Yesterday was spent staring fruitlessly at various bits of the Standing Stone Field and Dump Clump with nothing to show for the effort except more mosquito bites. With no further sightings of the Swainson's Thrush we decided to call it a day.
This morning I was just wandering back from the Garrison when I got news of a Swainson's Thrush on Bryher. At Popplestones with acres of deep cover it seemed a long-shot, but with many others I hurtled to the Quay. The walk across Bryher suddenly broke into a run when we realised that the birders on site had their bins up. Mega-blindness kicked in as, despite excellent directions and being dragged into position by Jake, I couldn't pick it up on the ground. Luckily it flicked up onto a low branch to give tickable views, before flitting through the hedge. Standing in the next field, the bird flew (flashing its underwing) on to a branch, where it spent the next few minutes giving fantastic views to the appreciative crowd. Later even closer views were had as it hovered, taking berries from a hedge.
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| Swainson's Thrush |
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| A bit of under-wing. |
Ecstatic we returned to St Mary's, where a Scilly tick Great White Egret flew over Porthcressa, giving distant views from our flat.
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| Great White Egret |
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