Friday 29 June 2018

PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER AT GOTHIAN SANDS.

AFTER MUCH DEBATE WE THINK THIS IS A PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER
AND NOT AN AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER.






Saturday 23 June 2018

CORN BUNTING & GREEN HAIRSTREAK.

WE HAVE BEEN OUT AROUND THE COAST AGAIN IN THE LAST
FEW DAYS, ONCE TO THE NEWQUAY AREA AND YESTERDAY TO 
PORTHLEVEN AND ON TO GWITHIAN. 
SURPRISED AT HOW MANY PEREGRINES ARE AROUND. 
ALSO LOTS OF BUTTERFLIES AND DRAGONFLIES.

GREEN HAIRSTREAK


COMMON BLUE
LARGE SKIPPER


SCARLET-TIGER MOTH

GOLDEN-RINGED DRAGONFLY



CORN BUNTING

CORN BUNTING

LINNET


FULMAR

PEREGRINE FALCON

PEREGRINE FALCON

RAZORBILL

SAND MARTIN


Saturday 16 June 2018

PEREGRINES AND DRAGONS

 WE WENT OUT TO THE COAST YESTERDAY AND STUMBLED ACROSS
  A FAMILY OF PEREGRINES. THERE WERE 3 VERY NOISY JUVENILES.
THEY DIDN'T SEEM BOTHERED BY US ALTHOUGH I CAN ASSURE YOU 
ALL THAT WE WERE NOT AS CLOSE AS IT LOOKS IN SOME SHOTS.












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ON A DIFFERENT NOTE, THIS IS THE FIRST 
SOUTHERN HAWKER OUT OF OUR POND THIS YEAR.




Thursday 7 June 2018

MARSH FRITILLARY AT BRENEY COMMON.

YESTERDAY WE WENT UP TO BRENEY COMMON HOPING
 FOR MARSH FRITILLARY AND WERE NOT 
DISAPPOINTED, THEY WERE IN ABUNDANCE.
SUCH A PRETTY BUTTERFLY AND QUITE SCARCE 
SO TIMING IS EVERYTHING. OF COURSE YESTERDAY'S 
BRILLIANT SUNSHINE ALSO HELPED.











 ALSO A FEW SMALL PEARL-BORDERED FRITILLARIES AROUND.