Paul Lynch and Brian Carruthers 12th-14th May

Hi Peter

Greylag Goose	3 west end
Mute Swan	2 east end
Shelduck	2 east end
Mallard
Tufted Duck
Eider	2 males in harbour
Great Northern Diver	4 highest count
White-billed Diver	moulting Adult on 13th
Fulmar
Manx Shearwater
Gannet
Shag
Cormorant
Corncrake	Calling males 3 east end, 7 west end
Oystercatcher
Lapwing
Ringed Plover
Snipe
Whimbrel	up to 4 each day
Curlew	1 near harbour 14th
Redshank
Turnstone
Dunlin
Kittiwake
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Iceland Gull	1 east end on 12th
Herring Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Little Tern	2 from harbour road
Arctic Tern	30 around lighthouse
Great Skua	2 east end on 13th
Guillemot
Razorbill
Black Guillemot
Puffin	400+ on 13th
Rock Dove
Woodpigeon	1 east end on 13th
Collared Dove	1 east end on 12th, west town on 13th
Merlin	1 east end 12th
Peregrine	1 east end 12th & 13th
Chough
Hooded Crow
Raven
Skylark
Sand Martin	1 east end on 12th
Swallow
House Martin	1 west town on 14th
Willow Warbler	at least 3 west town
Chiffchaff	2 or 3 west town, 4 east town
Sedge Warbler	4 singing males west town
Goldcrest	1 west town 13th & 14th
Wren
Starling
Redwing	1 in Gracies garden on 12th
Wheatear
Tree Sparrow
Pied Wagtail
White Wagtail	3 or 4 every day
Meadow Pipit
Rock Pipit
Linnet	2 west town
Goldfinch	2 west town

Derek Brennan 28th-29th April

Weather was excellent for a change, very calm and warm. Good sea conditions.

Whimbrel 12
Mallard 6
Tufted 5

Shellduck 2
Greylag 5
Corncrake 3 (west)
Jack snipe 1
Merlin 1
Swallow 20
Wheatear at least 25
Puffin at least 200
Great northern diver 6
White billed diver 1 (east - in early moult)
Chough 2

Golden Plover 11

Goldfinch 3

Chiffchaff (12 on 28th, 4 on 29th).

Blackcap 1

As I think Chris already mentioned, we had a Minkie Whale on the 29th, along with a few Bottlenose Dolphins, a Basking Shark and at least 6 Porpoise.

Chris Ingram 29th 30th April

Hi Peter,

I was on Tory on 29th and 30th April. Sightings as follows:

Greylag  maximum of 9 on 30th

Eider  1 pair + 2 males on 30th

Great Northern Diver  maximum of 8 off shore

White-billed Diver  1 on 29th, probably same bird seen by Derek

Manx Shearwater  small numbers passing west

Peregrine  2 possibly 3 on 29th

Corncrake  3/4 singing

Dunlin  maximum of 15 on 30th

Whimbrel  up to 5 birds present

Snipe  1 on 30th

Great Skua  1 off east both days

Black-headed Gull  10 at north lake on 30th

Collared Dove  2 in east on 29th

Chiffchaff  up to 4 present

White Wagtail  maximum of 6 on 29th

Goldfinch  maximum of 4 on 29th

Siskin  male on 29th

Linnet  maximum of c.20 on 30th

Also Minke Whale on 29th, and multiple sightings of Basking Sharks and Bottlenose Dolphins both days.

Chris

Derek Brennan 28th May

Derek is on for a few days....
A few birds from today, but I'll send a more complete list later..

Whimbrel 6
Mallard 6
Tufted 5
Greylag 5
Corncrake 3 (west)
Jack snipe 1
Merlin 1
Swallow 20
Wheatear at least 25
Puffin at least 200
Great northern diver 6
White billed diver 1 (east - in partial molt)
Chough 2

Chris and Theo 21st April 2017

Theo and I did a day on Tory yesterday, here are our sightings:

Greylag  4 on south lake

Barnacle Goose 5 on south lake

Wigeon  2 on south lake

Teal  3 on east lake

Tufted Duck 6 on south lake

Eider  pair in harbour

Great Northern Diver 4 from boat, none seen from island

Manx Shearwater  2 from east end, 1 from boat

Curlew  1 on beach

Whimbrel  1 on beach

Puffin  present off east

Chough  only single birds seen

Swallow  5/6 west town

Chiffchaff  15 mostly west town

Willow Warbler  1 west town, 1 Anton's east

Blackcap  1 magic bush

Goldcrest  1 in hotel bush

Robin  1 Anton's garden

Wheatear  good numbers, 2 showing characteristics of 'leucorhoa'

White Wagtail  6 on beach

Goldfinch  1 in Anton's

Linnet  1 in east

Regards Chris

Joe Adamson mid October

Tory Records 12^th – 18^th October 2017

Whooper Swan

15^th Oct. Flock of 41 over West Town, coming in from the north. Second flock of 17 over North Lake. Flock heard and poorly observed over An Club at 2000hrs.

Pink-footed Goose

15^th Oct. 3 birds with the flock of 41 Whoopers

Greylag Goose

15^th Oct. 17 flying west, north of hotel.

Barnacle Goose

14^th Oct. 4 over West Town. 12 over West Town on 18^th Oct.

Eider

14^th Oct. 4 in harbour (3 females)

Wigeon

14^th Oct. 4 North Lake

Teal

14^th Oct. 6 North Lake

Grey Heron

15^th Oct. At least 4 on the Island

Common Buzzard

12^th Oct.  2 behind the Post Office.  13^th Oct. 1 over West Town. 17^th Oct. 1 near lighthouse

Sparrowhawk

14^th Oct. 1 over football pitch. 17^th Oct. 1 south of Anton’s garden. 18^th Oct. West Town.

Kestrel

Individual on 14^th, 15^th, 16^th  and 17^th Oct.

Peregrine Falcon

15^th Oct. 1 East Town. 17^th Oct. 2 East End

Merlin

12^th Oct. Imm over West Town. 17^th Oct. 1 near Lighthouse

Water Rail

15^th Oct. 1 heard south of Grace Anne’s house. 17^th Oct. 1 calling near magic bush

Redshank

18^th Oct. 7 at harbour.

Ringed Plover

15^th Oct. 1 heard in harbour. 17^th Oct. 1 at harbour. 18^th Oct. 11 at harbour

Golden Plover

Singles flying south over island on all dates.

Snipe

15^th Oct. Up to 25 over island

Arctic Tern

14^th Oct. Imm. in harbour

Wheatear

1 at harbour on 18^th Oct.

Skylark

17^th Oct. 1 over East Town

Song Thrush

15^th Oct. 1 West Town. 17^th Oct. 1 Anton’s East Garden.

Redwing

15^th Oct. Influx of c. 150 over island. 17^th Oct. Large influx involving several hundred birds.

Fieldfare

17^th Oct. 1 West Town

Blackcap

17^th Oct. 2. One in each of Anton’s gardens

Willow Warbler

14^th Oct. 1 West Town

Chiffchaff

15^th Oct. 1 East Town. 17^th Oct. 1 Anton’s East Garden

Chough

A pair over island on all dates. Appears to be only one pair on the island. 18^th Oct. 5 over West Town. (These birds are probably some of the flock of 17 that Anton saw coming in from the mainland on the same day)

Chaffinch

17^th Oct. 1 in Anton’s East Garden

Brambling

17^th Oct. Up to 6 birds on the island.

Siskin

15^th Oct. 1 in Anton’s East Garden

Snow Bunting

15^th Oct. 2 over East Town. 17^th Oct. 1 over cliffs in East.