Sunday (26/10)

American Pipit – 1 still in fields at the corner of Wingletang and Barnaby Lane.

Richards Pipit – 1 in the grassy fields between the airfield and Old Town.

Hoopoe – 1 still on the Garrison.

Bluethroat – 1 on Porth Hellick Beach (photo).

Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 in Lower Moors.

Hawfinch – 1 flew east over the airfield.

Water Pipit – 1 in fields on King Edward’s Road, Peninnis and 1 on Porthloo Beach (photo).

Lapland Bunting –  A very confiding bird on Porth Hellick Bank and the track to Salakee Farm

Snow Bunting – 1 on the airfield runway.

Great White Egret – 1 at Porth Hellick

Greenland White-fronted Goose – 2 flew past Horse Point, St. Agnes.

Pintail – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Cattle Egret – 2 still with cattle on Tresco.

Golden Plover – 10 on the airfield.

Jack Snipe – 1 at the east end of the Great Pool, Tresco

Kingfisher – 2 on Lower Moors Pool and 1 on the east side of Peninnis.

Wryneck – 1 still by the gate at the south end of King Edward’s Road, Peninnis and 1 between Tolman Point & Porth Minnick.

Skylark – 1 by Carn Near, Tresco.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 Rosehill Gardens, 1 by Newford Duck Pond, 2 on Porth Hellick Loop, 1 on Pool Road, Tresco, 1 at Abbey Crossroads, Tresco

Firecrest – 17 on St. Mary’s: in Carreg Dhu Gardens, 1 by the water treatment plant, Lower Moors, 1 by Newford Duck Pond, 4 Lower Broome, Garrison Walls, 4 in Holy Vale, 1 on Sunnyside Farm Trail, 1 Trewince, 1 in the Garrison Pines, 1 King Edward’s Road, 1 Porth Hellick by the gate at the seaward end of the boardwalk, and 1 at the Telegraph entrance to the gold Course.    3 on Tresco: 1 at Abbey Crossroads, 1 in the garden of the house named “Glen” and 1 by the  Dump

Black Redstart – 1 on a roof at Tregarthen’s Hotel, 1 on Porthloo Beach, 5 on Little Porth, 1 Morning Point, 3 Porth Mellon, 4 on the east side of Peninnis

Brambling – 1 on the Garrison

Siskin – 1 by Newford Duck Pond.

Monday (27/10)

American Pipit – 1 still in fields at the corner of Wingletang and Barnaby Lane.

Hoopoe – 1 still on the Garrison (photo).

Bluethroat – 1 still on Porth Hellick Beach.

Great White Egret  – 1 flew over Hugh Town.

Cattle Egret – 2 still on Tresco at Old Grimsby in the field behind the church.

Little Egret – 1 Old Town Bay.

Golden Plover  – 9 on the airfield.

Great Shearwater  – 7+ seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the return trip from St. Mary’s to Penzance.

Sooty Shearwater – 1 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the return trip from St. Mary’s to Penzance.

Yellow-legged Gull – A second-winter bird was briefly in the gull roost at Periglis, St. Agnes.

Great Skua – 1 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the return trip from St. Mary’s to Penzance.

Puffin – 3 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the return trip from St. Mary’s to Penzance.

Kingfisher  – 1on Porth Hellick Pool and 1 in Old Town Bay.

Skylark – 1 in a field at the end of Barnaby Lane, St. Agnes and 1 on St. Mary’s.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 at Newford Duck Pond, 1 in Lower Moors, 1 at Porth Hellick/Higher Moors between the road and the hides, 1 on Sunnyside Farm Trail and 1 on Pool Road, Tresco

Lesser Whitethroat – 1 at Higher Town, St. Agnes.

Firecrest – 2 Porth Hellick, 1 Sandy Lane, 3+ Holy Vale and 4 Barnaby Lane, St. Agnes.

Ring Ouzel  – 1 at Browarth, St. Agnes.

Spotted Flycatcher  – 1 on St. Mary’s.

Common Redstart – 1 on Toll’s Island, Pelistry Bay.

Black Redstart – 2 Porth Mellon, 3 Porthloo, 2 Old Town Beach and 4 in St. Warna’s Cove, St. Agnes.

Whinchat – 1 in the grassy field behind Porth Minnick.

Brambling – 1 still on Porth Hellick Beach and at Cove Vean St. Agnes.

Redpoll  – 3 flew over Lower Moors

Siskin  – 1 on Salakee Farm.

Reed Bunting – 1 briefly at Longstone.

Tuesday (28/10)

Hoopoe – 1 still on the Garrison.

Bluethroat – 1 on Porth Hellick Beach.

Lapland Bunting – 1 flew over several locations on St. Mary’s

Great Northern Diver – 2 off Innisidgen.

Great White Egret – 1 off Old Grimsby. Tresco.

Cattle Egret – 2 still on Tresco in the field by Smuggler’s Cottage.

Spoonbill  – 2 on Green Island, Samson.

Little Grebe  – 2 on Tresco.

Common Sandpiper – 1 at Butter Porth, St. Martin’s.

Whimbrel – 2 flew over Hugh Town, 2 on Porth Hellick Beach and 1 Bar Point.

Bar-tailed Godwit  – 4 on Tresco.

Mediterranean Gull – 16 off St. Mary’s Quay.

Merlin  – 1 on Tresco,

Kingfisher  – 1 Porth Hellick and 1 Porth Cressa.

Wryneck – 1 southeast of Peninnis Lighthouse.

Raven  – 1 Porthloo.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 at Newford Duck Pond, 1 on Pool Road, Tresco and 1 at Rowesfield crossroads, Tresco.

Garden Warbler  – 1 in the Parsonage Garden, St. Agnes.

Lesser Whitethroat – 1 in the Dump Clump.

Firecrest –  c30 across the islands.

Mistle Thrush – 1 flew over Porthloo.

Fieldfare – 7 at Pelistry Riding Stables.

Redwing – 15+ on St. Mary’s and 3 on St. Agnes 

Spotted Flycatcher – 1 in the Carn Friars Orchard Maze.

Black Redstart – 5 Porth Mellon, 5 Porthloo and 1 at Carn Leh.

Grey Wagtail – 5 on St. Mary’s.

Tree Pipit  – 1 on Bryher.

Brambling – 1 still in the Standing Stones Field, 1 Peninnis and 1 Porth Hellick,

Redpoll – 2 flew south over Barnaby Lane, St. Agnes .

Reed Bunting – 1 on the east side of Abbey Pool.

(c) James Wood
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