Isles of Scilly, September 2025 - Geoff Cusick Photography

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Isles of Scilly, September 2025

Scilly, September 2025

A set of photographs from a visit to the Isles of Scilly with a group led by David Rosair of Island Ventures. Over 4 days, we spent time on Bryher (where we were staying), Tresco, St Agnes and St Martins.

Ringed Plovers at Green Bay on Bryher - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S, 400 mm at ¹⁄₅₀₀₀ sec at f/8.0, ISO1600 on 17 September 2025

Ringed Plovers and a Little Egret at Green Bay on Bryher - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S, 400 mm at ¹⁄₂₀₀₀ sec at f/10, ISO1000 on 17 September 2025

Greenshank at Green Bay on Bryher - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₄₀₀ sec at f/11, ISO500 on 19 September 2025

Curlew at Green Bay on Bryher - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₄₀₀ sec at f/11, ISO500 on 19 September 2025

Redshank at Green Bay on Bryher - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at f/13, ISO500 on 19 September 2025

Ringed Plovers at Green Bay on Bryher - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₃₂₀ sec at f/11, ISO500 on 19 September 2025

Rainbow on Bryher - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 200 mm at ¹⁄₅₀ sec at f/57, ISO1000 on 21 September 2025

Little Egret, Rushy Bay, Bryher - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₄₀₀ sec at f/13, ISO1000 on 21 September 2025

Spotted Flycatcher on Bryher - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at f/14, ISO1000 on 21 September 2025

Stonechat on Bryher - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₂₅₀ sec at f/14, ISO1000 on 21 September 2025

Pied flycatcher on Bryher - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₅₀₀ sec at f/13, ISO1000 on 21 September 2025

Spotted Flycatcher on Bryher - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₅₀₀ sec at f/13, ISO1000 on 21 September 2025

- taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 370 mm at ¹⁄₁₆₀ sec at f/13, ISO1000 on 21 September 2025

Ringed Plover, Dunlin, and Turnstone on Bryher - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₄₀₀ sec at f/18, ISO2500 on 21 September 2025

Little Egret on Tresco - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₁₂₅₀ sec at f/16, ISO2500 on 22 September 2025

Little Egret on Tresco - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₆₄₀ sec at f/13, ISO1000 on 22 September 2025

Compare - Little Egret and Herring Gull on Tresco - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 310 mm at ¹⁄₆₄₀ sec at f/13, ISO1000 on 22 September 2025

Greenshank on the Great Pool, Tresco - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₆₄₀ sec at f/13, ISO1000 on 22 September 2025

Redshank on the Great Pool, Tresco - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₆₄₀ sec at f/13, ISO1000 on 22 September 2025

Redshank on the Great Pool, Tresco - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₆₄₀ sec at f/13, ISO1000 on 22 September 2025

?Golden Pheasant? on Tresco - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₅₀₀ sec at f/14, ISO1000 on 22 September 2025

Starling on St Agnes - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ sec at f/11, ISO400 on 23 September 2025

Bishop Rock lighthouse - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₆₄₀ sec at f/14, ISO400 on 23 September 2025

St Agnes lighthouse - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 200 mm at ¹⁄₅₀₀ sec at f/14, ISO400 on 23 September 2025

Young and adult Oystercatchers on St Agnes - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 760 mm at ¹⁄₁₀₀ sec at f/14, ISO400 on 23 September 2025

Wheatear on St Agnes - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₄₀₀ sec at f/11, ISO400 on 23 September 2025

Whinchat on St Agnes - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₄₀₀₀ sec at f/11, ISO1600 on 23 September 2025

- taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 320 mm at ¹⁄₃₂₀ sec at f/29, ISO1600 on 23 September 2025

Sanderling on St Agnes - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₃₂₀₀ sec at f/11, ISO1600 on 23 September 2025

Sanderling on St Agnes - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₃₂₀₀ sec at f/11, ISO1600 on 23 September 2025

Rock Pipit on St Agnes - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₅₀₀₀ sec at f/11, ISO1600 on 23 September 2025

Wheatear on St Agnes on St Agnes - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₆₄₀₀ sec at f/11, ISO1600 on 23 September 2025

Wheatear on St Agnes on St Agnes on St Agnes - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₅₀₀₀ sec at f/11, ISO1600 on 23 September 2025

Terns on St Agnes - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₃₂₀₀ sec at f/14, ISO1600 on 23 September 2025

Rock Pipit on St Agnes - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₆₄₀ sec at f/14, ISO1600 on 23 September 2025

White Stork over Bryher - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₃₂₀₀ sec at f/14, ISO1600 on 24 September 2025

White Stork over Bryher - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₃₂₀₀ sec at f/14, ISO1600 on 24 September 2025

White Stork on Bryher - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₂₀₀₀ sec at f/14, ISO1600 on 24 September 2025

Song Thrush on St Martins - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₈₀₀ sec at f/14, ISO1000 on 24 September 2025

Stonechat on St Martins - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₆₄₀ sec at f/14, ISO1000 on 24 September 2025

Wheatear on St Martins - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₆₄₀ sec at f/14, ISO1000 on 24 September 2025

Spotted Flycatcher on St Martins - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₅₀₀ sec at f/16, ISO1000 on 24 September 2025

Stonechat on St Martins - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₆₄₀ sec at f/16, ISO1000 on 24 September 2025

Sailing into St Mary's - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 320 mm at ¹⁄₂₀₀₀ sec at f/13, ISO1000 on 24 September 2025

Shags in the channel - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 260 mm at ¹⁄₆₄₀ sec at f/20, ISO1000 on 24 September 2025

Scillonian III leaving St Mary's - taken with NIKON Z 8 and NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2x, 800 mm at ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ sec at f/16, ISO1000 on 24 September 2025