15th September 2023
This Woodchat Shrike was still present at the Content horse paddocks
Got out for an hour after work and within a few minutes of arriving at Content, I immediately got onto the Woodchat Shrike in the horse paddocks where I discovered it eight days ago. A hobby flew overhead and nearby at Maypole, 2 Pied Flycatcher and from 2 Wryneck yesterday, to a single individual this evening. Two days ago, I was on the golf course when at 19.30 a call from Tony Gilbert got me walking towards the 7th Tee where he had the Buff-breasted Sandpiper. I lay down and let the sandpiper walk towards me as it showed off in the evening light.
Only a single Spotted Sandpiper at Content this evening
Yesterday there were up to 6 Pied Flycatcher at Maypole but this evening there were only two individuals.
The Woodchat Shrike showed well at Content
This Buff-breasted Sandpiper has been on the golf course for a week after I first spotted over the castle.
On the 10th September, I spent the afternoon at Content and was rewarded with a Vagrant Emperor hawking over the fields. Also up to 12 Vestal and 2 Silver Y moth. On the bird front, it was buzzing with common migrants including, 8 Pied and Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Whinchat, Reed Warbler and Tree Pipit, 3 Sedge and 7 Willow Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 8 Wheatear and a vocal Green Sandpiper overhead. Before all this, at Pelistry Farm, the Wryneck was still in the gateway opposite the farm where there were 3 Pied Flycatcher nearby. The following day, I kicked my tenth Wryneck in over a week at Content Farm and was still present yesterday.
The Vagrant Emperor proved tough to photograph as it spent most of it’s time hawking high but can still make out it’s a male and was only my third Scilly sighting.
There were up to 12 Vestal in the Content area
There were up to 5 Whinchat in the Content area
Also 5 Reed Warbler
3 Sedge Warbler
Only 2 Whitethroat
Chiffchaff are in small numbers at the moment
Sunset looking towards Samson
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