Scilly - 14.10.25

Ring Ouzel

Whilst having breakfast those early birds who’d got up and out before me had reported some decent birds on the Garrison so that was my first destination. Small groups of Redwing were seen overhead and a Yellow-legged Gull was noted off of Peninnis.

On my walk around the Garrison I finally saw my first House Martin of the trip and once I’d reached the sports club building adjacent to the campsite I was able to see 3 Ring Ouzel (males) and another 2 Firecrest.

Black Redstart

I then headed for the kids play area by the football pitch where after a brief wait a stunning male Black Redstart showed well. A 4th Ring Ouzel (female) then flew over.

A group of 8 Skylark flew over the quay and at Higher Moors whilst hoping to see a reported Greenish Warbler I had another Clouded Yellow (a normal one this time) and a moth that landed on the grass next to me was a White-speck. 

Porth Hellick pool was my final stop as there’d been 3 Jack Snipe reported. Once in the new hide a message came through that there were in fact 7 so I broke out my thermal imager and managed to increase that to 8. My biggest group ever.

The last bird of note for the day was another Black Redstart that was in the NE corner of the pool.