Wednesday (14/10)
Wilson’s Snipe – 1 new bird was on Porth Hellick Pool and 1 was still on Lower Moors Pool.
Sora Rail – 1 was still on Porth Hellick Pool.
Red-eyed Vireo – 1 still on St. Agnes but mobile and elusive.
Isabelline Shrike – 1 was found on Carn Friars Farm Track (photo) before moving to Porth Hellick Down
White-rumped Sandpiper – 1 was found on Bryher Pool by the Hell Bay Hotel it flew off about at 16:30 and was briefly on Porth Hellick Beach before flying off towards the airfield (photo).
Surf Scoter – The female was in Tresco Channel.
Red-throated Pipit – A very vocal bird was on the Golf Course.
European Storm-petrel – 2 on a pelagic trip 10 miles northeast of St. Mary’s and 1 seen in Scilly water from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 10 on a pelagic trip 10 miles northeast of St. Mary’s and 2 seen in Scilly water from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Manx Shearwater – 4 on a pelagic trip 10 miles northeast of St. Mary’s.
Caspian Gull – 2 on a pelagic trip 10 miles northeast of St. Mary’s and 1 on Abbey Pool. Tresco.
Common Gull – 2 Porthloo and 1 Porth Mellon.
Great Skua – 1 on a pelagic trip 10 miles northeast of St. Mary’s and 1 flew past St. Agnes.
Little Grebe – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Grey Phalarope – c80 on a pelagic trip 10 miles northeast of St. Mary’s (photo), 1 on the sea off Tregarthen’s Hotel carpark and 20 seen in Scilly water from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Golden Plover – 5 on Porth Hellick Down and 1 on Peninnis.
Grey Plover – 1 on St. Agnes.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 2 on Porthloo and 1 on St. Agnes.
Kingfisher – 1 Hugh Town, 2 Porth Hellick Pool and 1 on St. Agnes.
Jack Snipe – 1 on Lower moors Pool and 4 on Porth Hellick Pool in the evening.
Merlin – 1 Old Town.
Richard’s Pipit – 1 by King Charles Castle, Castle Down, Tresco.
Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 drumming at Newford Duck Pond.
Lesser Whitethroat – 1 in sallows at the entrance to Higher Moors, 1 Porth Mellon and 1 Watermill.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 near the Turk’s Head, St. Agnes.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 8 on St. Mary’s, 2 on St. Agnes and 1 on Bryher.
Firecrest – 2 Holy Vale, 4 Borough Farm, 2 Telegraph and I in Carreg Dhu Gardens.
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 on Sunnyside Farm Trail.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 Holy Vale.
Whinchat – 1 by Fraggle Rock, Bryher.
Common Redstart – A female on Castle down, Tresco and 1 on Bryher.
Redwing – 2 Watermill.
Tree Pipit – 1 flew over Fraggle Rock, Bryher.
Yellow Wagtail – 1 flew over Old Town and 1 in a horse paddock on Carn Friars Farm Track.
Siskin – 1 flew over Telegraph, 1 over Parting Carn, 1 Peninnis, 1 Porth Hellick and 1 over Trenoweth.
Snow Bunting – 1 on Castle down, Tresco and 1 by Bryher Pool, near Hell Bay Hotel.
Lapland Bunting – Still 2 on the airfield.
Thursday (15/10)
Wilson’s Snipe –1 was still on Lower Moors Pool and 1 was still on Porth Hellick Pool, with perhaps a third bird there.
Sora Rail – 1 was still on Porth Hellick Pool.
Isabelline Shrike – 1 still on Porth Hellick Down.
Red-throated Pipit – A “probable” flew over Porth Hellick Down.
Surf Scoter – The female was still in Tresco. Channel.
Shoveler – 4 on Tresco.
Little Grebe – 2 on Tresco.
Little Egret – 18 on the Great Pool, Tresco, 1 in Old Town Bay
Grey Plover – 2 on Samson.
Golden Plover – 5 on Castle Down, Tresco.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 2 at Porthloo and 5 on Samson.
Whimbrel – 1 in Porth Hellick Bay and 2 at Browarth, St. Agnes.
Jack Snipe – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Merlin – 1 at Gimble Porth. Tresco.
Cory’s Shearwater – 1 flew west past the north end of Tresco.
Yellow-legged Gull – An adult on Samson.
Mediterranean Gull – 17 on Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Merlin – 1 on Castle Down.
Hobby – 1 over Hugh Town.
Kingfisher – 1 Old town Bay.
Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 at Salakee Farm.
Skylark – 8 at blue Carn and 1 on St. Agnes.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 at Newford Duckpond, ! Holy Vale, 1 Old Town Churchyard, 1 Porth Hellick Down, 1 at Seven Stones, St, Martin’s and 1 at Porth Killier, St. Agnes.
Garden Warbler – 1 on St. Agnes.
Redwing – 2 on Church Road, Hugh Town.
Ring Ouzel – 1 on the coastal path to Watermill and 1 on Castella Down, St. Agnes,
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 Carreg Dhu Gardens.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 by St. Martin’s Cricket Pitch.
Black Restart – 1 by the Lifeboat slipway in Hugh Town.
Snow Bunting – On Tresco 1 flew from the south end of Abbey Pool towards Pentle Bay.
Lapland Bunting – Still 2 on the airfield and 1 at Gimble Porth, Tresco.
Friday (16/10)#
JAY – 1 was seen flying through the trees at Lower Broome Platform on the Garrison towards Hugh Town. If it is relocated and confirmed it will be only the 8th record for Scilly and the first since 1 in Abbey Woods on Tresco in October 1993.
Wilson’s Snipe – 1 was still on Lower Moors Pool.
Sora Rail – 1 was still on Porth Hellick Pool.
Isabelline Shrike – 1 still on Porth Hellick Down.
Surf Scoter – The female was still in Tresco. Channel.
Olive-backed Pipit – 1 was at Trenoweth.
Red-backed Shrike –1 found in the pool/Browarth area on St. Agnes, was a different bird to the 1 seen last week in the sane area.
Lapland Bunting – There were now 3 on the airfield.
Snow Bunting – 1 on Bryher and 1 on St. Martin’s.
Spoonbill – 1 was on Samson.
Leach’s Storm-petrel – 2 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the afternoon crossing St. Mary’s to Penzance.
European Storm-petrel – 25+ seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s and 7 in Scilly waters on the return journey.
Sooty Shearwater – 3 flew past Piper’s hole cave, Tresco.
Great Skua – 2 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Arctic Skua – 1 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s
Great Northern Diver – 1 was seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the afternoon crossing St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Little Egret – 1 at Porthloo, 2 on Tresco and 4 on Bryher.
Little Grebe – 1 on Tresco.
Grey Phalarope – 2 flew past Piper’s hole cave, Tresco and 2 seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the afternoon crossing St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Golden Plover –5 on Peninnis and 1 flew over Longstone.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 10 at Pendrathen and 14 at Porthloo.
Whimbrel – 1 in Porth Hellick Bay.
Jack Snipe – 2 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Mediterranean Gull – 6 at Pendrathen, 3 at Porth Cressa and 10 on Tresco.
Merlin – 1 flew east at Old Grimsby, Tresco.
Great Spotted Woodpecker – 1 on Tresco.
Kingfisher – 1 at Porth Hellick, 1 Porth Cressa and 1 on Tresco.
Skylark – 10 on the Airfield,
Yellow-browed Warbler – 2 between the road and the hides on the path to Porth Hellick, 2 between Newford Duck Pond and the turning to Trenoweth, 1 in Carreg Dhu Gardens, 1 in Apple Tree Glade, Bryher and on Tresco 1 on Pool Road & 1 at Rose Cottage.
Siberian Chiffchaff – A “probable” was on Pool Road, Tresco.
Firecrest –11 on St. Mary’s and 2 on Bryher.
Spotted Flycatcher – 1 by the house “Hanjague” Rock Hill and 1 in the Dump Clump.
Pied Flycatcher – 1 on St. Martin’s.
Black Redstart – 2 on St. Mary’s, 1 on St. Martin’s and 1 on Tresco.
Common Redstart – 1 on Tresco, 1 on St. Martin’s and 1 on Bryher.
Whinchat – 1 on Bryher.
Siskin – 1 flew over Trenoweth.
Saturday (17/10)
Wilson’s Snipe – 1 was still on Lower Moors Pool.
Sora Rail – 1 was still on Porth Hellick Pool.
Isabelline Shrike – 1 still on Porth Hellick Down.
Red-backed Shrike –1 still on St. Agnes in tamarisks on Porth Killier Bank.
Surf Scoter – The female was still in Tresco. Channel.
Cattle Egret – What was probably just 1 bird was seen at various locations on st. Mary’s. It or another was seen on Abbey Pool, Treco.
Spoonbill – 1 was on rocks off Samson.
Grey Phalarope – 8 were seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Great Northern Diver – 2 were seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Common Scoter – 1 was seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 flew past Castle Down, Tresco.
Manx Shearwater – 1 was seen in Scilly waters from the Scillonian III on the morning crossing from Penzance to St. Mary’s.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 7 at Porthloo, 7 on Middle Town Beach, St. Martin’s and 6 flying between St. Martin’s & Teän
Whimbrel – 1 at Porthloo.
Jack Snipe – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Caspian Gull – 1 was off Giant’s Castle.
Long-eared Owl – 1 flying south of Longstone Cottage at 21:40.
Merlin – 1 near Wolf Rock.
Hobby– 1 chasing starlings at Little Porth.
Kingfisher – 1 Lower Moors, 1 Porth Hellick and 1 Old Town Bay.
Skylark – 19 below the airfield.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 by Higher Moors Pumping Station, 1 trapped and ringed at Porth Hellick. 2 Salakee Farm, 1 Porth Hellick Loop, 2 Lower Moors and 1 above Green Bay, Bryher.
Lesser Whitethroat – 1 Lower Moors and 1 on St. Agnes.
Firecrest – 11 on St. Mary’s.
Black Redstart – 1 on Tresco Cricket Pitch, 1 near the lifeboat station and 1 on Bryher.
Whinchat – 1 Bryher
Siskin – 1 Lower Moors and 1 Pelistry.
Reed Bunting – 1 Porth Hellick, 1 Lower Moors and 5 on Tresco.