Isles of Scilly - 9th October 2021

A better birding day  the weather was still glorious, but at least there was a bit more going on.

Heading onto Penninis first thing where one of the two black redstart was seen on the headland where a siskin flew over.

The standing stones field has held appeal on this trip so heading over where a common whitethroat and willow warbler were present, the former surprisingly being the first time I'd seen this species on the islands.

Heading onto Lower Moors where a jack snipe and a water rail showed well from the screen by the hide.

A quick stop into the standing stones field, where the whitethroat was still present and a surprise kingfisher burst out of a small willow by the pond.

A couple of stick insects were present by the old town churchyard.