St Martin's Sep / Oct 2024

Another enjoyable 3 weeks ( 21st September - 12th October ) on my favourite island and great to spend a week of it with our old friends Lee and Rachel. No major rarities or finds this year, but a Red-breasted Flycatcher and Yellow-browed Warblers were nice scarcities to bump into and I always love the birding here, as you just never know......

Arrival on St Mary's - A very long wait for Rachel!

Yellow-browed Warbler

Juv Willow Warbler

Juv Curlew Sand and Dunlin

Whooper Swans

Whooper Swans with St Agnes lighthouse

Tree Pipit

Tall Ship

The Skybus

Aurora Borealis!

Aurora Borealis!

Ad male Red-backed Shrike, Lower Town

Head-started Curlew from Dartmoor

The girls bending!

My attempt at bending!

Sevenstones Pub!

Merlin

Osprey

Red-breasted Flycatcher, Lower Town

Red-breasted Flycatcher, Lower Town

Pied Flycatcher

Spotted Flycatcher

Dinger and Walls departure

The Mrs departure!

St Martin's

Hay Tor, Dartmoor

The Exe Estuary