Saturday (01/11)
Bluethroat – 1 still on Porth Hellick Beach.
Hoopoe – 1 still on the Garrison.
Wryneck – 1 on Peninnis at the base of Pulpit Rock.
Wigeon – 1 on Lower Moors Pool.
Great Shearwater – 6 in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the return trip from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Sooty Shearwater – 5 in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the return trip from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Manx Shearwater – 13 in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the return trip from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
European Storm-petrel – 1 in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the return trip from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Grey Phalarope – 1 flew south in the Roads below Star Castle.
Skylark – 7 on the airfield.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 still at Newford Duck Pond and 1 still in Lower Moors.
Firecrest – 1 at Newford Duck Pond, 1 near the Garrison Tennis Court and 3 Lower Broome, Garrison Walls.
Black Redstart – 2 on Porth Mellon Beach, 3 below Tregarthen’s Hotel.
Redpoll – 1 flew into a window at Cadwallon on Church Road. It was released after recovering.
Sunday (02/11)
Arctic Redpoll – 1 was found and photographed on the coastal path north of Giant’s Castle. It then flew towards Porth Hellick but could not be relocated. This only the fourth record for Scilly and the first since 2012, when was seen on Tresco on October 4th (photos) The photographs showed the bird to be the form hornemanni.
Bluethroat – 1 still on Porth Hellick Beach.
Hoopoe – 1 still on the Garrison.
Wryneck – 1 still on Peninnis 100 metres north of the lighthouse.
Great Northern Diver – 1 flew over Hugh Town and out over Porth Cressa.
Wigeon – An eclipse drake was on Porth Hellick Pool.
Great White Egret – 1 in Porth Hellick Bay.
Little Egret – 2 in Porth Hellick Bay.
Golden Plover – 5 on the airfield.
Merlin – 1 was trapped and ringed at Porth Hellick Ringing Station.
Skylark – 14 on the airfield.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 still at Newford Duck Pond, 1 still in Lower Moors and 1 calling in Holy Vale.
Firecrest – 1 still at Newford Duck Pond, 4 at Salakee Farm and 3 Carn Friars Farm.
Black Redstart – 2 Porth Cressa and 1 Porthloo.
Brambling – 1 in Lower Moors and 1 in the Tremelethen hen field.
Siskin – 10 at Trenoweth.
Redpoll – 1 in Lower Moors
Snow Bunting – 1 on coastal rocks just east of Clapper Rocks, Porth Hellick.
Monday (03/11)
Bluethroat – 1 still on Porth Hellick Beach.
Water Pipit – 1 on Porth Mellon Beach.
Great Shearwater – 1 between 07:20 & 09:10 on a seawatch from Giant’s Castle.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 between 15:00 & 16:15 on a seawatch from Peninnis Head
Manx Shearwater – 6 between 07:20 & 09:10 on a seawatch from Giant’s Castle and 5 between 15:00 & 16:15 on a seawatch from Peninnis Head.
Pomarine Skua – 2 between 07:20 & 09:10 on a seawatch from Giant’s Castle.
Mediterranean Gull – 6 in Porth Mellon.
Arctic Skua – 1 between 07:20 & 09:10 on a seawatch from Giant’s Castle and 1 between 15:00 & 16:15 on a seawatch from Peninnis Head.
Great Northern Diver – – 1 between 07:20 & 09:10 on a seawatch from Giant’s Castle.
Little Grebe – 1 in Porth Hellick Bay.
Wigeon – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Golden Plover – 5 on Porth Hellick Down.
Merlin –1 on the west side of Porth Hellick Bay.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 calling in the hedge opposite the entrance to Salakee Farm Lane.
Spotted Flycatcher – A very late bird was in the orchard maze on Carn Friars Farm.
Tuesday (04/11)
There were very few reports on a wild, windy and rainy day.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 in Lower Moors.
Kingfisher – 1 in Hugh Town Harbour.
Swallow – 2 late birds were seen over Tregarthen’s Hotel.
Grey Wagtail – 1 in Lower Moors.
Siskin – 3 at Newford Duck Pond and 1 flew over Old Town Church
Wednesday (05/11)
Hoopoe – 1 still on the Garrison Campsite.
Lapland Bunting – 1 flew east over Porth Hellick Down.
Water Pipit – 1 on Porthloo.
Little Grebe – 1 in Porth Hellick Bay (photo) and 1 on Tresco.
Wigeon – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool and 9 0n Tresco.
Shoveler – 3 on Tresco.
Pochard – 9 on Tresco.
Golden Plover – 6 flew east over Porth Hellick Down.
Bat-tailed Godwit – 3 on Tresco.
Merlin – 1 flew from Buzza to the Garrison and 1 at Porth Hellick.
Kingfisher – 1 at Newford Duck Pond and 1 flew over Lower Moors.
Skylark – 1 flew over Holy Vale
Swallow – 2 over Hugh Town Quay.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 at Porth Hellick (photo).
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 at Abbey Crossroads, Tresco.
Firecrest – 2 in a garden on Church Street, 1 Sandy Lane, 2 in pines near the Shooting Club on Peninnis, 1 at Porth Mellon, 3 at Porth Hellick, 3 in Tamarisk bushes by the coastal path Old Town Church.
Black Redstart – 1 on Porthloo Beach and 1 on Porth Mellon Beach
Whinchat – 1 still at the west end of Porth Mellon.
Grey Wagtail – 1 at Shooters’ Pool.
Brambling – 1 over Holy Vale, 1 over Higher Moors, 1 Watermill and “several” with Chaffinches on Peninnis.
Siskin – 40+ on Peninnis and 50 at Porth Hellick.
Thursday (06/11)
Olive-backed Pipit – 1 in the garden of Longstone Cottage.
Ring-necked Duck – A first-winter drake was found on Porth Hellick Pool (photo) and then flew into Porth Hellick Bay and finally flew off east over Porth Hellick Down.
Pallas’s Leaf Warbler – 1 was on Pool Road, Treco west of the Swarovski Hide (photo:
Dusky Warbler – 1 briefly on Pool Road, Tresco.
Richard’s Pipit – 1 flew south from Tresco Cricket Pitch.
Red-breasted Flycatcher – 1 at Abbey Crossroads, Tresco.
Hoopoe – 1 was still on the Garrison, on the grass in front of Star Castle Hotel.
Great Shearwater – 40 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the afternoon crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Sooty shearwater – 2 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the afternoon crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Manx Shearwater – 5 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the afternoon crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Great Skua – 3 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the afternoon crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Great Northern Diver – 1 off Watermill cove
Wigeon – 5 on Tresco and 1 on Porth Hellick Pool
Shoveler – 3 on Tresco.
Pochard – 8 on Tresco.
Little Grebe – 1 in Porth Hellick Bay and 1 on Tresco.
Cattle Egret – 2 with cows in the field behind Tresco Cricket Pitch.
Little Egret – 1 on Porth Hellick beach.
Spoonbill – 2 on Samson.
Whimbrel – 2 on Porth Hellick beach.
Kingfisher – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool (photo)
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 was trapped at Porth Hellick Ringing Station, 1 in Rosehill Gardens, 1 on Porthloo Lane and 3 on Tresco.
Firecrest – 6+ on St. Mary’s and 11 on Tresco
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 still in the orchard maze on Carn Friars Farm.
Wheatear – A late bird was on Porth Hellick Beach.
Black Redstart – 2 on Porth Hellick Beach and 1 on Porth Mellon Beach.
Brambling – 1 Porth Hellick and 1 on Tresco.
Siskin – 3 at Porth Mellon,4 above Watermill Cove, 1 Sandy Lane and 5 on Tresco.
Redpoll – 1 Porth Hellick and 1 flew over Longstone.
Friday (07/11)
Pallid Swift – 1 was ranging over Abbey Crossroads and nearby horse fields on Tresco (photo).
Pallas’s Leaf Warbler – 1 was seen briefly in the bushes opposite the desalination plant at Mount Todden.
Ring-necked Duck – The first-winter drake was back on Porth Hellick Pool.
Leach’s Storm-petrel – 1 in Scilly waters, seem from the Scillonian III on the afternoon crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Great Shearwater – 11 in Scilly waters, seem from the Scillonian III on the afternoon crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Puffin – 3 in Scilly waters, seem from the Scillonian III on the afternoon crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Little Grebe – 1 still in Porth Hellick Bay.
Woodcock – 1 in Old Town Churchyard and 1 at Longstone.
Water Pipit – 1 at Little Porth.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 calling on Porth Hellick Loop Trail.
Willow Warbler – A late bird was on Porth Hellick Loop Trail.
Firecrest – 2 at Porth Hellick and was in the bushes opposite the desalination plant at Mount Todden.
Black Redstart – 4 at Little Porth and 2 at Longstone.
Siskin – 2 on Holgate’s Green.
