ORCHARDS, HARBOURS & SEWAGE WORKS!!

I HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE PLACE IN

 THE LAST 2 WEEKS.HERE ARE SOME SHOTS

 FROM HELSTON, COOMBE, NEWLYN AND PENZANCE.

FIELDFARE

CHIFFCHAFF

GOLDCREST

WREN

PHEASANT

PURPLE SANDPIPER

TURNSTONE

GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL

HERRING GULL

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, juv.

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, juv.

CORMORANT

CATCHING UP.

 I THOUGHT I HAD BETTER PUT SOMETHING UP IF ONLY TO PROVE I 

AM STILL AROUND. I HAVE NOT DONE A GREAT DEAL BUT HERE ARE 

SOME SHOTS FROM THE LAST 4 WEEKS OR SO. 

RED FOX

FIRECREST

GOLDCREST

GREY CATBIRD

GREY CATBIRD

I WENT FOR THE GREY CATBIRD BUT IT WAS VERY ELUSIVE WHEN I WAS THERE.

WE'VE SEEN THEM IN THE USA BUT STILL WOULD HAVE LIKED A BETTER SHOT.

KESTREL

KESTREL

WREN

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT

GREAT EGRET

LITTLE EGRET

GREEN SANDPIPER

LESSER YELLOWLEGS

LESSER YELLOWLEGS

PURPLE SANDPIPER

PURPLE SANDPIPER

PECTORAL SANDPIPER

TEMMINCK'S STINT

TEMMINCK'S STINT

RINGED PLOVER

SANDERLING

TURNSTONE

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

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