Friday 11th October - Cornwall
With heightened anticipation, 3 slightly lost souls arrived at my house at 4am for the start of what is becoming an annual week on the Isles of Scilly. Bags duly shoved into the back of my car, Ian, Andrew, Rob and myself then set sail for Cornwall. The excitement is generated by the build up of what rare and exciting birds might turn up, or god-forbid if we actually found a rarity ourselves. As such, we all had our predicted lists of 5 most likely (or unlikely) new birds and the 5 birds we had seen less than 5 times. Cliff Swallow, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Grey-cheeked Thrush, Blackpoll Warbler, Baltimore Oriole were my choices of new birds, all with American origins, relying on an Eastern seaboard storm or two to travel rapidly across the Atlantic and arrive on the Scillies depositing its avian contents, which based on the forecast when we left the chances were near to zero.
There had not been any significant birds reported in Cornwall the previous few days, so we decided to make the most of some fine weather and leisurely bird our way around the far west of Cornwall with a start at the Hayle estuary, where it looked like a late morning high tide would work well for our approximate arrival time.
A fairly straight forward drive with a quick breakfast at Exeter services had us arriving at the Hayle estuary just after 9am in a bright, sunny and warm morning. We parked at the cafe in Lelant, which in order to do so were obliged to use the cafe and utilised the useful terrace at the back overlooking the estuary with a cappuccino to start our trip list.
We set up scopes and quickly started to add birds, the main prizes were a single Spoonbill and a distant, Pink-footed Goose amongst the large Canada Goose flock, with a few common waders such as Dunlin, Redshank, Curlew, Greenshank, Lapwing, Black-tailed Godwit and Bar-tailed Godwit and in flight 3 Golden Plover. Wigeon and Teal and a single Shelduck were the main duck offerings, both Rock and Meadow Pipit were in the nearby marsh grass and Little Egret, Mediterranean Gull and Jay were the more interesting of the commoner birds. A Kestrel followed by a Sparrowhawk appeared to be the only raptors until Ian and I saw a Merlin whilst Rob and Andrew were taking a comfort break, which seems to be a theme with Merlin sightings.
We were quite buoyed by the list we had seen when we left with a few more species than we had perhaps thought.
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| From the 'Birdies Bistro' Cafe overlooking the Hayle Estuary |
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| Herring and black-headed Gulls and Wigeon on the Hayle |
Our next stop was Pendeen. On it's day a top sea-watching spot, but sadly not in a very light ENE wind in bright sunshine. We gave the sea-watch about 30 minutes, adding to our list with
Gannets, Guillemots, Common Scoter, Kittiwake and a fly past
Little Egret. But as nothing was on the move, and despite enjoying the views, we decided to switch our attention to finding Choughs which should be in this part of the coastline.
We found a few
Ravens and
2 Wheatears whilst unsuccessfully searching for a potential Snow Bunting another birder thought he had seen, whilst this was happening we had 2 bits of interesting news, firstly an Isabelline Wheatear had been found on St Mary's on the Scillies, which certainly had the effect of increasing our excitement, although in the knowledge that the bird would have to hang around until tomorrow. Secondly, that a probable Booted Eagle had been seen flying over St Just, which was only a few miles down the road from where we were and we had already decided to head towards the Kenidjack Valley.
Eventually we found 2 Chough and happy with securing our target we decided very quickly to move on.
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| The lighthouse at Pendeen |
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| Sea-watch from Pendeen |
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| The spectacular Cornish coastline |
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| Little Egret |
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| Wheatear |
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| Raven |
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| Chough |
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| Choughs |
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| Another Wheatear |
We arrived at the Kenidjack, after a couple of attempts to find the correct road, just after 1pm. We walked slowly down the valley, keeping a constant eye on the skies overhead but nothing resembling an Eagle was seen, with a couple of Common Buzzard and Kestrels being the only raptors.
As we descended further into the valley, we entered an area of better vegetation hoping to pick up some migrants, when a small flock of Siskin flew over. Seeing a few Chiffchaff, a single Blackcap and a couple of Goldcrest, when I briefly saw an acrocephalus Warbler, assuming it was probably a Reed Warbler.
We had very brief views, but not enough for us to conclude, but sufficient to warrant a better look as on first viewing it seemed to have a shorter bill and maybe a plainer more open face than what would be expected from a Reed Warbler.
To condense the next hour, when we saw the bird several times, but never out in the open for sufficiently long to get the clinching picture, we were thinking more Marsh Warbler from the bits of views where we tried to piece together the features we saw and we were of the same opinion later on that it was probably a Marsh Warbler having reviewed the photo's. We will never have conclusive proof as that would have only come with the perfect pictures or the bird being caught in a mist net, given how troublesome autumn individuals of these species are. Apart from some Long-tailed Tits, we didn't pick up anything else and just before 4pm headed towards Marazion as our final stop.
We finished our first day at Marazion as we had last year where we remembered it to be quite birdy. This year was different, it felt very quiet, but we did add some more species including a Green Sandpiper, several Water Rails, Snipe, Stonechat and Grey Wagtail and another Wheatear.
We'd had a long day, but were pretty happy with our list which was 76 species and excited about tomorrow, so headed to the Premier Inn on the harbour in Penzance for the night and to the pirate-themed pub for decent meal where we were spared from needing to sing a sea-shanty for our supper.
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| Kenidjack Valley |
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| Goldcrest |
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| Blackcap |
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| probable 'Marsh' Warbler |
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| This was typically the unhelpful view we achieved for the majority of the time |
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| A few brief views gave us some jigsaw pieces to fit together |
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| Goldcrest |
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| distant Green Sandpiper at Marazion |
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| and another Wheatear |
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| view over Marazion Marsh |
Saturday 12th October - Penzance to St Mary's
There was no chance of oversleeping this morning as we were too excited about the prospect of the birds on the crossing. So much so, we were first on the quay and first on the boat, selecting seats outside on deck at the rear starboard end.
The weather was fine with some breeze but light enough for seabirds still to be happy and not too much for us to be bounced around. 3 Brent Geese were seen along the shoreline before we left along with the usual Rock Pipits, Grey Wagtail and Turnstone and a fly-by Kingfisher was a useful addition. The crossing had lots of activity. An early Red-throated Diver would be the only diver of the trip and 5 Common Scoters, whilst we still had Penzance in sight, were the only ones of the crossing. Soon the Shearwaters started to appear and estimates for the crossing were c200 Cory's Shearwater and c30 Great Shearwater, 4 Sooty Shearwater and 2 Manx Shearwater. Other species included 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Great Skua, 1 Storm Petrel , 1 Arctic Tern, Razorbill, Guillemot and Kittiwake. Six migrating Meadow Pipits and a Pied Wagtail flew past the boat and we saw several jumping Bluefin Tuna and Common (Short-beaked) Dolphins. Before we knew it the 2hrs 45 minutes had flown by and we were approaching the harbour in Hugh Town. An excellent crossing, the only damper was that yesterdays Isabelline Wheatear had obviously departed overnight as there had been no sign this morning.
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| Walking to the quay at first light |
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| The Scillonian 3 - one and two were probably at the bottom of the Atlantic. |
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| Just before setting sail |
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| View over Penzance |
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| The first Cory's Shearwater |
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| Cory's Shearwater |
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| Cory's Shearwater |
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| Great Shearwater |
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| Great Shearwater with a Cory's (L) |
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| Cory's Shearwater |
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| Cory's Shearwater |
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| Cory's Shearwater |
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| Gannets on sea with Greats and a Cory's Shearwater in foreground |
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| Great Shearwater |
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| Great Skua |
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| Arriving at St Mary's |
We took our bags to the apartment, via the Co-op, then went out birding, heading towards Peninnis Head. With the Isabelline Wheatear gone, the scarcest bird which had been around for several days was the Greater Short-toed Lark and we found this fairly easily in a scrubby field off King Edwards Drive which was a decent bird to get on our list so shortly after arriving. We also saw a couple of Redwing in the field and a few of the islands overwhelming number of Song Thrushes. Towards the lighthouse on Peninnis Head we were hoping to find a Wryneck but after a brief search with no sign made the near schoolboy error by saying we were bound to catch up with a Wryneck during our stay. We continued our walk along the coast firstly passing Old Town Bay where we dropped into the standing Stones field, where I saw a Blackcap and then we had brief views of a calling Yellow-browed Warbler. We continued along the coastal path, passing the end of the airport runway, where there were just Meadow Pipits on the runways and past Giants Castle, dropping down to Porth Hellick bay with only a couple of Wheatears and a calling Whimbrel to show until the rocks near Porth Hellick which gave us c20 Ringed Plover, a Great Egret and a Kingfisher.
A Peregrine was circling the bay when we arrived, we walked through to the hide, and approaching the hide Ian, looking around the side of the hide excitedly screamed out 'Mandarin Duck', I half-ignored the call thinking about the pair I had on my garden pond at home and continued into the hide and yes there were 2 female Mandarin Ducks on the far side of the pool, which are not that common on the Scillies and unfortunately for us Ian was going to remind everyone we met, that he found these ducks. We were hoping that our rarity finding might extend slightly further than a Mandarin.
We added Swallows and House Martin, hawking over Higher Moors and as we walked back to the apartment, also 2 Firecrest in a hedge by the road.
A pretty full day with a great list of birds. We went to the Mermaid in town for a meal and a forced visit to the log in the Scillonian Club to ensure Ian reminded everyone that he found the Mandarin Duck !.
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| Port Mellon beach looking back toward the harbour |
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| The weedy 'Lark' field |
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| Looking towards Giants Castle |
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| Greater Short-toed Lark |
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| Greater Short-toed Lark |
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| Golden Plover |
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| Stonechat |
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| a distant Kingfisher |
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| Peregrine |
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| female Mandarin Ducks - we were living the dream ! |
Sunday 13th October - St Agnes
Our mantra was always to try for the rarest bird available and yesterday there was an Olive-backed Pipit on St Agnes, the island to the South West of St Mary's, that had been there few a few days so we set that as our objective. The boat to St Agnes was due to leave at 10.15am, so we had a little time for a pre-breakfast wander. The nearest sizeable beach to our apartment is Porthloo beach and we made a habit of visiting here when we could, as the shoreline birds change with the tide. This morning there were quite a number of waders with over 80 Sanderling, 3 Bar-tailed Godwits, 3 Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Oystercatcher and Dunlin.
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| Porthloo Beach |
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| Sanderling flock |
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| Bar-tailed Godwits and Oystercatcher |
We made our way to the harbour for the boat in good time, the weather had deteriorated since yesterday and was very overcast with a strong SW wind, which made the crossing in the small boat a little bumpy. From the quay on St Agnes it was a short walk to where the OBP had been seen previously, but after a brief wait it became clear there was no sign today. The return boats were not until 3.30pm so we decided to slowly walk around the island. The birding was very slow, other than Robins and Wrens, very few passerines were on view. We were tempted enough by the Troytown Ice Cream shop .. and very nice they were too ! We managed a Chiffchaff and a Redwing and there was a single Pink-footed Goose, looking lost in a field. As we approached Wingletang Down at the Southern end, a couple of Wheatears and Stonechats were seen and offshore some distant Cory's Shearwaters.
The centre of the island has a bit more in the way of tree cover and we went there in search of a Yellow-browed Warbler, which we found and had marginally better glimpses than yesterday's bird. We walked back towards the quay for the return boat and a surprise Whooper Swan was in one of the bays. It had been a slow day on St Agnes, but we picked up a couple of species for the list and the ice-cream was nice.
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| The boat dropping us off on St Agnes |
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| There was no Olive-backed Pipit in this bit of scrub |
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| Even time for an Ice Cream when the birding was slow. |
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| Pink-footed Goose |
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| You know the birding is slow when you revert to photographing Robins |
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| Shag on the rocks |
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| Wheatear |
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| Yellow-browed Warbler |
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| Whooper Swan |
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| The view out to Bishop's Rock Lighthouse from St Agnes |
Before we returned to St Mary's we had news that a Wilson's Snipe had been seen from the main hide at Lower Moors. An American species, but normally very tricky to separate from Common Snipe. We headed straight to Lower Moors after arriving back on St Mary's, a walk of around 25 minutes. There were a lot of people still there and the Snipe in question was feeding out in the open when we arrived. Being honest between ourselves we were happy that this indeed was the Wilson's Snipe, but we relied on the detailed photo's of others. A particular feature is the thick barring of the underwing and different markings on the tail feathers, neither of which the bird chose to show to us while were there, but it did have particularly thick barring on the flanks. We walked away happy that we had seen a American species for the trip, which was a new UK bird for some of us.
The day ended with a fine roast dinner at the Mermaid and lots of discussion about the next days plan, where we decided to go on the pelagic.
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| Wilson's Snipe |
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| Wilson's Snipe |
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| rear-end view |
Monday 14th October - All at SeaNone of us had previously been on a full pelagic from Scillies and today a 5 hour trip had been advertised on the MV Sapphire. Like many of the birders on the island, we decided it would be potentially a good trip and there were no particular target bird on the islands we would have swapped the trip for.
Ian had taken on the duties for cooking breakfast for us during the week, which we were all grateful for, and although the scrambled egg resembled porridge it tasted mighty fine. The winds today had reduced in strength which hopefully meant the seas would not be too rough and we wouldn't have to revisit the scrambled egg/porridge combo.
We were at the quay before 8.30am for the 9am departure and there was already a queue. The boat filled up with around 70 birders and headed away with one of the crew continuously throwing bread out the back, to attract the gulls which in turn would attract other seabirds, after we had left the inner islands the chum bucket was deployed which the shearwaters would hopefully respond to.
The 5 hours flew past and we had a lot of bird activity. Very early on we had a Yellow-legged Gull with the Herring Gulls and the first Cory's Shearwaters started to appear, followed by Great Shearwaters, which seemed to come closer to the boat and occasionally Sooty Shearwaters. A couple of Manx Shearwaters and at least 5 Great Skuas were seen. Over the 5 hours, we estimated c350 Cory's Shearwaters, c200 Great Shearwaters, and 6 Sooty Shearwaters,. We added a couple of Atlantic Puffin and had many sightings of close Common (short-beaked) Dolphin.
It was the amazing spectacle of seeing these birds at close quarters that stole the show. The route back took us in towards St Martin's then Tresco where we saw an Osprey with a fish on a rock, being challenged by a Raven then a Spoonbill on one of the islands with a Great Egret, 3 Shelduck and 2 Sandwich Terns.
We were very happy with the trip and the sightings a real birding spectacle and re-enforces how important British seas are for seabirds. We wouldn't have seen this anywhere else in the UK and probably very few places in Europe.
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| breakfast a la Pitts, hopefully not required as an offering to the sea gods. |
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| The boat was pretty full. |
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| Bread offerings for seagulls |
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| Salty Sea-dogs |
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| Cory's Shearwaters |
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| Cory's Shearwaters |
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| Great Shearwater |
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| Great Shearwater |
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| Great Shearwater |
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| Great Skua |
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| Cory's Shearwater |
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| Cory's Shearwater |
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| Sooty Shearwater |
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| Sooty Shearwater |
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| Great Skuas |
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| Cory's Shearwater |
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| Great Shearwater |
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| Great Shearwater |
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| Great Skua chasing gulls |
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| Cory's Shearwater |
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| Common Dolphin |
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| Common Dolphin |
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| Great Shearwater |
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| Cory's Shearwater |
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| Great Skua |
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| Cory's Shearwater looking into it's tube-nose |
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| Cory's Shearwater |
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| Yellow-legged Gull |
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| Yellow-legged Gull, showing it's yellow legs |
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| Cory's with 1 Great Shearwater on sea |
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| Osprey with Raven friend |
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| Great Egret |
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| Spoonbill |
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| Spoonbill |
Being fairly relaxed after such a good Pelagic trip we went back to the apartment for some refreshment, then headed out towards old town, where a Red-breasted Flycatcher had been seen. We arrived at the area about 3.30pm with the bird last being seen around an hour previously, we gave it half an hour and lucked into a flyover
Hawfinch, but not feeling the bird was going to reappear, we moved on to the churchyard and then through to Standing Stones fields, hearing more
Yellow-browed Warblers there but not really seeing anything else. We were about to go into Lower Moors when news that the
Red-breasted Flycatcher was showing again prompted us to return to the lane as before, this time we were fortunate and obtained views, albeit a bit brief and distant. that ended our birding day, which again had been excellent. Rob and I diverted to the local beach to view a washed-up tree trunk that was covered in
Goose Barnacles, another amazing spectacle.
We went to the Atlantic for another decent pub meal for dinner where tales of todays trip were relived.
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| The Goose Barnacle log |
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| Fascinating in detail |
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| They really were alive. |
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Andrew thought he was on safe territory exaggerating the birding tales, but there were telling signs he was being found out.
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Tuesday 15th October - Bryher
We had already decided yesterday that we would visit Bryher today, as a Tawny Pipit had been reported, during our evening meal, the pipit was re-identified as a Blyth's Pipit, which is much rarer with only 30 British records. So our plan had already been set. The boat to Bryher was slightly later today at 11.15am due to the tides, so we had some time this morning. It was overcast this morning with another slight increase in the wind from yesterday and rain was due late afternoon.
We walked to Porthloo beach, the wader offering had slightly reduced although we still saw Bar-tailed Godwit, Sanderling and Ringed Plover and a bonus Kingfisher. We then went to Port Mellon beach about halfway to town, where there were 2 Black Redstart, our first for the trip, then headed to Lower Moors where a Spotted Crake had been reported earlier. There was no sign of the crake, just Snipe, Water Rail and a Reed Bunting flew over, we heard at least 4 Yellow-browed Warblers walking through Lower Moors but barely had a glimpse.
Time to walk to the quay for the boat and we were fairly early and luckily the boat filled quickly prompting an early departure, with them laying on another boat afterwards.
Arriving on Bryher, we walked straight to the area the Pipit had been seen with Justin and Jake and another 50 birders. No sign initially we started to spread out for the search, Ian and I walked with Jake back towards the Great Pool which had a Whooper Swan in with the Mutes, when we heard that the Pipit had been re-found. Walking briskly back to the field where a line of 50+ birders were looking intently towards a bracken hedge, where it was though the bird had dropped into cover. After nearly 30 minutes with no sign a large Pipit suddenly flew out overhead and dropped into a large Pittosporum 2 fields away. We edged towards that field, where in the far corner we could just make out the bird in the long grass, it was the Blyth's Pipit. After another 15 minutes, it relocated into a horse field where the best views were obtained before flying again.
We were quite pleased with our views and that it was a new UK bird for all of us and despite being just a Pipit it was quite a decent one.
We walked towards Shipman Down, seeing another couple of Wheatear, and trying to connect with some Barnacle Geese that had ended up on the island. Without any luck initially, Rob managed to find a group of 12 on the far end of Shipman Head, that were distant even through the scope. We trapsed over Shipman Head without seeing another bird then headed towards the campsite where a Ring Ouzel had been reported, but we had no luck with any Ouzels and headed of again only to be retracing our steps 20 minutes later when another report of the Ring Ouzel came through. We were quickly back at the campsite fields but unfortunately with the same result as before and no ring Ouzel, so we headed back to the quay, where the first returning boat was full. The wind was picking up again and rain was forecast but we managed to see a Marsh Harrier fly high over the water.
We returned to St Mary's went to the Co-op and returned to the apartment as the weather deteriorated. Luckily we were staying in as I cooked dinner and we were bird-quizzed until our brains were fried.
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| Black Redstart using the beach furniture |
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| Water Rail at Lower Moors |
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| Whooper Swan on the Great Pool |
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| A 'bundle' of birders or a 'twit' of twitchers looking for the Blyth's Pipit |
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| Barely visible in the long grass the first views of the Blyth's Pipit |
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| Blyth's Pipit |
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| Blyth's Pipit |
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| Blyth's Pipit |
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| Blyth's Pipit |
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| Bryher coastline |
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| Walking across Shipman Down |
Wednesday 16th October
We had fairly low expectations about today. The forecast was for mist and low cloud until around midday when heavy rain and wind was due for several hours, we decided to stay on St Mary's and make the most of any bird-able periods.
We left the house after 8am and walked down the lane where the thick hedge seemed to have quite a bit of activity, with several Chiffchaffs, Goldcrest along with Robins, Wrens and Song Thrush. We heard an odd rasping call and saw movement in the the hedge, again barely getting much glimpse of the bird but it was another acrocephalus warbler. Quickly remembering our experience on Friday with the 'Marsh' Warbler we were determined to try and get a better view and a photo. We spent the best part of an hour, but only managing rubbish pictures, but the views combined with the occasional call from the bird had us concluding Common Reed Warbler, so not rare but at least a new bird for the trip.
We continued up Rocky Hills and to Sandy Lane, where we had an obliging Stick Insect another brief view of a Firecrest and 2 Redwing.
We walked through Holy Vale and entered Higher Moors towards the Porth Hellick loop. Not far along the path some birders were looking for the Spotted Crake, which had been seen on and off over the last couple of days. We managed brief views of the Spotted Crake a couple of times, but it would be correct to describe it as elusive at best, several Water Rails were seen and there were 5 Yellow-browed Warblers in the area which we heard calling but again only had brief views.
We made it as far as Porth Hellick beach, but there was little there, so walked a slightly quicker route back to the apartment before the weather closed in. Between 1 and 4pm the rain was heavy... we did see a Black Redstart on the roof of a neighbouring house, but didn't go out again until around 4pm and went to Lower Moors where we had a slightly better view of a Yellow-browed Warbler and saw a Swallow, but there was little more to find.
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| A couple of shocking pictures of the 'Reed' Warbler |
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| Even from this... looks like a Reed Warbler |
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| The Green thing is a Stick Insect |
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| Black Redstart |
Thursday 17th October - Tresco
This morning our target was a Hoopoe and a Lesser Yellowlegs on Tresco. The weather was fine with less wind and the boat was scheduled for 10am. We managed our early morning walk to Porthloo beach and then to Lower Moors, without seeing anything significant but a Black Restart and a Peregrine were seen near the apartment with Snipe, Reed Bunting and Yellow-browed Warbler at Lower Moors.
We were in good time for a 10am boat to Tresco and the short crossing had us wandering along the beach by 10.15am, where the Hoopoe had been seen. Some Pied Wagtails, Rock Pipits and a Stonechat were in view, then when we reached the old landing ramp a Common Redstart was on the edge of the dunes and before long we saw the Hoopoe, albeit a little distantly on the edge of the dunes. As the number of birders increase we headed off inland, circumventing the Abbey pool, where several waterfowl species were present including 5 Whooper Swans, 5 Pochard, 2 Little Grebe, Gadwall, Coot, Teal and Moorhen. An Osprey was flying towards the Abbey before disappearing over the tree line.
We were then guided by Rob into the pine and rhododendron belt promising us jewels of Red Squirrel and Golden Pheasant, both introduced species but adding a bit of bling to the trip list. Surprisingly, both SquirrelQuest and PheasantQuest eventually delivered with a slightly hidden Red Squirrel in trees above a path and an elusive male Golden Pheasant which surprisingly despite its gaudy colours could melt into the background of the understorey.
The Lesser Yellowlegs had done an island hop as was reported on Bryher, so it was off the agenda and only a Swallow was added over the very empty Great Pool. We bought some lunch from the island shop then walked up to Castle Down on the off-chance there might be a Dotterel. We walked all the way across Castle Down to the Castle without seeing a single bird but the views were worth it. We also managed to scope 6 Barnacle Geese on the far tip of Shipman Head on Bryher. Despite being generally bright sunshine we got caught by a rogue shower, but it passed quickly. On the way down we saw 3 Red-legged Partridge which were new for the trip list and then returned to St Mary's. We walked out to Peninnis Head to give the Wryneck another go but without any luck, starting to rue our comments on the first day that we would see another Wryneck.
Another Pub meal at the Atlantic where we decided to stay on St Mary's tomorrow and walk to parts of the island we hadn't previously visited.
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| Peregrine |
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| Looking for Hoopoes on the beach on Tresco |
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| A bit distant, but the unmistakable shape of a Hoopoe |
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| Whooper Swans |
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| Osprey |
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| Osprey |
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The illegal sport of Robin fighting was rife on the Island where large bets were being placed by touts on the outside of the ring.
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| The sought-after prize on SquirrelQuest - a very hidden Red Squirrel |
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| A Golden Pheasant |
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| Melting away into the undergrowth |
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| Views across to Bryher |
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| The birdless Castle Down |
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| The King Charles Castle on Castle Down |
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| Captain Pugwash wasn't anywhere in sight |
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| No Wryneck |
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| Walking back from the pub the Supermoon was visible but we'd missed the comet |
Friday 18th October - St Mary's
Without anything significant on the other islands and a poor weather forecast today we decided to stay on St Mary's and walk to some of the places on the North of the island that we hadn't yet visited.
The early signs were promising, as standing outside the apartment 2 flocks of 30+ Redwing were seen flying over one of the valleys, but it was ultimately a case of peaking too early. We walked up Rocky Hills and down Sandy Lane, seeing another 40+ Redwing and several Chaffinches, then the birds started to reduce in number. From Holy Vale we walked via the riding stables to Pellistry and found another Black Redstart then walked out to Watermill, hoping to find a Diver offshore, but there was very little there. The rain had started but we carried on towards Telegraph with Rob diligently finding a Whinchat which gave brief views only. We headed back to the apartment via the golf club entrance whether the rain set in for a couple of hours.
In the afternoon we went for another walk starting in Lower Moors then taking the airport road and dropping down into Port Hellick, our limited list for the afternoon included Skylark, Grey Wagtail, Swallow and Great Spotted Woodpecker a couple of distant Cory's Shearwaters offshore and 2 Firecrest on the return.
It was a quiet end to our last full day and a final meal in the Mermaid. There was always tomorrow morning,
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| Redwings |
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| Grey Heron |
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| Black Redstart |
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| Black Redstart |
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| Friecrest |
Saturday 19th October - St Mary's to Penzance
Despite being our last morning we were quite excited about the prospect of mornings birding and the boat trip back to Penzance, the weather had again improved to a bright sunny day with quite warm temperatures.
Our final visit to Porthloo beach added common birds only and we went through to Lower Moors, hearing Yellow-browed Warblers yet again but without much at all on any of the pools. We de-camped form the apartment and took a taxi to the quay to drop our bags at 10am. We then had 3+ hours before we needed to return to the quay, so via Porthcressa beach (where there were another 2 Black Redstarts) we walked again to Peninnis to give the Wryneck one final chance. A Firecrest was heard by the allotments on the way and we started to scout the area near the lighthouse. We must have been there for 45 minutes only seeing Stonechats and Meadow Pipits and talking about where we go next when Rob had been waved to by another birder who had the Wryneck, we scrambled over to that area and after a bit of searching had pretty decent views of the Wryneck, which was a great bird to finish on. We also saw another Whinchat before making our way back to town, grabbing a Pasty then joining the queue for the Scillonian.
It was very pleasant sitting out on deck in the sun, the crossing was perhaps quieter than we hoped, despite the calm weather there was quite a bit swell on the sea, however a few seabirds were noted with 8 Cory's Shearwaters, 2 Great Shearwaters, c10 Manx Shearwaters but the real bonus was a Grey Phalarope seen on the sea fairly close to the boat. Razorbills, Guillemots, Kittiwakes and Gannets.
We had a final meal in the pub in Penzance and a storm overnight and continued through our journey home in the morning despite which was fairly straightforward. It ended a great trip, where our trip list of birds seen was 131, of which I saw 129 (including the spangly Pheasant). We didn't score well on our top 5 predictions but there was still a decent list with some good birds involved.
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| Our apartment |
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| View towards Rocky Hills |
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| View of the Shooters Pool, Lower Moors |
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| Birding in Lower Moors |
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| From the ISBG hide, Lower Moors, without any birds |
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| Wryneck |
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| Wryneck |
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| Peninnis Head lighthouse |
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| Waiting to board |
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| It was all too much for Ian |
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| A final Shag before we left the islands |
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| leaving Hugh Town |
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| St Mary's in the wake |
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| Grey Phalarope |
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| Grey Phalarope |
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| Manx Shearwater |
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| Common (short-beaked) Dolphin |
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| Razorbills |
Birds
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1
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Brant Goose Branta bernicla
3 from Scillonian III (Penzance-St Marys)
2024-10-12
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2
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Canada Goose Branta canadensis
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11
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3
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Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
12 Bryher--Hell Bay 2024-10-15, 6 Tresco--Island
2024-10-17
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4
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Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11, 1 Hayle--Hayle
estuary 2024-10-11, 1 St Agnes 2024-10-13
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5
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Mute Swan Cygnus olor
1 Marazion Marsh 2024-10-11, 8 Bryher--Island
2024-10-15, 1 Tresco--Island 2024-10-17
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6
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Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
1 St. Agnes--Old Quay 2024-10-13, 1 St Agnes
2024-10-13, 1 Bryher--Island 2024-10-15, 5 Tresco--Island 2024-10-17
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7
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Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
1 Pelagic, Scilly isles 2024-10-14
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8
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Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
2 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12
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9
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Gadwall Mareca strepera
1 Tresco--Island 2024-10-17
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10
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Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11, 1 St Mary's,
Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 St. Mary's--Higher Moors 2024-10-16
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11
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Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11, 1 St Mary's,
Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 Pelagic, Scilly isles 2024-10-14, 1 St Mary's,
Isles of Scilly 2024-10-17
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12
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Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11, 1 St.
Mary's--Higher Moors 2024-10-16, 1 Tresco--Island 2024-10-17
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13
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Common Pochard Aythya ferina VU
5 Tresco--Island 2024-10-17
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14
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Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
9 Pendeen Lighthouse 2024-10-11, 5 from
Scillonian III (Penzance-St Marys) 2024-10-12
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[Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus
pictus]
1 Tresco--Island 2024-10-17
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15
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Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1
Tresco--Island 2024-10-17
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16
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Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa NT
3 Tresco--Island 2024-10-17
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17
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Rock Dove Columba livia
var_domestica
1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-19
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18
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Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-19
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19
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Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 St
Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-17, 1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-19
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20
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Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
1 Longrock Pool 2024-10-11, 5 Marazion Marsh
2024-10-11, 1 St. Mary's--Lower Moors 2024-10-15, 6 St. Mary's--Higher Moors
2024-10-16, 1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-17
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21
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Spotted Crake Porzana porzana L
1 St. Mary's--Higher Moors 2024-10-16, 1 St.
Mary's--Higher Moors 2024-10-16
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22
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Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
1 Marazion Marsh 2024-10-11, 1 St Mary's, Isles
of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 St. Mary's--Higher Moors 2024-10-16, 1 St Mary's,
Isles of Scilly 2024-10-17, 1 Tresco--Island 2024-10-17
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23
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Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
1 St. Mary's--Higher Moors 2024-10-16, 1
Tresco--Island 2024-10-17
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24
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Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
1 Tresco--Island 2024-10-17
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25
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Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus NT
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11, 1 St Mary's,
Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 St. Mary's--Porthloo Beach 2024-10-13, 1
Pelagic, Scilly isles 2024-10-14, 1 St. Mary's--Porthloo Beach 2024-10-15, 1
St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-19
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26
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European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
4 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11, 1 St Mary's,
Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 Pelagic, Scilly isles 2024-10-14
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27
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Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
21 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 St.
Mary's--Porthloo Beach 2024-10-15
hiaticula:
1 St. Mary's--Porthloo Beach 2024-10-13
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28
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Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus NT
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11
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29
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Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12
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30
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Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata NT
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11, 3 St.
Mary's--Porthloo Beach 2024-10-13, 1 Pelagic, Scilly isles 2024-10-14, 1 St.
Mary's--Porthloo Beach 2024-10-15, 1 Tresco--Island 2024-10-17
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31
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Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica NT
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11, 3 St.
Mary's--Porthloo Beach 2024-10-13, 1 Pelagic, Scilly isles 2024-10-14, 1 St.
Mary's--Porthloo Beach 2024-10-15, 1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-17
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32
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Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa NT
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11
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33
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Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
1 Marazion Marsh 2024-10-11, 2 St Mary's, Isles
of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 St. Mary's--Lower Moors 2024-10-15, 3 St.
Mary's--Lower Moors 2024-10-16, 4 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-17
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34
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Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
1 St. Mary's--Lower Moors 2024-10-13
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35
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Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
1 Penzance - Scilly sea crossing 2024-10-19
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36
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Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
1 Marazion Marsh 2024-10-11
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37
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Common Redshank Tringa totanus
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11
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38
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Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11, 3 St Mary's,
Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12
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39
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Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
1 from Scillonian III (Penzance-St Marys)
2024-10-12, 1 St. Mary's--Hugh Town School 2024-10-14, 1 St Mary's, Isles of
Scilly 2024-10-19
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40
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Sanderling Calidris alba
81 St. Mary's--Porthloo Beach 2024-10-13, 1 St.
Mary's--Porthloo Beach 2024-10-15
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41
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Dunlin Calidris alpina
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11, 3 St.
Mary's--Porthloo Beach 2024-10-13
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42
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Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
1 from Scillonian III (Penzance-St Marys)
2024-10-12
|
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43
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Sandwich Tern Thalasseus
sandvicensis
2 Pelagic, Scilly isles 2024-10-14
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44
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Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla VU
1 Pendeen Lighthouse 2024-10-11, 1 from
Scillonian III (Penzance-St Marys) 2024-10-12, 1 Penzance - Scilly sea
crossing 2024-10-19
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45
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Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus
ridibundus
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11, 1 St.
Mary's--Porthloo Beach 2024-10-15, 1 Tresco--Island 2024-10-17
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46
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Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus
melanocephalus
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11, 1 Pelagic,
Scilly isles 2024-10-14, 1 Penzance - Scilly sea crossing 2024-10-19
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47
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Common Gull Larus canus
1 Pendeen Lighthouse 2024-10-11, 1 Penzance -
Scilly sea crossing 2024-10-19
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48
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European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11, 1 Pelagic,
Scilly isles 2024-10-14, 1 St. Mary's--Porthloo Beach 2024-10-15
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49
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Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
1 S of Isles of Scilly (pelagic) 2024-10-14, 3
Pelagic, Scilly isles 2024-10-14
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50
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Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11, 1 Pelagic,
Scilly isles 2024-10-14, 1 St. Mary's--Porthloo Beach 2024-10-15
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51
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Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
1 Pelagic, Scilly isles 2024-10-14, 1 St Mary's,
Isles of Scilly 2024-10-17
|
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52
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Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius
parasiticus
1 from Scillonian III (Penzance-St Marys)
2024-10-12
|
|
53
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Great Skua Stercorarius skua
1 from Scillonian III (Penzance-St Marys)
2024-10-12, 5 Pelagic, Scilly isles 2024-10-14
|
|
54
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Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica VU
1 Great Ganilly 2024-10-14, 2 Pelagic, Scilly
isles 2024-10-14
|
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55
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Razorbill Alca torda
2 from Scillonian III (Penzance-St Marys)
2024-10-12, 1 Penzance - Scilly sea crossing 2024-10-19
|
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56
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Common Murre Uria aalge
1 Pendeen Lighthouse 2024-10-11, 1 from
Scillonian III (Penzance-St Marys) 2024-10-12, 1 Penzance - Scilly sea
crossing 2024-10-19
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|
57
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Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
1 Penzance--Jubilee Pool 2024-10-12, 1 from
Scillonian III (Penzance-St Marys) 2024-10-12
|
|
58
|
European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
1 from Scillonian III (Penzance-St Marys)
2024-10-12
|
|
59
|
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis
1 2024-10-12, 301 from Scillonian III
(Penzance-St Marys) 2024-10-12, 1 St Agnes 2024-10-13, 1 S of Isles of Scilly
(pelagic) 2024-10-14, 351 Pelagic, Scilly isles 2024-10-14, 1 St Mary's,
Isles of Scilly 2024-10-18, 8 Penzance - Scilly sea crossing 2024-10-19
|
|
60
|
Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea NT
4 from Scillonian III (Penzance-St Marys)
2024-10-12, 1 S of Isles of Scilly (pelagic) 2024-10-14, 6 Pelagic, Scilly
isles 2024-10-14
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|
61
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Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis
1 Off Deep Point, St Marys (pelagic) 2024-10-12,
31 from Scillonian III (Penzance-St Marys) 2024-10-12, 1 S of Isles of Scilly
(pelagic) 2024-10-14, 201 Pelagic, Scilly isles 2024-10-14, 2 Penzance -
Scilly sea crossing 2024-10-19
|
|
62
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Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
1 Off Deep Point, St Marys (pelagic) 2024-10-12,
2 from Scillonian III (Penzance-St Marys) 2024-10-12, 1 S of Isles of Scilly
(pelagic) 2024-10-14, 1 Pelagic, Scilly isles 2024-10-14, 11 Penzance -
Scilly sea crossing 2024-10-19
|
|
63
|
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
1 Pendeen Lighthouse 2024-10-11, 1 from
Scillonian III (Penzance-St Marys) 2024-10-12, 1 Pelagic, Scilly isles
2024-10-14, 1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-17, 1 St Mary's, Isles of
Scilly 2024-10-18, 1 Penzance - Scilly sea crossing 2024-10-19
|
|
64
|
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11, 1 St.
Mary's--Porthloo Beach 2024-10-15
|
|
65
|
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
1 St. Mary's--Porthloo Beach 2024-10-15
|
|
66
|
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11, 1 Hayle--Hayle
estuary 2024-10-11, 1 Pelagic, Scilly isles 2024-10-14
|
|
67
|
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11, 1 St Mary's,
Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 Pelagic, Scilly isles 2024-10-14, 1 St Mary's,
Isles of Scilly 2024-10-17, 1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-18, 1 St
Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-19
|
|
68
|
Great Egret Ardea alba
1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1
Pelagic, Scilly isles 2024-10-14
|
|
69
|
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
1 Marazion Marsh 2024-10-11, 1 from Scillonian
III (Penzance-St Marys) 2024-10-12, 1 St. Mary's--Porthloo Beach 2024-10-13,
1 Pelagic, Scilly isles 2024-10-14, 1 St. Mary's--Porthloo Beach 2024-10-15,
1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-17, 1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly
2024-10-19
|
|
70
|
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
1 Pelagic, Scilly isles 2024-10-14, 1
Tresco--Island 2024-10-17
|
|
71
|
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11, 1
Bryher--Island 2024-10-15, 1 Tresco--Island 2024-10-17
|
|
72
|
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
1 Bryher--Island 2024-10-15
|
|
73
|
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11
|
|
74
|
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
1 Tresco--Abbey Pool 2024-10-17
|
|
75
|
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
1 from Scillonian III (Penzance-St Marys)
2024-10-12, 1 St. Mary's--Porthloo Beach 2024-10-15, 1 St Mary's, Isles of
Scilly 2024-10-17
|
|
76
|
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-19
|
|
77
|
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-18
|
|
78
|
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11, 1 St Mary's,
Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 Bryher--Island 2024-10-15
|
|
79
|
Merlin Falco columbarius
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11, 1 Hayle--Hayle
estuary 2024-10-11
|
|
80
|
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 2 St
Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-17
|
|
81
|
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11
|
|
82
|
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
1 Pendeen Lighthouse 2024-10-11
|
|
83
|
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax
pyrrhocorax
2 Pendeen Lighthouse 2024-10-11, 2 Pendeen
Lighthouse 2024-10-11
|
|
84
|
Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
1 Pendeen Lighthouse 2024-10-11
|
|
85
|
Rook Corvus frugilegus
1 Pendeen Lighthouse 2024-10-11
|
|
86
|
Carrion Crow Corvus corone
1 Pendeen Lighthouse 2024-10-11, 1 St Mary's,
Isles of Scilly 2024-10-19
|
|
87
|
Northern Raven Corvus corax
1 Pendeen Lighthouse 2024-10-11
|
|
88
|
Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
1 Kenidjack Valley 2024-10-11, 1 St Mary's, Isles
of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 St. Mary's--Hugh Town School 2024-10-14
|
|
89
|
Great Tit Parus major
1 Kenidjack Valley 2024-10-11, 1 St Mary's, Isles
of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 St. Mary's--Hugh Town School 2024-10-14
|
|
90
|
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 St
Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-18
|
|
91
|
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella
brachydactyla
1 St. Mary's--King Edward's Road 2024-10-12
|
|
92
|
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
10 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 2 St.
Mary's--Lower Moors 2024-10-15, 1 Tresco--Island 2024-10-17, 1 St Mary's,
Isles of Scilly 2024-10-18
|
|
93
|
Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12
|
|
94
|
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
1 Marazion Marsh 2024-10-11, 1 St Mary's, Isles
of Scilly 2024-10-17, 1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-19
|
|
95
|
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
1 Kenidjack Valley 2024-10-11
|
|
96
|
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
1 St. Mary's--Five Islands School 2024-10-12, 1
St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 St. Agnes--Old Quay 2024-10-13, 1 St
Agnes 2024-10-13, 1 heard St. Mary's--Lower Moors 2024-10-15, 4 St.
Mary's--Higher Moors 2024-10-16, 1 St. Mary's--Lower Moors 2024-10-16, 1 St
Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-17
|
|
97
|
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
1 Kenidjack Valley 2024-10-11, 1 St Mary's, Isles
of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 St Agnes 2024-10-13, 1 Bryher--Island 2024-10-15, 1
St. Mary's--Porth Loo 2024-10-16, 1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-17
|
|
98
|
Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus
scirpaceus
1 St. Mary's--Porth Loo 2024-10-16
|
|
99
|
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
1 Kenidjack Valley 2024-10-11
|
|
100
|
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
1 Kenidjack Valley 2024-10-11, 1 St Mary's, Isles
of Scilly 2024-10-12
|
|
101
|
Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
2 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 St.
Mary's--Porth Loo 2024-10-16, 2 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-18, 1 St
Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-19
|
|
102
|
Goldcrest Regulus regulus
1 Kenidjack Valley 2024-10-11, 1 St Mary's, Isles
of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 St. Mary's--Porthloo Beach 2024-10-13, 1 St.
Mary's--Hugh Town School 2024-10-14, 1 St. Mary's--Porth Loo 2024-10-16, 1 St
Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-17, 1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-19
|
|
103
|
Eurasian Wren Troglodytes
troglodytes
1 Pendeen Lighthouse 2024-10-11, 1 St Mary's,
Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 St. Mary's--Hugh Town School 2024-10-14, 1 St.
Mary's--Porth Loo 2024-10-16, 1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-17, 1 St
Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-19
|
|
104
|
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11, 1 St Mary's,
Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 St. Mary's--Hugh Town School 2024-10-14, 1
Tresco--Island 2024-10-17
|
|
105
|
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 St.
Mary's--Hugh Town School 2024-10-14, 1 St. Mary's--Porthloo Beach 2024-10-15,
1 St. Mary's--Porth Loo 2024-10-16, 1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-17,
1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-19
|
|
106
|
Redwing Turdus iliacus NT
1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 21 St
Agnes 2024-10-13, 2 St. Mary's--Higher Moors 2024-10-16, 101 St Mary's, Isles
of Scilly 2024-10-18, 2 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-19
|
|
107
|
Common Blackbird Turdus merula
1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 St.
Mary's--Porth Loo 2024-10-16, 1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-19
|
|
108
|
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
1 Pendeen Lighthouse 2024-10-11, 1 St Mary's,
Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 St. Mary's--Hugh Town School 2024-10-14, 1 St.
Mary's--Porthloo Beach 2024-10-15, 1 St. Mary's--Porth Loo 2024-10-16, 1 St
Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-17
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109
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Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
1 St. Mary's--Five Islands School 2024-10-14, 1
St. Mary's--Hugh Town School 2024-10-14
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110
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Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
2 St. Mary's--Porth Mellon Beach 2024-10-15, 1
St. Mary's--Porth Loo 2024-10-16, 1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-17, 1
St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-18, 2 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly
2024-10-19
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111
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Common Redstart Phoenicurus
phoenicurus
1 Tresco--Island 2024-10-17
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112
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Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-18, 1 St
Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-19
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113
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European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
1 Marazion Marsh 2024-10-11, 1 St.
Mary's--Porthloo Beach 2024-10-15, 1 Tresco--Island 2024-10-17, 1 St Mary's,
Isles of Scilly 2024-10-19
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114
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Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
1 Pendeen Lighthouse 2024-10-11, 1 St Mary's,
Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 5 St Agnes 2024-10-13
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115
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House Sparrow Passer domesticus
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11, 1 St Mary's,
Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 St. Mary's--Hugh Town School 2024-10-14, 1
Tresco--Island 2024-10-17
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116
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Dunnock Prunella modularis
1 Marazion Marsh 2024-10-11, 1 St Mary's, Isles
of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 Bryher--Island 2024-10-15, 1 St. Mary's--Porth Loo
2024-10-16, 1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-19
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117
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Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
1 St. Mary's--Porthloo Beach 2024-10-13, 1
Tresco--Island 2024-10-17, 1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-18, 1 St
Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-19
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118
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White Wagtail Motacilla alba
yarrellii
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11, 1 from
Scillonian III (Penzance-St Marys) 2024-10-12, 1 Tresco--Island 2024-10-17
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119
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Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii Lifer
1 Bryher--Samson Hill 2024-10-15
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120
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Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11, 6 from
Scillonian III (Penzance-St Marys) 2024-10-12, 1 Tresco--Island 2024-10-17, 1
St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-19
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121
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European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
1 Hayle--Hayle estuary 2024-10-11, 1 St.
Mary's--Hugh Town School 2024-10-14, 1 St. Mary's--Porthloo Beach 2024-10-15,
1 Tresco--Island 2024-10-17, 1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-19
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122
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Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 St.
Mary's--Hugh Town School 2024-10-14, 1 Bryher--Island 2024-10-15, 1 St.
Mary's--Porth Loo 2024-10-16, 1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-19
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123
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Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
1 St. Mary's--Five Islands School 2024-10-14, 1
St. Mary's--Hugh Town School 2024-10-14
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124
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European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1 St
Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-17
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125
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Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
1 Tresco--Island 2024-10-17
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126
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European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-12, 1
Bryher--Island 2024-10-15, 1 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-19
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127
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Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
11 Kenidjack Valley 2024-10-11
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128
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Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
1 St. Mary's--Lower Moors 2024-10-15, 1 St
Mary's, Isles of Scilly 2024-10-17
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