Scillies 2014
Scillies 2014 Spent a few days on St.Agnes, Isles of Scilly 15-19th September 2014. Weather had been strong easterlies for a couple weeks which had me hoping for Scandinavian migrants, but despite large numbers of common species, especially wheatear, I found the bit of quality you hope for on the islands hard to come by. First two days were really hard going with just a Grasshopper Warbler to show for my efforts. Plenty of Wheatears, and a few Whinchats though so there was always hope of something rarer. Waders were providing some bonuses with 6 or 7 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Little Stint, Greenshank and 2 Ruff seen well. Finally towards the end of Wednesday the quality arrived.. I opened my tent to be greeted by a Wryneck sitting on a stone wall in front of me. Got great views, and a couple of distant shots before watching it forage at the foot of a wall in the middle of the campsite. he didn't stay long though, picked a very busy area to forage. This proved to be the high point, with a