A tough start to the trip. Great and Sooty Shearwaters were the highlights of the Scillonian crossing, but the weather since has been far too pleasant to bring many birds. The star bird so far has been the Tawny Pipit that showed well on my first trip to Bryher, but superbly when I returned alone for photos.
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| Tawny Pipit |
The Lapland Bunting that spent a few days on the golf course was almost tame and gave views down to a few feet.
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| Lapland Bunting |
I hit lucky with the Buff-breasted Sandpiper at the golf course when I caught it flying in and landing briefly nearby.
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| Buff-breasted Sandpiper |
A snipe at Lower Moors looks good for Wilson's but it has so far failed to lift a wing or flash its tail for conclusive identification.
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| Possible Wilson's Snipe |
A trip to Tresco produced a Red-breasted Flycatcher, Wood Sandpiper and 2 Pintail.
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| Red-breasted Flycatcher |
A sneaky climb to the top of the hill on my second trip to Bryher got the 6 Cattle Egret on Tresco Great Pool.
Foul weather today meant challenging conditions, but there were far more birds around (including 7 Whinchat in the Standing Stones Field) and a late Barred Warbler when the conditions improved bodes well for tomorrow.
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| Bar-tailed Godwit |
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