An initial walk on St.Mary's through The Garrison saw us encounter the
BLUE ROCK THRUSH again, showing at much closer range, and a heard-only
Yellow-browed Warbler. We scoped across to Samson and counted a record total of eight
Spoonbills, while a summer-plumaged
Great Northern Diver was feeding just off that island and five
Bar-tailed Godwits were in flight with a flock of
Curlew. Two
Mediterranean Gulls were in The Roads. A
Black Redstart was on The Garrison and we had three
Wheatears and a
Brambling. A
Stock Dove on a rock off Porthcressa Beach was out-of-place.
Our day on Tresco was successful, with an
ISABELLINE WHEATEAR found by Steve Broyd, a more obliging
Yellow-browed Warbler, an adult male
Waxwing flycatching from wires, two
Black Redstarts, juvenile drake
Scaup, two
Pochards, 30
Siskins, a
Swallow, a
Peregrine, three
Snipe, three
Greenshanks, four
Redshanks, a
Water Rail and two
Wigeon.
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| Isabelline Wheatear |
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| adult male Waxwing |
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| 1cy drake Scaup |
Back on St.Mary's in the evening we managed flight views (and more importantly calls) from the
RED-THROATED PIPIT found on Peninnis Head, before it cleared off towards Gugh/St.Agnes.
