It was time for a fond farewell to Scilly but we managed to fit in a few hours of birding on St. Mary's before catching the
Scillonian III back to Penzance. The focus of our attention was the yellow-less and plausibly Eastern
yellow wagtail at the riding centre (presumably the bird heard yesterday), which I managed to get several recording of to send off to experts. A
Ring Ouzel flew over Content and other highlights included five
Black Redstarts, my first
Redwing of the season, a
Reed Bunting, a
Wheatear and eight
Swallows.
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| yellow wagtail sp. at the riding centre |
During the sailing back, we logged an
Arctic Skua, a
Bonxie, a 2CY
Mediterranean Gull and the usual
Kittiwakes,
Razorbills,
Guillemots and
Gannets.
The yellow wagtail sp. was later confirmed from sonograms as another
EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL!
