Saturday, 10 April 2010

Great Surprises down West.

We were in the car when we received a call from Monty to say that The Great White Egret was showing well at Marazion Marsh.We also got our first Wheatears of the year there. After spending an hour there we went on to Porthgwarra looking for Dotterel (didn't see it) but were surprised by a Red Kite flying through. Only managed a few distant shots but it was nice to see. Another surprise was the deer running down the opposite side of the valley.












Mum and 2 young, aaaah!






Judging by the size of the crop on this Buzzard, he must be taking food back to the nest.

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22 comments:

  1. Sam and Lisa10 April 2010 at 21:24

    Great shots there John and Sue, i'm glad you also nailed a Red Kite.
    Sam

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  2. Anonymous10 April 2010 at 21:40

    Great set of images John and Sue, Hope you had a good day down west.
    Keith

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  3. Chris10 April 2010 at 21:41

    Hi, I would have say great number of surprises, seeing the number of species and the number of good shots you got ;-) This is again a wonderful post!

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  4. Mark Whittaker10 April 2010 at 21:44

    Nice one

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  5. Unknown10 April 2010 at 21:45

    Great shots John and Sue. Love the clean looking Wheatears.

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  6. Kelly11 April 2010 at 04:07

    ...you have some beautiful images here. My fav is the second heron on the left. I love the curves of the bird in front of the lines of the grasses. It has a cool feel...

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  7. Kelly11 April 2010 at 04:07

    p.s. Love the birds in your header!

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  8. Terence Ang11 April 2010 at 04:36

    Nice shot john.

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  9. ADRIAN11 April 2010 at 08:50

    A veritable feast for me today, thanks.

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  10. Richard Pegler11 April 2010 at 11:31

    Some great images - well done!!

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  11. holdingmoments11 April 2010 at 13:13

    What an excellent day. Cracking shots too.

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  12. Montanagirl11 April 2010 at 17:02

    Very nice shots, but I love the Egret photos!

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  13. Monts11 April 2010 at 18:53

    Hi Folks Great to catch up with you yesterday morning and enjoyed the session with the Great White Egret. Must say John you have some fab shots of it as well as the Red Kite, so looks like the day was pretty good. Have not processed up my shots yet but I dont think they are a patch on yours.Went to Lands End this morning, best was a Merlin around the Complex 2 Whitethroat and 2 Ring Ouzels and about 40 Wheatears. Bumped into Royston and he had to go ene better with the first Sedge Warbler of the year. Hope you did not work to hard today cu soon.

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  14. FAB11 April 2010 at 20:39

    Hey, you guys are getting some very nice local visitors at your end of the country. Super pics as usual. FAB.

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  15. Robs Birding11 April 2010 at 21:44

    Hi well done on seeing some top birds and great photos as usaul :)

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  16. Hilke Breder11 April 2010 at 22:11

    Great shot of the buzzard hunkered on the ground trying to swallow its prey with a leg, or something, still dangling from its beak. Nice sequence of the Great White Egret; actually like all of them.

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  17. TonyC11 April 2010 at 23:59

    Great shots as always guys. Well done!!

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  18. Bobbster12 April 2010 at 19:39

    Another great selection, well done on the Red Kite

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  19. Elaine12 April 2010 at 20:14

    Lovely shots of the egrets and the shots of mum and her babies are great. Very nice series of shots.

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  20. Unknown12 April 2010 at 22:31

    Hi,Thanks for your kind words on my site.Yes enjoyed Cyprus my wife is Greek Cypriot so its nearly home like Cornwall to me. Have to say these set of images are brilliant and what a diverse collection.Hope there is as much to photo in ten days when i'm next down,
    cheers
    Anthony

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  21. JRandSue14 April 2010 at 19:54

    Thanks every one for your comments,hope you have a fantastic time when you visit Cornwall Anthony.
    The birds are waiting for you.
    John.

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  22. Ken.14 April 2010 at 23:10

    Hi JR and Sue.
    I was wondering if you could help me. My wife and I are coming to Cornwall at the end of June for 2 weeks, staying near St Austell, and I was wondering if you could recommend any where nearby for wildlife. I have looked up some places, but as you live there you might know of some other sights that aren's so popular.I am not just into birds, its Butterflies etc.Cheers
    Love the recent photo's of my favourite bird, the Red Kite.

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