Thursday 1 November 2018

Scillies - Day 6 - Tresco additions

Greenshank
Hopeful army of Khaki

Jake & the Squire
Cattle Egret
Wood Sandpiper
Whooper Swan
Tresco from Blockhouse
Bradley
Boats ready
Navigating around Tresco
Carrot Cake & Earl Grey
Surf Scoter in view
Tresco
Great White Egret over 
Song Thrush
I fancied one more trip off island before heading home so when housemate Adam thought he heard a Catulana Lark it seemed like everyone decided to head to Tresco on the off chance it could be found.

Before heading off for the boat the Great White Egret flew over me when at Porth Loo whilst watching a Rose-coloured Starling feeding on the beach. Sadly, too distant for images.

Once landed on Tesco the regular Spoonbills could be seen over on the edge of Sampson. On Abbey Pool we recorded two Pintail, Teal & Gadwall. On the edge of the Great Pool there were two Snipe and a Wood Sandpiper, a Scilly first for us.

Two Yellow-browed Warbler flitted around above us as we started a circular route taking in a range of habitats. The Surf Scoter which had eluded us all week was picked up at long range after being flushed by some dolphins towards St Martins.

There was a significant increase in Redwings & Fieldfares around the island probably trying to move in ahead of the system.

We recorded another new Scilly species when we observed a Cattle Egret on the north end of Great Pool also present were 6 Greenshank & 7 Redshank. Two Pochard fed in the centre of the pool.

We added a Whooper Swan back on Abbey Pool, 6 Little Egret, the same Cattle Egret & 3 Common Gull.

On the journey back we noted three Spoonbil, a Kittiwake & two Mediterranean Gulls.


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