AN AFTERNOON IN FALMOUTH

A FEW BITS TAKEN IN THE LAST WEEK OR SO.

ALL IN THE FALMOUTH AREA.

FULMAR

FULMAR

MEADOW PIPIT

ROCK PIPIT

PIED WAGTAIL

PIED WAGTAIL

SHORT-EARED OWL at BARTINNEY DOWNS.

PIED WHEATEAR at TREVOSE HEAD

HERE ARE SOME SHOTS OF THE FEMALE PIED WHEATEAR 

AT TREVOSE HEAD, WHICH IS SHOWING QUITE WELL. 

THERE WERE A FEW BIRDERS AROUND AND IT WAS 

NICE TO CATCH UP WITH THE PLYMOUTH BOYS.

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

SOUTHERN MIGRANT HAWKER AT PORTHGWARRA.

TODAY WE WENT TO PORTHGWARRA HOPING FOR THE 

SOUTHERN MIGRANT HAWKER BUT EXPECTING IT TO HAVE GONE. 

IT WAS STILL THERE AND VERY EASY TO SEE BUT BUSY CHASING OFF 

A COUPLE OF EMPERORS. IT HARDLY EVER LANDED.

PURPLE AND GOLD.

WE WENT TO BRENEY COMMON TODAY HOPING FOR BLACK DARTER 

BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY. THERE WERE HOWEVER PLENTY OF 

PURPLE HAIRSTREAKS, BRIMSTONES AND SILVER-WASHED FRITILLARIES.