As I stepped out of our accommodation I could hear my first Redwings of the autumn closely followed by a Merlin zooming low and catching a House Sparrow.
The Short-toed Lark was still in its favoured field on Peninnis. This bird is my 8th on Scilly and I’m still yet to see one away from the isles.
Ortolan Bunting
Up near the airport a small field held numerous Linnets and in with them was a juvenile Ortolan Bunting which showed well on occasion but often vanished in the weeds.
Dotterel
A long walk up to Telegraph produced a Whinchat at the back of one of the fields and from the edge of the golf course a distant juvenile Dotterel and 3 Wheatear.
A Great White Egret was at Porthloo and my final stop was Standing Stones field where I had decent views of a Sedge Warbler.
Golden twin-spot
At the evening log Jacob Everitt brought in Scilly’s 3rd and my 1st ever Golden twin-spot moth.
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