Julian Thomas: Isles of Scilly Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 233 of 233 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 3 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 4 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 5 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 6 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 7 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Yes 11/10/2000 Great Pool, Tresco 8 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 9 Gadwall Mareca strepera 10 Wigeon Mareca penelope 11 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 12 Black Duck Anas rubripes Yes 08/10/1994 Great Pool, Tresco 13 Pintail Anas acuta 14 Teal Anas crecca 15 Pochard Aythya ferina 16 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 17 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 18 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 19 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 20 Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus 21 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 22 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 23 Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Yes 10/09/1998 Parsonage fields, St Agnes 24 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 25 Swift Apus apus 26 Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Yes 15/10/1999 Great Pool, Tresco 27 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 28 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 29 Stock Dove Columba oenas 30 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 31 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 32 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 33 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 34 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 35 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 36 Coot Fulica atra 37 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 38 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 39 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 40 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 41 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 42 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 43 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 44 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 45 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 46 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 47 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 48 Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Yes 09/10/1993 Telegraph, St Mary's 49 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 50 Curlew Numenius arquata 51 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 52 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 53 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 54 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 55 Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata Yes 15/10/1998 Lower Moors, St Mary's 56 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 57 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 58 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Yes 01/10/2010 Periglis, St Agnes Not correct site and date - will update 59 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 60 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Yes 22/09/2000 Porthellick, St Mary's 61 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 62 Redshank Tringa totanus 63 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 64 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 65 Knot Calidris canutus 66 Ruff Calidris pugnax 67 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 68 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 69 Sanderling Calidris alba 70 Dunlin Calidris alpina 71 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 72 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Yes 14/10/1995 Periglis, St Agnes Check date and site 73 Little Stint Calidris minuta 74 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 02/10/1996 Great Pool, Tresco 75 Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor Yes 29/09/2004 Middle Fields, St Martin's 76 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 77 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 78 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 79 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 80 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 81 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 82 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 83 Common Gull Larus canus 84 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 85 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 86 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 13/10/1993 Periglis, St Agnes 87 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 88 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 89 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 90 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 91 Puffin Fratercula arctica 92 Razorbill Alca torda 93 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 94 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 95 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 96 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 03/08/2023 Scilly Pelagics trip, Scilly 97 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 98 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 99 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 100 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 101 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 03/08/2023 Scilly Pelagics trip, Scilly 102 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 103 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 104 Gannet Morus bassanus 105 Red-footed Booby Sula sula Yes 15/08/2023 Bishop Rock 106 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 107 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 108 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 109 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 110 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 111 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 112 Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Yes 15/04/2015 Holy Vale, St Mary's 113 Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus Yes 07/10/1999 Eastern Isles 114 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 115 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 116 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 117 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 118 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 119 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 120 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 121 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 122 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 123 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Yes 15/05/2002 Penninis, St Mary's 124 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 125 Merlin Falco columbarius 126 Hobby Falco subbuteo 127 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 128 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Yes 07/10/1995 Borough Farm, Tresco 129 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 130 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 131 Magpie Pica pica 132 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 133 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 134 Raven Corvus corax 135 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 136 Great Tit Parus major 137 Skylark Alauda arvensis 138 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 139 Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 140 Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra Yes 18/04/1996 Cricket pitch, St Agnes 141 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 142 Swallow Hirundo rustica 143 House Martin Delichon urbicum 144 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 145 American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Yes 28/09/2000 Porthellick, St Mary's 146 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 147 Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli Yes 10/10/2011 Lighthouse, St Agnes Not correct site or date 148 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei Yes 07/11/1996 Higher Moors, St Mary's 149 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 150 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 151 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 152 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 153 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 154 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 155 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Yes 10/10/2000 St Mary's 156 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 157 Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola Yes 13/10/2001 Hospital, St Mary's 158 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 159 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 160 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 161 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 162 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 163 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 164 Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris Yes 14/10/2017 Troytown, St Agnes 165 Whitethroat Curruca communis 166 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 167 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 168 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 169 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 170 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 171 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Yes 13/10/2000 Porthellick House, St Mary's 172 Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus Yes 16/10/1993 Monument, Tresco 173 Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus Yes 29/10/2002 Covean, St Agnes 174 Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica Yes 05/10/1999 Gugh 175 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 176 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 177 Redwing Turdus iliacus 178 Blackbird Turdus merula 179 Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus Yes 09/10/1993 Rocky Hills, St Mary's 180 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 181 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 182 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Yes 13/10/1993 St Martin's 183 American Robin Turdus migratorius Yes 28/10/1998 Barnaby Lane, St Agnes 184 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 185 Robin Erithacus rubecula 186 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 187 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 188 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 189 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 190 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 191 Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis Yes 02/10/1996 Shipman Head, Bryher 192 Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius Yes 14/10/1999 Taylor's Island, St Mary's 193 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 194 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 195 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 196 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 197 Dunnock Prunella modularis 198 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 199 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 11/10/2002 St Martin's 200 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 201 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 202 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 203 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Yes 10/10/1997 St Mary's 204 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 205 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 206 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Yes 14/10/1995 Airfield, St Mary's 207 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens Yes 01/10/1996 Cricket pitch, St Agnes 208 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 209 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 210 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 211 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 212 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 213 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 214 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 215 Linnet Linaria cannabina 216 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 217 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 218 Siskin Spinus spinus 219 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 220 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 221 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 222 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 223 Yellow-browed Bunting Emberiza chrysophrys Yes 21/10/1994 Old Obs, St Agnes 224 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Yes 11/10/1993 Carn Friars, St Mary's 225 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 226 Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Yes 07/10/1996 Carn Friars, St Mary's 227 Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla Yes 25/10/2004 Trenoweth, St Mary's 228 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Yes 07/10/1996 Garrison, St Mary's 229 Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Yes 09/10/1997 Rose Hill, St Mary's 230 Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca Yes 14/10/2022 Bryher 231 Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata Yes 12/10/1997 Abbey crossroads, Tresco 232 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Yes 07/10/1995 Great Pool, Tresco 233 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Yes 12/10/1993 Vane Hill, Tresco