Monday (13/04)
American Wigeon – The first-winter drake was still on Porth Hellick Pool.
Garganey – A drake was again briefly Porth Hellick Pool in the morning then flew low north (photo). It re-appeared on the pool in the late evening.
Black-throated Diver – 1 at the south end of Great Bay, St. Martin’s.
Great Northern Diver – 1 in the Roads.
Hoopoe – 1 in a field at Perpitch, St. Agnes.
Dartford Warbler – The male was still singing on St. Martin’s.
Jack Snipe – 1 was flushed from the path at Higher Moors.
Merlin – An immature male was at Porth Coose, St. Agnes and 1 on Bryher.
Lesser Whitethroat – 1 was at Higher Town, St. Agnes
Tuesday (14/04)
American Wigeon – The first-winter drake was still on Porth Hellick Pool.
Garganey – The drake was back on Porth Hellick Pool for 15 minutes in the afternoon before again flying off north. It was relocated 2 hours later on a pool in a field by the entrance to the north end of Holy Vale.
Whimbrel – 1 Porth Hellick Bay.
Wednesday (15/04)
American Wigeon – The first-winter drake was still on Porth Hellick Pool.
Garganey – The drake was back on Porth Hellick Pool late evening.
Cattle Egret – 1 on Simpson’s Field, Tresco.
Common Sandpiper – 1 Porthloo.
Common Tern – The first of the year was 1 on Burnt Island. St. Agnes.
Thursday (16/04)
American Wigeon – The first-winter drake was still on Porth Hellick Pool.
Cattle Egret – 1 still on Simpson’s Field, Tresco.
Common Sandpiper – 1 Watermill.
Common Gull – 1 Porthloo
Hobby – 1 over Telegraph.
Redwing – 2 late birds in the field opposite Mount Todden Farmhouse.
Friday (17/04)
American Wigeon – The first-winter drake was still on Porth Hellick Pool.
Hoopoe – 1 on the heathland above Little Arthur Farm, St. Martin’s.
Garden Warbler – The first of the year, was 1 singing from the bushes by Shooters’ Pool, Lower Moors.
Saturday (18/04)
American Wigeon – The first-winter drake was still on Porth Hellick Pool.
Short-toed Lark – 1 was found in the evening at Deep Point.
Hoopoe – 1 in the area around the north end of Pentle Bay, Tresco.
Dartford Warbler – 1 still by the track to the Daymark, St. Martin’s.
Cuckoo – 1 was at Longstone and 1 calling in the Abbey Gardens, Tresco.
Golden Plover – 2 Golden Plover flew east over the airfield.
Common Sandpiper – 1 at Pelistry.
Common Whitethroat – 1 was by the dump on St. Martin’s.
Redwing – 1 at Mount Todden.
Whit Wagtail – 1 at Mount Todden.
Sunday (19/04)
American Wigeon – The first-winter drake was still on Porth Hellick Pool.
Short-toed Lark – 1 was still at Deep Point (photo) and also seen at by the Porth Hellick Down burial chamber.
Hawfinch – 1 flew low over Telegraph corner.
Dartford Warbler – 1 still by the track to the Daymark, St. Martin’s.
Grasshopper Warbler – 1 reeling in the pines behind the Duchy House on the Garrison.
Common Scoter – 5 off Great Ganinick, Eastern Isles.
Great Northern Diver – 7+ off Great Ganinick, Eastern Isles.
Golden Plover – 1 flew west over Telegraph corner.
Purple Sandpiper – 30+ on Bishop Rock/
Lapwing – 1 was on Porth Hellick Beach and it or another flew over Old Town towards Porthloo.
Marsh Harrier – 1 was over South Hill, Samson.
Cuckoo – 1 at Telegraph corner, 1 calling at Helvear, 1 at Flagstaff Hill, St. Martin’s and 1 calling by the Monument on Tresco.
Rook – 1 flew north over Newford.
Jackdaw – 2 on the airfield, 1 flew over Porth Hellick Pool and 1 flew high over Troy Town campsite, St. Agnes.
Wood Warbler – 1 in a sycamore in front of the house named Hanjaque at the Sunnyside end of Rocky Hill Lane (photo).
