I treated myself to a Cart today...I reckoned I'd earned it! Louise picked it up at 9 from just down the road and brought it back to our place in preparation for our day around St Mary's...
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| My Chauffeur for the Day |
The weather wasn't the best...for Birds or Birders. so we decided to head for the shelter of the wonderful subtropical Carreg Dhu Gardens...
...to try for a Firecrest. Fortunately I had a brief but stunning view on arrival. Then some excitement at last. A Stone Curlew had been heard overnight by a camper on St Agnes! At 10.25 it was seen on Old Town Beach briefly before flying towards Peninnis. It ended up on Bryher!!This would have been a Scilly Tick...but you "had to be there"...I wasn't. It disappeared just after Noon.
After an early lunch back at the flat we ventured out again in inclement weather to try for a Cattle Egret that had been reported near the Airport. Viewing was difficult but it seemed to have flown off. As we were resting on our Cart a Birder walked up and sat on an adjacent bench. After a while I was sure it was Richard, an old friend from when I lived near York. He'd messaged me to say he was visiting, so it was great to finally bump into him after 25+ Years! Thought I'd give you a mention, after all you do read my Blog! He said he was really enjoying his visit and hoped to return next Year. Hopefully see you again then pal.
We then headed up to Telegraph scoring with a fly-by Mistle Thrush (not a gimme here) and around 50 Redwings. We continued down to Newford Duck Pond which was the driest I'd ever seen it. No luck with Warblers so we returned to park at Carreg Dhu and start the stiff walk (Cart only allowed on tarmac) up to Longstones for a piece of Victoria Sponge and another chance of Cattle Egret. Cheating I know but hey...why not!?
As we reached the Car Park a couple of Birders were present. One gave a tip on viewing which referred to the end table in the Cafe!! Fortunately it was free and sure enough he was correct as I could see through the small gap in the bushes and into the field with the Cattle. Almost immediately the 2 Cattle Egrets came into view...
A "through the window shot" but you get the idea. This is the same field I saw this Species last year! As we left I popped around the corner for a clearer view...
The Cattle then moved away followed by the Birds but not before I grabbed an image of both together...
Moving day tomorrow as we move trundle 100 yards down the road to our second accommodation. There's a wind of change brewing over the Weekend with some strong Westerlies involved. Time will tell?
Trip Total - 60
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