Thursday 30 September 2021

High Hopes

October is here. Being a relatively recent viewer of Twitter (handy for receiving and sharing info' on occasion) there's the inevitable optimism (rightly so) regarding possible "corkers" that might arrrive this month. Having already had a nibble I'm looking forard to the 14th when we'll be heading for my (still) favourite location; the wonderful Isles of Scilly. It's not just the birds...it's the whole experience...besides, Louise likes it!

So many memories from here...and some fantastic birds. For the record, below are the highlights since my first visit in 1991...

AMERICAN BLACK DUCK
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO
COMMON NIGHTHAWK
CHIMNEY SWIFT
SORA
UPLAND SANDPIPER
WILSON'S SNIPE
SOLITARY SANDPIPER
CREAM-COLOURED COURSER
GREAT BLUE HERON
SNOWY OWL
RED-EYED VIREO
AQUATIC WARBLER
SPECTACLED WARBLER
GREY-CHEEKED THRUSH
HERMIT THRUSH
BLUE-ROCK THRUSH
BLYTH'S PIPIT
AMERICAN BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT
OVENBIRD
AMERICAN ROBIN
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT
BLACKPOLL WARBLER
BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
INDIGO BUNTING


Lesser Scaup
Ring-necked Duck
Spotted Crake
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Glaucous Gull
Hooded Crow
Short-toed Lark
Cattle Egret
Penduline Tit
Booted Warbler
Melodious Warbler
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Red-rumped Swallow
Pallas's Warbler
Dusky Warbler
Radde's Warbler
Rose-coloured Starling
Bluethroat
Red-flanked Bluetail
Citrine Wagtail
Tawny Pipit
Richard's Pipit
Olive-backed Pipit
Red-throated Pipit
Isabelline Shrike
Serin
Little Bunting
Ortolan Bunting

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