7th October 2017

Headed down to Newquay airport this morning with hopes of twitching the cedar waxwing and cliff swallow on Scilly. At the airport, the 8:00am flight was delayed for at least an hour, and the return flight seemed likely to be cancelled. I guess I could have switched the Scillonian for return, but I still didn't want to risk it with there being no way to get back the mainland until Monday - a decision I'm now regretting. I ended up at Lodmoor this afternoon, but had no luck searching for the lesser yellowlegs, and was rewarded with just the Great White Egret and a few Ruff as compensation. Highlight of the day were the cheesy chips I bought in Weymouth.