For the botanists, the tiny Adder's-Tongue Fern at its main out-post on the equally tiny island of St Agnes, IoS. One of several plants located but, as usual, took some searching... @ukorchids.bsky.social #UKBotany #Scilly2025

A couple of mobile Cattle Egret from their inter-island gourmet tour of local horse and cattle fields #Scilly2025 #UKBirding

And a very popular Hoopoe that had taken a liking to salty snacks on a St Agnes beach #Scilly2025 #UKBirding

No apologies for another pic (from numerous taken during many visits!) featuring the Mourning Dove - not usually known for its camouflage #Scilly2025 #UKBirding

Countless visits required to Dove Central, keeping birders pre-occupied (and boatmen happy) for three days before the Mourning Dove was finally pinned down to a chicken run on a private property. But not before a number of adrenalin-pumping blind alley charges... #Scilly2025 #UKBirding

Realised that I have been neglecting this channel so, by way of amends, a selection of #Scilly2025 pics from my annual stay on the islands. First up, one of two (American) Buff-bellied Pipits on St Agnes #UKBirding