Thursday (05/11)
Surf Scoter – 1 in the Roads near Nut Rock.
Dusky Warbler – 1 in Lower Moors.
White-fronted Goose – 1 in a field on King Edward’s Road, Peninnis.
Little Bunting – 1 in a field south of Longstone was flushed by a Sparrowhawk.
Long-tailed Tit – 6 by at Shooters Pool, Lower Moors and 8 at Newford Duck Pond.
Cattle Egret – 1 in the field next to Longstone Cottage.
Lapwing –13 over Longstone, 5 over Telegraph and 11 on Gleaner Beach, Tresco.
Golden Plover – 1 flew northwest over Longstone.
Woodcock – 6 at Longstone and 1 Lower Moors.
Jack Snipe – 1 on Lower Moors Pool.
Short-eared Owl – 1 at Appletree Bay, Tresco and flew from Peninnis towards the Garrison.
Merlin – 1 over King Edward’s Road, Peninnis and 1 Longstone.
Skylark – 2 over Longstone.
House Martin – A late bird was over Town Beach
Swallow – 2 late birds in Lower Moors.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 between Morning Point & Lower Broome, Garrison and 2 at Newford Duck Pond.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 by Longstone Cottage.
Winter Thrushes – 100s of Redwing and high double figures of Fieldfare.
Ring Ouzel – 1 flew east over Longstone.
Mistle Thrush – 1 over Longstone.
Yellow Wagtail – 1 still in fields at Longstone
Chaffinch – A noticeable arrival with several 100s on St. Mary’s.
Brambling – 1 over Longstone.
Siskin – 8 Longstone.
Reed Bunting – 1 in Lower Moors by the entrance to the ISBG hide.
Friday (06/11)
Dusky Warbler – 2 in Holy Vale, 1 near Longstone Café and 1 on Pool Road, Tresco. 1 has also been seen/heard in Lower Moors I the last few days, so it would seem there could be 5! Dusky Warblers on Scilly.
Surf Scoter – 1 still near Nut Rock.
White-fronted Goose – 4 flew northwest over Longstone and 7 flew over the Daymark, St. Matin’s towards St. Mary’s.
Brent Goose – 4 just north of Gimble Porth, Tresco.
Wigeon – 3 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Little Grebe – 1 on the Great Pool, Tresco.
Cattle Egret – 1 still in fields near to Longstone Cottage.
Woodcock – 1 Longstone.
Jack Snipe – 1 on Tresco.
Jackdaw – 1 Vane Hill, Tresco.
Yellow Wagtail – 1 still in fields at Longstone
Long-tailed Tit – 12 in Holy Vale and 3 on Rocky Hill.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 2 at Lower Broome, Garrison and 1 in the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 in Higher Moors and 1 on Tresco.
Firecrest – 2 at Lower Broome, Garrison and 1 Tresco.
Black Redstart – 1 at Lower Broome, Garrison and a stunning male at New Grimsby, Tresco (photo).
Saturday (07/11)
Dusky Warbler – 1 still in Holy Vale (photo) and 1, probably 2,callig near Shooters’ Pool.
Long-tailed Tit – Various mobile flocks reported from around St. Mary’s. How many are on the islands? Mid-teens at least.
Bullfinch – 1 calling near Shooters’ Pool.
Cattle Egret – 1 at Longstone.
Lapwing – 1 on the airfield.
Jack Snipe – 1 at Higher Moors.
Woodcock – 1 on Kittydown and 2 Longstone.
Long-eared Owl – 1 flew over the pony field by the road next to Rosehill.
Merlin – 1 at Porthloo and 1 over Longstone.
Kingfisher – 1 at Shark’s Pit, 1 Shooters’ Pool and 1 on Porth Hellick Pool (photo).
Jackdaw – 1 on Sy. Mary’s.
Skylark – 23 on the airfield.
House Martin – 5 flew over Porth Hellick, 2 at Longstone and 2 over the Health Centre at the start of King Edward’s Road, Peninnis.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 at Salakee Farm (photo) and 1 in bushes by Newford Duck Pond.
Firecrest – 1 at Longstone.
Ring Ouzel – 1 near Newford Duck Pond.
Mistle Thrush – 2 flew south over Longstone.
Black Redstart – 1 by the airport terminal building.
Snow Bunting – 3 on Porth Hellick Down.
Siskin – 12 feeding in Alder.
Lesser Redpoll – 1 with the Siskin.
Fin Whale – 1 was seen off Peninnis Head.
Sunday (08/11)
Dusky Warbler – 1 still in Holy Vale.
Corncrake – 1 very late bird at Periglis, St. Agnes.
Russian White-fronted Goose – 1 in fields south of Pelistry Riding Stables.
Cattle Egret – 2 at Longstone.
Golden Plover – 1 Longstone.
Common Buzzard – 1 flew past St. Agnes Lighthouse.
Long-tailed Tit – 8 at Higher Moors, 2 by Mount Todden Farm, 1 at Longstone, 3 at Borough Farm and 1 in the Parson age Garden, St. Agnes.
Bullfinch – 1 in Lower Moors.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 in bushes by Newford Duck Pond.
Siberian Lesser Whitethroat – 1 on St. Agnes.
Ring Ouzel – 1 at Helvear.
Mistle Thrush – 1 Longstone.
Black Redstart – 7 at Porthloo.
Siskin – 15 Longstone.
Snow Bunting – 2 still on Porth Hellick Down.
Monday (09/11)
Dusky Warbler – 1 still in Holy Vale.
Russian White-fronted Goose – 1 again in fields south of Pelistry Riding Stables.
Greylag Geese – 2 Lower Moors.
Great White Egret – 1 on Newford Duck Pond.
Cattle Egret – 2 at Longstone in the morning and probably the same 2 infields by the northern perimeter of the airport.
Long-tailed Tit – 8 in Lower Moors behind the Hilda Quick hide.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 still in bushes by Newford Duck Pond and 1 in the Dump Clump.
Snow Bunting – 3 still on Porth Hellick Down.
Tuesday (10/11)
Dusky Warbler – 2 still in Holy Vale and 1 opposite Porth Hellick Loop near the Stephen Sussex hide. All heard but none seen!
Russian White-fronted Goose – 1 again in fields south of Pelistry Riding Stables.
Greylag Goose – 2 flew over the Standing Stones Field, Lower Moors.
Caspian Gull – A second-winter bird was at Porth Killier, St. Agnes.
Cattle Egret – 1 at Longstone.
Lapwing – 3 on St. Agnes.
Woodcock – 8 flew into Longstone at dusk and 1 at Rocky Hill
Sort-eared Owl – 1 on St. Agnes.
Woodlark – 2 flew over Peninnis heading towards St. Agnes.
Firecrest – 1 at Shark’s Pit and 1 at Longstone.
Black Redstart – 2 Porth Mellon and 1 at Bant’s Carn.
Wednesday (11/11)
Tundra Bean Goose – 2 were found in a field at the corner of Telegraph Road and Pungies Lane. (photos). unfortunately they were only seen by the finder. This the first record for Scilly since 2 on Tresco from 31st December 1995 to 29th March 1996.
Russian White-fronted Goose – 1 in the horse field just north of Longstone.
Pallas’s Warbler – 1 trapped and ringed at Porth Hellick Ringing Station (photo).
Dusky Warbler – 1 still in Holy Vale.
Corncrake – 1 still at Periglis, St. Agnes.
Woodcock – 2 over Longstone.
Richard’s Pipit – 1 flew west over Longstone.
Serin – 1 was circling and calling over Longstone in the fog.
Hawfinch – 2 flew east over Longstone.
Great White Egret – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Cattle Egret – 1 at Longstone.
Woodlark – 1 flew northwest over Longstone Lodge.
Long-tailed Tit – 16 at Porth Hellick Ringing Station, 8 were trapped and ringed (photo), 1 at Longstone and 1 in the garden of St. Agnes Post Office.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 at Longstone.
Siskin – 20 at Longstone.
Brambling – 1 at Longstone.
Snow Bunting – 1 on the coastal path at Deep Point.
