Sunday (16/11)

Dusky Warbler – 1 in roadside hedge on Porthloo Lane, between Rocky Hill and the duck pond.

Glossy Ibis – 1 flew east over Longstone and was then seen in Lower Moors.

Water Pipit – 1 on Porthloo Beach.

Great White Egret – 1 flew over Holy Vale.

Spoonbill – 1 on Puffin Island, Tresco.

Golden Plover – 8 on the airfield.

House Martin – 2 over Hugh Town/Garrison.

Skylark – 2 in a field on King Edward’s Road, Peninnis.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 in Sally Port back gardens, 1 Higher Moors, 1 in bushes on the road to Mount Flagon and 1 on Pump Road in a field just past Lower Moors.

Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 Higher Moors.

Firecrest – 1 in Sally Port back gardens, 2 in bushes on the road to Mount Flagon and 1 Higher Moors.

Mistle Thrush – 1 flew over Holy Vale.

Fieldfare – 3 on the airfield.

Black Redstart  – 14 Porthloo.

Brambling – 9+ in a weedy field on King Edward’s Road, Peninnis, 1 in the Parting Carn chicken field and 1 flew over Higher Moors.

Redpoll – 1 trapped and ringed at Porth Hellick Ringing Station.

Siskin – 2 in the Parting Carn chicken field.

Reed Bunting – 1 by the Great Pool, Tresco.

Monday (17/11)

Ring-necked Duck – The first-winter male was on Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Dusky Warbler  – 1 on the Garrison coastal path by George Boscawen’s Battery.

Humpback Whale – The individual nicknamed Pi has returned to Scilly and was seen several times of headlands on St. Mary’s.

Little Grebe  – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Goldeneye  –  A drake on Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Lapwing – 2 flew northeast over Kittydown.

Purple Sandpiper  – 1 on Little Porth.

Woodcock – 1 in Holy Vale.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 in Holy Vale.

Firecrest – 1 in Holy Vale and 1 trapped and ringed at Porth Hellick Ringing Station.

Fieldfare – 5 flew east over the Garrison, 5 at Spray View, near Deep Point and flew in from the south towards Holy Vale.

Redwing  – 100 flew east over the Garrison.

Brambling – 8 still in a weedy field on King Edward’s Road, Peninnis, 4 in Holy Vale and 1 trapped and ringed at Porth Hellick Ringing Station.

Tuesday (18/11)

Ring-necked Duck – The first-winter male was still on Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Goldeneye  –  The drake was still on Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Shoveler –  4 on the Great Pool and 2 on the Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Pochard – 27on the Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Little Grebe  – 2 on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Great White Egret  – 1 in Old Town Bay.

Cattle Egret  – 2 in the cow fields at Old Grimsby, Tresco.

Lapwing  – 1 flew over Newford Duck Pond and 2 flew over Tresco Stores at New Grimsby.

Bar-tailed Godwit  – 1 Pentle Bay.

Yellow-browed Warbler  – 1 at the Rosehill end of Lower Moors, 1 calling near Nowhere, , 1 still  in bushes on the road to Mount Flagon and 3 in the bushes by the road where the track from Higher Moors goes to hoy Vale.

Siberian Chiffchaff  – 1 at the path to Porth Hellick by the start of the Loop Trail and 1 by the road at Porth Hellick/Higher Moors.

Firecrest – 1 by the road at Porth Hellick/Higher Moors.

Fieldfare  – 1 on Peninnis.

Black Redstart  – 3 at Porthloo.

Brambling  – 3+ on Peninnis.

Wednesday (19/11)

Ring-necked Duck – The first-winter male was still on Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Shoveler –  3 on the Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Wigeon –  1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.

Pochard – 14 on the Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Great Northern Diver – 1 in Porth Cressa Bay.

Great White Egret –  1 in Old Town Bay and it or another seen later in a field at Parting Carn

Yellow-browed Warbler –  1 still near Porthloo Duck Pond.

Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 in Holy Vale wood.

Mistle Thrush – 2 on the Golf Course and 1 in the Carn Friars orchard maze field.

Fieldfare – 6 in the Carn Friars orchard maze field.

Thursday (20/11)

Water Pipit – 1 still on Porthloo.

Golden Plover – 1 on the airfield.

Woodcock – 1 in Holy Vale.

Great Northern Diver – 1 still in Porth Cressa Bay

Siberian Chiffchaff – 2 in Holy Vale.

Firecrest – 1 on Porth Hellick Loop, 2 in Holy Vale and 3 or 4 in Lower Moors.

Mistle Thrush – 3 on the Golf Course and 1 at the riding stables.

Fieldfare – 2 in Holy Vale, 2 at the riding stables and 4 at Carn Friars.

Redwing – 15 in Holy Vale.

Black Redstart – 3 Porth Cressa/ Little Porth and 4 Porthloo.

Brambling – 2 males in Holy Vale.

Friday (21/11)

Dusky Warbler – 1 in sallows at the north end of Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Red-breasted Flycatcher – A first-winter bird on the sandy beach below Bant’s Carn.

Black-throated Diver – 1in the Roads off the north end of the Golf Course.

Goldeneye – A drake on Abbey Pool, Tresco.

Jack Snipe – 1 flushed from Porth Hellick Loop.

Kingfisher – 1 in Lower Moors.

Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 on Sallyport, 1 Rosehill and 1 in the Dump Clump.

Siberian Chiffchaff – 2 in the Dump Clump and 2 Rosehill.

Willow Warbler – 2 late birds, 1 in the Dump Clump and 1 at Abey Crossroads, Tresco.

Firecrest – 1 in the Dump Clump and 2 Rosehill.

Black Redstart –  4 Porthloo, 7 on the east end of Porth Cressa and 4 at the other end  (Little Porth).

Brambling – 1 in the Dump Clump.

Saturday (22/11)

Dusky Warbler – 1 possibly 2 were roaming between Newford Duck Pond and the top of Watermill (photo) and another at Rosehill.

Yellow Wagtail – A very late record of 1 flying over Pungies Lane and then over Mount Todden. I t was heard to call and was not an Eastern Yellow Wagtail.

Great Northern Diver – 1 in Porth Cressa Bay.

Golden Plover – 3 on the airfield.

Cattle Egret – 2 in a field on the right hand side of Pump Road between Rosehill and the Parting Carn turn and later at Longstone.

Firecrest – 1 in the hedge between Newford Duck Pond and the top of Watermill (photo).

Black Redstart – 4 Porth Cressa and 3 Little Porth.

(c) Mark Baker
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