1 was still on Porth Hellick Pool (photo).
Common Sandpiper – 1 on the rocks at Woolpack Point, Sallyport.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 1 on Porthloo Beach, 1 on Middle Town Beach, St. Martin’s and 1 on Green Island, Tresco.
Black-tailed Godwit – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Whimbrel – 1 on Toll’s Island, Pelistry Bay.
Short-eared Owl – 1 flew across Old Town Bay.
Kingfisher – 1 Old Town Bay and 1 on Bryher Pool.
Wryneck – 1 near the tennis court on Bryher.
Raven – 1 flew over the Reading Room on St. Martin’s.
Firecrest – 1 in Carreg Dhu Gardens, 1 Lower Broome, Sallyport, 1 at Rowesfield Crossroads, Tresco and 3 at Seven Stones, St. Martin’s.
Grasshopper Warbler – 1 in Lower Moors.
Lesser Whitethroat – 1 in the Field opposite Nowhere, Old Town.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 in Lower Moors, 1 Newford Duck Pond, 1 at the bottom of Watermill, 1 in Popplestone Fields, Bryher and 1 at Seven Stones, St. Martin’s.
Spotted Flycatcher – 2 Sunnyside Farm Trail, 1 behind Rosehill Studio, 1 Trenoweth. 1 in the Parsonage Garden, St. Agnes, 1 in the elms above higher Town Quay, St. Martin’s. and 1 between the quays on Bryher.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 behind Rosehill Studio, 1in the Parsonage Garden, St. Agnes and 1 between the quays on Bryher.
Whinchat – 1 at Periglis.
Black Redstart – 1 Porth Wreck.
Common Redstart – 1 in Old Town, 2 on St. Martin’s and 1 in the Parsonage Garden, St. Agnes.
Tree Pipit – 1 in Old Town Churchyard
Yellow Wagtail – 1 Periglis, St. Agnes and 2 in a field along Pool Road, Tresco.
Grey Wagtail – 1 Newman’s Battery, Sallyport.
Siskin – 4 in Carreg Dhu Gardens and 5 flew over.
Brambling – 1 in the Field opposite Nowhere, Old Town.
Monday (06/10)
American Pipit – 1 at St. Warna’s Cove, St. Agnes was probably the one on the Garrison yesterday.
Wilson’s Phalarope – 1 was still on Porth Hellick Pool.
Spotted Sandpiper – 1 was still at St. Warna’s Cove, St. Agnes.
Hoopoe – 1 was still on St. Agnes.
Rose-coloured Starling – 1 on a roof opposite Old Town Inn.
Lapland Bunting – 1 on the eastern side of Wingletang, St. Agnes.
Common Rosefinch – 1 on Porth Hellick Beach.
European Storm-petrel – 6 on a daytime pelagic trip 19 miles southwest of St. Mary’s and 6 in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Great Shearwater – 40 on a daytime pelagic trip 19 miles southwest of St. Mary’s and 70+ in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Cory’s Shearwater – 15 on a daytime pelagic trip 19 miles southwest of St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 10 on a daytime pelagic trip 19 miles southwest of St. Mary’s and 10 in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Short-eared Owl – 1 hunting over Lower Moors at dusk.
Pink-footed Goose – 3 flew around the islands.
Yellow-legged Gull – A first-winter on Simpson’s Field, Tresco and 1 at a seal carcase on the west side of Peninnis, showed some characteristic of the subspecies atlantis.
Mediterranean Gull – 10 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Great Skua – 2 on a daytime pelagic trip 19 miles southwest of St. Mary’s.
Puffin – 5 on a daytime pelagic trip 19 miles southwest of St. Mary’s.
Common Scoter – 1 off Annet.
Great White Egret – 1 flew from St. Martin’s to Teän.
Cattle Egret – 2 still in a field along Pool Road.
Spoonbill – 1 still on Green Island, Samson.
Ruff – 1 was still on Porth Hellick Pool.
Curlew Sandpiper – 1 on Periglis Beach, St. Agnes.
Black-tailed Godwit – 1 at the south end of the Great Pool, Tresco.
Whimbrel – 1 on rocks at the end of Peninnis.
Merlin – 1 on Tresco.
Kingfisher – 1 Porth Cressa and 1 Old Town Bay.
Turtle Dove – 1 on St. Agnes.
Raven – 1 Higher Town, St. Martin’s.
Skylark – 1 on the Garrison and 1 on St. Martin’s.
Firecrest – 1 in Carreg Dhu Gardens, 2 Rosehill and 1 in the Middle Town Pines, St. Martin’s.
Yellow Browed Warbler – 1 calling in the Standing Stones Field Lower Moors and 1 Seven Stones, St. Martin’s.
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 at Newford Duck Pond, 1 on Tresco and 2 on St. Martin’s.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 by the private entrance to Tresco Abbey.
Black Redstart – 1 on Periglis Quay, St. Agnes.
Common Redstart – 1 still in the field behind Old Town Beach,1 Porth Wreck, 4 in fields of Back Lane, Tresco and 2 on St. Martin’s
Whinchat – 3 in fields of Back Lane, Tresco.
Yellow Wagtail – 1 on Pungies Lane and 2 still in a field along Pool Road, Tresco.
Grey Wagtail –1 Old Town Bay and 1 by the Great Pool, Tresco.
Siskin – 15 in the Middle Town Pines, St. Martin’s.
Brambling – 1 still in the Standing Stones Field Lower Moors.
Reed Bunting – 1 at Porth Hellick.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 2 off Porth Cressa and 20 on a daytime pelagic trip 19 miles southwest of St. Mary’s.
Bottlenose Dolphin – 1 off Porth Cressa
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna – 1 on a daytime pelagic trip 19 miles southwest of St. Mary’s.
Tuesday (07/10)
Mourning Dove – 1 was found in Troy Town Farm Fields, St. Agnes mid-afternoon, it was photographed by the finder and then promptly disappeared and had no been relocated by dusk. This is the first record for Scilly and only the seventh for Britain.
American Pipit – 1 still on St. Agnes, between Barnaby Lane and St. Warna’s Cove.
Wilson’s Phalarope – 1 was seen briefly on the dry Tresco Channel between Church and Anneka’s Quay.
Spotted Sandpiper – 1 was still at St. Warna’s Cove, St. Agnes.
Hoopoe – 1 was still on St. Agnes.
Rose-coloured Starling – 1 still on the roofs in Old Town.
Lapland Bunting – 1 was still on Wingletang, St. Agnes.
Common Rosefinch – 1 still on Porth Hellick Beach (photo).
Great White Egret – Reports of 1 at New Grimsby, Tresco 1 over the Golf Course and 1 Green Island most likely involved the same bird.
Cattle Egret – 2 still with cattle in the fields on Pool Lane, Tresco.
Spoonbill – 1 on Green Island, Samson.
Common Sandpiper – 1 at St. Warna’s Cove, St. Agnes.
Curlew Sandpiper – 1 still on Porthloo Beach
Great Northern Diver – 1 in Porth Cressa Bay.
Little Grebe – 2 on the Great Pool.
Common Scoter – 1 off Morning Point on the Garrison.
Golden Plover – 1 flew over King Edward’s Road, Peninnis.
Ruff – 1 still on Porth Hellick Pool.
Whimbrel – 5 on rocks of Innisidgen and 2 on St. Martin’s
Yellow-legged Gull – 1 off the west side off Peninnis.
Marsh Harrier – 1 on Gugh.
Hobby – 1 on St. Agnes.
Merlin – 1+ around St. Mary’s, 1 St. Agnes, 1 Tresco and 1 St. Martin’s.
Kingfisher – 1 in Lower Moors, 1 Porth Hellick, 1 on St. Agnes and 1 flew over the Abbey Gardens, Tresco.
Turtle Dove – 1 was in Troy Town Farm Fields, St. Agnes.
Raven – 1 on St. Agnes and 1 on St. Martin’s.
Firecrest – 1 in Lower Moors, 1 Carreg Dhu Gardens, 5 on St. Martin’s and 1 Barnaby Lane, St. Agnes.
Lesser Whitethroat – 1 in the Standing Stones Field,
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 in the Dead Pine Walk. 1 Lower Moors, 1 Newford Duck Pond, 1 still at the bottom of Watermill, 1 Trenoweth,1 at Lower Town St. Agnes and 1 Seven Stones, St. Martin’s.
Black Redstart – 1 on Porth Cressa Beach, 1 Porth Mellon Industrial estate and 1 still at Porth Wreck
Common Redstart – 1 still in Old Town on the beach (photo) , 2 Peacehaven, Watermill, 1 Porth Wreck, 1 at Halangy ancient village, 1 Newford Duck Pond and 3 on Back Lane, Tresco,
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 in the Garrison Campsite, 2 in Popplestone Fields, Bryher, 2 on St. Martin’s and 2 at the Parsonage, St. Agnes.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 in the Dead Pine Walk, 1 in the Garrison Campsite., 1 Higher Moors, 1 Watermill, 1 Porth Hellick Loop, 1 Holy Vale, 1 Old Town Churchyard , 1 Bryher and 2 at the Parsonage, St. Agnes.
Whinchat – 1 in the Fruit Cage, St. Agnes.
Skylark – 1 on St. Agnes.
Tree Pipit – 1 on St. Martin’s.
Yellow Wagtail – 1 in fields on Peninnis, 1 Pungies Lane, 1 flew over Carn Vean Café, 1 flew over Dead Pines Walk on the Garrison, 1 in the garden of the Star Castle staff accommodation,1 on Periglis Beach, St. Agnes and 1 on Back Lane, Tresco.
Siskin – 17 flew over the Garrison, 1 Pelistry, 1 Trenoweth and 2 St. Martin’s
Crossbill – 1 flew over Porth Hellick Beach towards Porth Hellick and 1 flew over the IOSWT centre, Trenoweth.
