A quieter day on St Mary's

After the madness of yesterday, today was a calmer affair spent re-acquainting ourselves with St Mary's. A walk with the family along the beaches of Hugh Town, Porth Mellon and Thomas' Porth produced a Common Seal and a Whinchat. Blackbirds were also very much in evidence - male birds on Scilly show a more reddish-orange bill and orbital ring than the same species on the mainland.

 

Common Seal - Town Beach



Whinchat - Porth Mellon



Blackbird - Thomas' Porth