Sunday (18/10)
Sora Rail – 1 was still on Porth Hellick Pool.
Wilson’s Snipe – 1 late afternoon on Lower Moors Pool.
Red-eyed Vireo – After no reports since Wednesday 14/10 it was seen again in the Parsonage area on St. Agnes and showed well.
Red-throated Pipit – 1 with Meadow Pipits in the field opposite the top end of Porthloo Lane.
Radda’s Warbler – 1 heard and seen briefly at Hellweathers, St. Agnes.
White-rumped Sandpiper – 1 was again on Bryher at the north end of Stinky Porth (photo) then flew south over Rushy Bay and what was probably this bird flew over Porth Askin, St. Agnes.
Grey Phalarope – c350 on a pelagic trip mainly around The Crim, Western Isles.
Manx Shearwater – 4 on the pelagic trip.
Yellow-legged Gull – 1 on the base of the Bishop Lighthouse.
Mediterranean Gull – 2 on St. Agnes Pool.
Arctic Skua – 1 on the pelagic trip (photo).
Puffin – 8 on the pelagic trip
Purple Sandpiper – 1 on the pelagic trip
Spoonbill – 1 on Green Island flew to Tresco.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 8 Porthloo.
Kingfisher – 1 Porth Mellon.
Jack Snipe – 4 on Lower Moors Pool and 2 on Bryher Pool.
Harrier sp– a ringtail flew towards Top Rock Hill, St. Martin’s.
Short-eared Owl – 1 flew in off the sea at the Daymark, St. Martin’s.
Wryneck – 1 on wires at Peninnis allotments.
Stock Dove – 27 over Rocky Hill.
Skylark –2 flew over Pelistry Lane.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 by Tresco Great Pool and 1 in the Parsonage Garden, St. Agnes.
Firecrest – 1 Longstone and 1 at Seven Stones, St. Martin’s.
Ring Ouzel – 1 flew over Carreg Dhu and 1 feeding in bushes in a field at the bottom of Pelistry Lane.
Redwing –12 flew over Porth Cressa, 20 flew over Pelistry Lane, 93 over Longstone and 15 on Bryher Pitch n Putt
Black Redstart – 1 near the Lifeboat Station.
Snow Bunting – 3 on the pelagic trip flying over the Roads towards Tresco,
Lapland Bunting – 1 flew northeast over the Garrison, 1 still on the airfield, and flew over Bull’s Porth. St. Martin’s.
Monarch Butterfly – 1 on Bryher
Bottlenose Dolphin – 1 on the pelagic trip.
Short-beaked Common Dolphin – 12 on the pelagic trip.
Monday (19/10)
Sora Rail – 1 was still on Porth Hellick Pool.
Wilson’s Snipe – 1 still on Lower Moors Pool.
Red-eyed Vireo – 1 was still in the Parsonage Garden, St. Agnes.
Surf Scoter – 1 just east of Carn Near, Tresco.
Red-backed Shrike – 1 on Wingletang, St. Agnes.
Bullfinch – A male was by Shooters’ Pool (photo). This a scarce bird on Scilly and the first since 2024.
Spoonbill – 2 on Green Island (photo).
Great White Egret – 1 at Porth Cressa.
Little Egret – 3 at Porth Mellon and 4 on Tresco.
Little Grebe – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Hen Harrier – A ringtail flew over Pentle Bay towards Carn Near, Tresco.
Short-eared Owl – 1 fling along the 3rd fairway on the Golf Course.
Grey Phalarope – 135 on a pelagic trip around Bishop Rock and the Western Isles.
Puffin – 1 on a pelagic trip around Bishop Rock and the Western Isles.
Caspian Gull – An adult on a pelagic trip around Bishop Rock and the Western Isles was Czech ringed bird. A first-winter was off Innisidgen.
Yellow-legged Gull – 1 on a pelagic trip around Bishop Rock and the Western Isles.
European Storm-petrel – 3 on a pelagic trip.
Common Gull – 2 at Little Porth, 1 at Pelistry and 4 on the pelagic trip.
Woodcock – The first report of the autumn was 1 on St. Martin’s.
Jack Snipe – 10 on Porth Hellick Pool, 1 Lower Moors, 1 in fields at Longstone, 1 at Tremelethen and 1 flushed from the roadside on Pungies Lane.
Grey Plover – 2 on St. Agnes.
Lapwing – 1 on Porthloo Lane.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 8 at Porthloo and 1 on Green Island, Samson.
Purple Sandpiper – 3 on the Western Rocks.
Whimbrel –1 at Sharks’ Pit, 4 at Pelistry and 1 at Morning Point on the Garrison.
Merlin – 1 over Porth Cressa and 1 St. Martin’s.
Kingfisher – 2 on Porth Hellick Pool and 1 on Lower Moors Pool
Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 still on Tresco and it or another was between Newford Duck Pond and the top of Watermill.
Wryneck –1 still in the Peninnis Allotments.
Skylark –1 at Telegraph and 1 over Longstone.
Lesser Whitethroat – 1 at Porth Hellick and 1 on St. Agnes.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 2 in the Dump allotments. 1 at the Trench Lane end of Lower Moors, 1 in the Dump Clump, 1 on Content Lane and 2 on St. Agnes.
Firecrest – 1 at Longstone, 2 Peninnis, 1 Carreg Dhu Gardens, 1 Old Town Churchyard, 1 on Tresco and 2 on St. Agnes.
Ring Ouzel –1 in fields at Longstone.
Redwing – 100 on the Golf Course, 50 at Telegraph and 335 over Longstone in vismig watch from 08:30 to 13:00.
Fieldfare – 100 on the Golf Course and 296 over Longstone in vismig watch from 08:30 to 13:00.
Mistle Thrush – 1 at Longstone.
Black Redstart – 1 at the junction between Little Porth and Sallyport roads and 1 at Porthloo.
Brambling – The first of the autumn was 1 at Porth Hellick.
Siskin – 12+ on St. Mary’s and 2 on St. Agnes.
Snow Bunting – 3 on Samson.
Risso’s Dolphin – 2 on a pelagic trip around Bishop Rock and the Western Isles.
Tuesday (20/10)
Sora Rail – 1 was still on Porth Hellick Pool.
Red-eyed Vireo – 1 was still in the Parsonage Garden, St. Agnes.
American Golden Plover – 1 on Samson flew off calling and headed to the south end of Tresco.
Surf Scoter – 1 still off Mare Ledges. Tresco.
Dusky Warbler – 1 calling and seen briefly near the church on St. Agnes.
Red-throated Pipit – 1 flew over Halangy Down towards the Golf Course.
Red-backed Shrike – 1 on Wingletang, St. Agnes.
Bullfinch – A male was still in bushes by Shooters’ Pool.
Spoonbill – 2 were still on Green Island.
Cattle Egret – 3 on Tresco.
Sabine’s Gull – 1 seen in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the afternoon crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Grey Phalarope – 2 seen in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the afternoon crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Great Northern Dover – 1 seen in Scilly waters seen from the Scillonian III on the afternoon crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Little Grebe – 2 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Shoveler – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Wigeon – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Pochard – 5 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Golden Plover – 1 on Tresco.
Grey Plover – 1 flew through the Roads.
Lapwing – 1 Porthloo Lane and 1 Tresco.
Jack Snipe – 6 on Porth Hellick Pool and 1 on Lower Moors Hide.
Woodcock – 1 in the Dead Pine Walk on the Garrison.
Whimbrel – 3 at Toll’s Porth and 1 at Porthloo.
Common Buzzard – 1 on Bryher flew from Popplestone towards Fraggle Rock and also seen over New Grimsby, Tresco.
Merlin– 1 on Tresco.
Kingfisher – 1 Old Town Bay, 1 Shooters’ Pool, 1 at Porth Hellick and 1 on Tresco.
Skylark – 1 on St. Agnes.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 in bushes by Shooters’ Pool.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 on Porth Hellick Loop, 1 in Carreg Dhu Gardens and 2 on St. Agnes.
Lesser Whitethroat – 1 by the Seaward hide at Porth Hellick.
Firecrest – 1 at Porth Hellick.
Redwing – 150 to 200 on the Islands.
Fieldfare – 30 to 50 on the Islands.
Black Redstart – 1 on Porthloo Beach, 1 Little Porth, 3 on Tresco and 1 on St. Agnes.
Whinchat – 1 on St. Agnes.
Water Pipit – A “probable” at St. Agnes Campsite.
Siskin – 1 Newford Duck Pond, 1 on St. Agnes and 5 on Tresco.
Snow Bunting – 1 by the Daymark on St. Martin’s.
Wednesday (21/10)
American Golden Plover – 1 flew over Pungies Lane.
Scaup – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Jack Snipe – 2 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Little Egret – 1 at Innisidgen.
Kingfisher – 1 at Porth Hellick and 1 Old Town Bay.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 on Content Farm Lane, 1 in the Dump Allotments and 1 on St. Agnes.
Firecrest – 1 in Old Town Churchyard
Common Redstart – 1 on Carn Leh Beach,
Siskin – 1 in the Dump Clump.
Snow Bunting – 1 at Mount Todden, 1 on the Airfield, 1 at Blue Carn, 1 flew west along Town Beach and 1 on St. Agnes.