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| Red-footed Booby on Bishops Rock lighthouse |
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I was fortunate to spend 8 days on the beautiful Scilly Isles leading a Birdwatching tour for Naturetrek along with co-leader Pete Stevens.
We entertained 14 clients and got to visit all the inhabited off-islands during a week with fantastic weather marred only by a few showers towards the end of the week. It was remarkably warm on all days.
We were based at the Mincarlo guest house just along the bay from the harbour at Hugh Town on St.Mary's the largest of the islands.
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| The view from the garden at the Mincarlo |
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Most of us arrived on the Scillonian from Penzance whilst the others flew so we had the opportunity to enjoy lots of wildlife sightings en-route to St.Mary's.
Gannets, Shearwaters, including Great, Manx & Cory's, Common Dolphins, Harbour Porpoise, Atlantic Blue-fin Tuna all showed at different times during the voyage.
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Common Dolphins
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| Cory's Shearwater |
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| Great Shearwater |
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Here is a selection of images from our week which included wildlife tours of the Eastern Isles, Western Rocks & Bishops Rock. Also visits to St.Agnes, St.Martin's, Tresco & Bryher.
If this type of tour interests you then please go to the Naturetrek website and check out future trips to the islands.
https://www.naturetrek.co.uk/
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Grey Seal
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| Grey Seal |
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| Grey Seal |
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| Grey Seals |
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| Grey Seals |
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| Grey Seal |
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Grey heron
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| Greenshank |
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| Starling |
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Common Dolphin fins
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| Grey Seal |
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| Shag |
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Grey Seal & pup
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| Grey Seals |
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Bishops Rock lighthouse with Red-footed Booby on top!
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Approaching the Bishop
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Old Town church
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The Daymark on St.Matin's
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Hugh Town from Peninnis Head St.Mary's
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Northern Wheatear
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Juvenile Marsh Harrier over Lower Moors St.Mary's
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| Swallows |
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Scilly Wren
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6 spot Burnet moth
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| The Nags Head, St.Agnes |
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Perconger slip, St.Agnes
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Cruise ship dominating the skyline in St.Mary's bay
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Pulpit rock, Peninnis Head.
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Femals Pied Flycatcher
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Red Knot
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Red Squirrel, Tresco
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| Red Squirrel, Tresco |
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Speckled Wood butterfly (Scilly sub-species)
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Yellow-horned Poppy
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