Wednesday (16/09)
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler – 1 was found on Gugh but was very elusive. This was only the fourth record for Scilly and the first since October 1998
Glossy Ibis – 3 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Spotted Crake – 1 still on the eastern end of the Great Pool, Tresco.
Common Rosefinch – 1 on Gugh.
Little Ringed Plover – 1 still on St. Agnes.
Cory’s Shearwater – 1 in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the return trip from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Thursday (17/09)
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler – 1 still on Gugh and still very elusive.
Greenish Warbler – 1 on Gugh (photo).
Buff-breasted Sandpiper – 1 on Periglis Beach, St. Agnes.
Spotted Crake – 1 still on the eastern end of the Great Pool, Tresco.
Little Ringed Plover – 1 on Periglis Beach, St. Agnes.
Yellow-legged Gull – 1 on Periglis Beach, St. Agnes.
Friday (18/09)
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler – 1 still on Gugh and still very elusive.
Greenish Warbler – 1 still on Gugh.
Cory’s Shearwater – 8 flew west past Kettle Point, Tresco, between 15:10 and 15:30 and 1 flew past Horse Point, St. Agnes.
Glossy Ibis – 2 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Nightingale – 1 by the tennis court on Bryher.
Lapland Bunting – 1 at the Peninnis Head end of King Edward’s Road (photo).
Common Whitethroat – 1 in fields at the end of Barnaby Lane.
Saturday (19/09)
Friday (18/09)
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler – 1 still on Gugh and still very elusive.
Greenish Warbler – 1 still on Gugh.
Glossy Ibis – 2 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Wilson’s Storm-petrel – 1 was seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the afternoon return crossing form St. Mary’s to Penzance.
European storm-petrel – 6 were seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the afternoon return crossing form St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Cory’s Shearwater – 283 flew west past Peninnis in 2 sea watches totalling 3hours , 263 flew past Horse Point, St. Agnes between 08:53 & 09:53 and 59 were seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the afternoon return crossing form St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Great Shearwater – 47 flew west past Peninnis early evening, 36 flew past Horse Point, St. Agnes between 08:53 & 09:53 and 58 were seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the afternoon return crossing form St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 flew west past Peninnis early evening and 6 were seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the afternoon return crossing form St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Manx Shearwater – 6 were seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the afternoon return crossing form St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Great Skua – 1 was seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the afternoon return crossing form St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Mediterranean Gull – 26 in Porth Cressa and below Hell Bay Hotel, Bryher.
Lapland Bunting – 1 still at the seaward end of King Edward’s Road, Peninnis and it or another was later seen on the airfield.
Wryneck – 1 still by the coastal path at Giant’s Castle and 1 by the chapel at Periglis, St. Agnes.
Turtle Dove – 1 below Hell Bay Hotel, Bryher.
Sunday (20/09)
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler – 1 still on Gugh.
Greenish Warbler – 1 still on Gugh.
Barred Warbler – 1 was still on Bryher.
Short-toed Lark – 1 on the airfield and what was probably the same bird was seen on the path east of Peninnis Lighthouse early evening.
Glossy Ibis – 3 on Tresco moving between the Great Pool and Abbey Pool, Treso.
Lapland Bunting – 1 still on the airfield.
Cory’s Shearwater – 80 of Deep Point and about 60 in a feeding frenzy off Porth Hellick Down.
Sooty Shearwater – of Deep Point.
Whimbrel – 1 below Juliet’s Garden.
Monday (21/09)
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler – 1 still on Gugh and finally showed very well (photo)
Greenish Warbler – 1 still on Gugh.
Short-toed Lark – 1 was on Peninnis, on Ling Edward’s Road and around Peninnis Lighthouse,
Glossy Ibis – 1 flew along the Great Pool, Tresco.
Lapland Bunting – 1 flew south over a garden on the Garrison and this or another on the airfield in the evening.
Wryneck – 1 on Bryher and 1 or 2 around Peninnis.
Leach’s Storm-petrel – 11 seen on in Scilly Waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
European Storm-petrel – 1 seen on in Scilly Waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s and 4 on a boat trip to the Bishop Lighthouse.
Cory’s Shearwater – c180 sat on the sea becalmed off Peninnis and 20+ on a boat trip to the Bishop Lighthouse.
Arctic Skua – 1 flew west past Peninnis.
Grey Phalarope – 6 on a boat trip to the Bishop Lighthouse.
Little Ringed Plover – 1 still on Periglis, St. Agnes.
Turtle Dove – 1 in a field south if the track to Pelistry.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 3 on a boat trip to the Bishop Lighthouse.
Tuesday (22/09)
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler – 1 still on Gugh.
Short-toed Lark – 1 was on Peninnis, on the track between King Edward’s Road and the Lighthouse.
Lapland Bunting – 1 still on the airfield.
Red-backed Shrike – 1 in the Island Fields, St. Agnes.
European Storm Petrel – 11 on an evening pelagic trip 6 to 9 miles southeast of Scilly and 13 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the afternoon sailing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Cory’s Shearwater – c300 on an evening pelagic trip 6 to 9 miles southeast of Scilly, 250 flew past Porth Hellick Down between 18:00 to 19:35 and 1 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the afternoon sailing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Great Shearwater – c300 on an evening pelagic trip 6 to 9 miles southeast of Scilly and 78 flew past Porth Hellick Down between 18:00 to 19:35.
Sooty Shearwater – 15 on an evening pelagic trip 6 to 9 miles southeast of Scilly, 1 flew past Porth Hellick Down between 18:00 to 19:35 and 2 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the afternoon sailing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Glossy Ibis – 1 on Bryher Pool and 3 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Wigeon – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Shoveler – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Grey Phalarope – 7 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the afternoon sailing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Little Stint – 2 on St. Agnes Pool.
Curlew Sandpiper – 2 flew west past Porth Hellick Down.
Green Sandpiper – 2 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Kingfisher – 1 on Bryher Pool.
Wryneck – 1 still in scrub to the east of the airfield turning circle and 1 on the pitch & putt course on Bryher.
Turtle Dove – 1 still on the south side of Hell Bay Hotel, Bryher.
