Monday 23 October 2017

PLAYING SCILLY BUGGERS

Back from a week on the Scillies with Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory smoothly led by Ken Chapman.Two long coach journeys and two lumpy crossings on the Scillonian 111 were sandwiched by six days at the Tregarthen Hotel on St Marys and day trips to St Agnes,Tresco and St Martins.
Here is a daily pictorial account of the trip;-
Day 1 St Agnes- After twitching the Orphean Warbler from a distance had a pleasant walk round the island.
 BISHOP ROCK LIGHTHOUSE
 THE TURKS HEAD FOR A PINT AND A PASTIE FOR LUNCH.
 MODERN STAINED GLASS IN THE CHURCH


 PORTRUGESE MAN O WAR

 ROCKS ON ST AGNES


 WHINCHAT


 WHINCHAT


 OYSTERCATCHER ON THE ROCKS  OUTSIDE THE HOTEL
 I don`t recall seeing quite such a dog collar on an oyk before but it is winter plumage.
DAY 2 TRESCO
 TRESCO ABBEY GARDENS







 RED SQUIRREL
 COMMA
 PEACOCK
 RED ADMIRAL
 GOLDEN PHEASANTS






GOLDEN PHEASANTS
THE NEW INN TRESCO
DAY 3 OPHELIA TAKES OVER -A HIKE AROUND ST MARYS
 PLENTY OF WAVES CRASHING ON THE ROCKS




















 When we got back from our walk a twitch had just started below the hotel a LEACHES PETREL was doing battle with the storm in the bay,eventually got a couple of long range record shots.
 LEACHES PETREL is no bigger than a house martin and spends most of its life doing battle with the oceans.




THE BISHOP AND WOLF NAMED AFTER THE TWO LIGHTHOUSES


DAY4 ST MARTINS A long walk from end to end

 SCILLY COW


 DAYMARK ON ST MARTINS


 SEVEN STONES INN It was near the seven stones lightship that the Torrey Canyon came to grief in 1967.
 OSPREY Coming to pick us up.

PIED FLYCATCHER FOUND AT THE GARRISON






BISHOPS ROCK LIGHTHOUSE.
DAY5 ST MARYS
 HAROLD WILSONS GRAVE
 THE COASTAL PATH PASSES THE END OF THE RUNWAY. Just round the corner found two RING OUZELS but they were too flighty for pics.
ANOTHER PMOW



 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER
 AGP
 AGP
 AGP
 AGP
 AGP
 AGP
 SNIPE
 SNIPE
 SNIPE
 SONG THRUSH Lots of these on St Marys
 and STARLINGS.
STARLING.
DAY 6
 THE LOCAL EMERGENCY AMBULANCE
 GANNET


ATLANTIC GREY SEAL
 STARLING
STONECHAT
 THE ATLANTIC HOTEL was the best of the three pubs
 THE MERMAID.
TIME TO GO HOME.....Before Brian arrives
 SCILLONIAN 111

WOLF ROCK LIGHTHOUSE.

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