ALL OVER THE PLACE!

 I'VE BEEN ALL OVER THE PLACE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

THE FIRST SHOTS WERE FROM THE ST.ERTH AND PENZANCE AREA.

AFTER THAT I WAS BACK AT THE ORCHARD WHERE THERE WERE A FEW BRAMBLING, 
NOT SOMETHING WE SEE A LOT OF AROUND TRURO. 

THE LAST THREE SHOTS WERE AT FEOCK CHURCH. I WAS PARTICULARLY 

PLEASED TO SEE THE HAWFINCH AS WE HAVE ONLY EVER SEEN THEM ABROAD.

CATTLE EGRET

CATTLE EGRET

PURPLE SANDPIPER

RINGED PLOVER

BLACKCAP

REDWING

BRAMBLING

BRAMBLING

CHIFFCHAFF

BUZZARD

BULLFINCH

PHEASANT

FIRECREST

HAWFINCH

BACK IN THE ORCHARD

NICE TO SEE THE WINTER THRUSHES ARE BACK.

THESE WERE TAKEN IN A NEARBY ORCHARD.

BLACKBIRD

FIELDFARE

FIELDFARE

REDWING

GOLDCREST

GOLDCREST

CATCHING UP.

HAVEN'T DONE A GREAT DEAL OF BIRDING RECENTLY BUT 

HERE'S A FEW SHOTS THAT I HAVE MANAGED FROM AROUND

 WEST CORNWALL AND OUR RECENT FAMILY VISIT TO SOMERSET.

REED BUNTING

STARLING

CHIFFCHAFF

FIRECREST

FIRECREST

PURPLE SANDPIPER

STONECHAT

BLACK REDSTART

BLACK REDSTART

GREY WAGTAIL

FIRECRESTS EVERYWHERE

THERE ARE A LOT OF FIRECRESTS AROUND AT THE MOMENT AND THIS IS 

THE FIRST YEAR THAT I HAVE MANAGED SOME DECENT SHOTS OF THEM.

SUE ALSO CAME OUT YESTERDAY TO TRY OUT HER NEW NIKON 70-300 LENS.

THESE ARE THE FIRST SHOTS SHE HAS TAKEN WITH IT.

 THE REFLECTION PICTURE ON OUR LAST POST WAS ALSO

 PUT ON BIRDGUIDES AND WAS AWARDED POTW.  

THIS IS A FIRST FOR ME SO VERY PLEASED WITH THAT 

AND A BIG THANK-YOU TO THE PEOPLE AT BIRDGUIDES.

VISITOR FROM NORTH AMERICA

I FINALLY GOT AROUND TO SEEING THE 

WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER AT GOTHIAN SANDS.

White-Rumped Sandpiper

Rock Pipit

KESTREL AT BOTALLACK

WE WENT TO BOTALLACK FOR THE CHOUGH BUT THEY KEPT 

THEIR DISTANCE, THIS KESTREL THOUGH WAS VERY OBLIGING.