First day of a week's family holiday on
Scilly started
well with a
Bonxie from the chopp
er
on the way over - se
awatching in style - and then got better. We landed at 1300, got a boat to St Martin's at 1400 and, after a stiff marc
h half way across the island, were watching a Red-Flanked Bluetail by 1500. At first elusive
, it soon became clear that this was a very confiding bird. At one point it landed briefly 5 feet from me on the ground - too close to photograph. I saw the one on St Mary's a couple of years ago but in poor weather and at a distance, so this was a real treat. The bird was not seen again so with hindsight it was a good decision to go for it on the Saturday.
h half way across the island, were watching a Red-Flanked Bluetail by 1500. At first elusive, it soon became clear that this was a very confiding bird. At one point it landed briefly 5 feet from me on the ground - too close to photograph. I saw the one on St Mary's a couple of years ago but in poor weather and at a distance, so this was a real treat. The bird was not seen again so with hindsight it was a good decision to go for it on the Saturday.
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