Isles of Scilly in Autumn Oct 2022

Hello

I was fortunate to have been a part of Naturetrek's Isles of Scilly in Autumn trip during the first days of October 2022, an amazing autumn for shearwaters if much quieter on the passerine-front. Below are some images from the tour:-


Star Castle!

Curlew Sandpiper.

Swainson's Thrush.


Great Shearwater.

Cory's Shearwater.

Gannet.

Grey Phalarope.

Wren.

Stonechat.

Grey Heron with eel.

Greenshank splash-landing!

Comma.

Yellow Wagtail.

Speckled Wood.

Sanderling.

Rock Pipit.

Ringed Plover.

Wheatear.

Grey Seals.

Common Snipe.

Whinchat.

Peregrine.

Firecrest.

All above images courtesy
of John Draper.


Mediterranean Gull.

Gannet.



Cory's Shearwater.

Parasol Mushroom.

Red Admiral.

Scilly boat.

Speckled Wood.

Rock Pipit.

Scilly Skybus.

Grey Wagtail.

Kestrel.

St Martin's and Tresco.

House Sparrow.

Yellow-browed Warbler.

Scilly Cows (perhaps
Devon Reds?)

Swainson's Thrush.

Firecrest.

Wryneck.

Hugh Town harbour.

Gravestone of Harold Wilson
and Gladys Wilson.

Bryher Church.

St Martin's.

Comma.


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/rare-blackburnian-warbler-bird-sees-7703911