Wednesday (29/10)
Dusky Warbler – A very elusive bird calling on Pool Road, Tresco.
Bluethroat – 1 still on Porth Hellick Beach.
Hoopoe – 1 still on the Garrison.
Great White Egret – 1 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Cattle Egret – 2 still on Tresco.
Spoonbill – 2 on Samson Flats.
Wigeon – 2 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Great Northern Diver – A summer-plumage bird was in Pentle Bay, Tresco.
Arctic Skua – 1 in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the return trip from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Puffin – 4 in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the return trip from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Raven – 1 near the Daymark, St. Martin’s.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 on Pool Road, Tresco, another (ringed bird) near the David Hunt Hide, Tresco, 1 Abbey Crossroads, Tresco and 1 Newford Duck Pond.
Lesser Whitethroat – 1 in the Dump Clump.
Firecrest – 1 by Shooters’ Pool.
Black Redstart – 2 Porth Mellon, 2 Porthloo, 1 Bryher and 1 Tresco.
Tree Pipit – 1 flew in off the sea at the end of Peninnis
Snow Bunting – 2 on Castle Down, Tresco (photo) and 3 on the down above Seven Stones, St. Martin’s/
Thursday (30/10)
Bluethroat – 1 still on Porth Hellick Beach.
Hoopoe – 1 still on the Garrison.
Cattle Egret – 1 near the Old Blockhouse, Tresco.
Little Egret – 13 at Porthloo.
Great Northern Diver – 1 off Innisidgen.
Great Shearwater – 3 on a 3.5 hour sea-watch from Peninnis.
Sooty Shearwater – 9 on a 3.5 hour sea-watch from Peninnis and 3 on a seawatch from Giant’s Castle.
Manx Shearwater – 23 on a 3.5 hour sea-watch from Peninnis and 12 on a seawatch from Giant’s Castle.
Great Skua – 1 on a seawatch from Giant’s Castle.
Arctic Skua – 3 on a 3.5 hour sea-watch from Peninnis and 3 on a seawatch from Giant’s Castle.
Whimbrel – 1 on Porthloo Beach.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 1 Pendrathen
Merlin – 1 Trenoweth
Kingfisher – 1 Porth Hellick Pool.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 at Newford Duck Pond, 1 Trenoweth and 2 Tresco.
Firecrest – 2 by the dump, 2 Borough Farm.
Ring Ouzel – 1 Trenoweth.
Black Redstart – 2 on Porth Mellon Beach, 1 Porthloo, 1 Old Town and 1 Halangy.
Brambling – 1 still in the Standing Stone Fields and 2 Rocky Hill.
Redpoll – 1 Porth Hellick.
Siskin – 12 on St. Mary’s.
Snow Bunting – Still 1 on Castle Down, Tresco
Friday (31/10)
Bluethroat – 1 on Porth Hellick Beach.
Hoopoe – 1 still on the Garrison.
Leach’s Petrel – 1 on a 4.25 hour sea-watch from Peninnis and1 close inshore off Horse Point St. Agnes.
Great Shearwater – 8 on a 4.25 hour sea-watch from Peninnis.
Sooty shearwater – 9 on a 4.25 hour sea-watch from Peninnis and 2 past Horse Point, St. Agnes.
Manx Shearwater – 23 on a 4.25 hour sea-watch from Peninnis.
Great Skua – 2 on a 4.25 hour sea-watch from Peninnis.
Arctic Skua – 6 on a 4.25 hour sea-watch from Peninnis.
Great White Egret – 1 roosting on Abbey Pool, Tresco and it later flew over St. Mary’s.
Cattle Egret – 2 still on Tresco.
Little Egret – 20 roosting on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Common Sandpiper – 1 Porthloo.
Raven – 1 over New Grimsby, Tresco.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 still at Newford Duck Pond, 1 at Rosehill, 1 Mount Todden, 1 Lower Moors and 1 still on Pool Road, Tresco.
Firecrest – 9 on Tresco, 1 Old Town and 1 Buzza.
Black Redstart – 3 in front of Tregarthen’s Hotel, 2 Porth Mellon and 1 Porthloo.
Brambling – 1 Rocky Hill, 1 Porth Hellick, 1 Porthloo Lane, 1 flew over the Five Islands School, on Bryher and 3 on Tresco.
Siskin – 7 on Tresco, 4 Rocky Hill and 1 Porth Hellick.
