So to the last day. The wind was still strong but the sky was blue. Late start, as we were in the B&B and had to pack.
We started in Old Town and I gave it a good go in the Churchyard in very dull light, nothing new but a Grey Wagtail without a tail was a surprise! There must be a joke there somewhere?
There was a Little Egret and Greenshank in the bay. A slow walk through Lower Moors produced another fleeting glimpse of a YBW and my first Chiffchaff! Then it was Rocky Hills and up to Longstones for lunch, glimpsing the VERY elusive Red-backed Shrike that was still present in the area...
After yesterday's dash to Tresco...it had to happen. News came through that 8 Cattle Egrets were now on Green Lane...St Mary's! We weren't too far away. True to form, we found them...in a field of...Cattle!
21 on the Islands apparently. On the return I found the 2 Yellow Wagtails at the Riding School for a trip tick...
Species 84...I think!
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