AROUND WEST CORNWALL

I WENT FOR THE PURPLE HERON TODAY 

BUT IT KEPT IT'S DISTANCE.

THE REST WERE TAKEN AROUND WEST CORNWALL.

PURPLE HERON, juv.

AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER

AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER

RUFF

BAR-TAILED GODWITS

BAR-TAILED & BLACK-TAILED GODWIT FIGHTING

GREYLAG GEESE

MED. GULL, juv

REDSHANK

SANDWICH TERN

HAYLE and DAVIDSTOW

I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF NICE DAYS OUT THIS WEEK. 

THESE WERE TAKEN AT HAYLE ESTUARY AND DAVIDSTOW AIRFIELD.

BAR-TAILED GODWIT

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT

CURLEW

GREY PLOVER

GREY PLOVER

LITTLE EGRET

BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER

BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER

DUNLIN

RINGED PLOVER

SOME OF MY FAVOURITE PLACES.

 This Grasshopper Warbler was taken at Goss Moor.

The rest were taken over the past seven days or so at Stithians and Marazion.

GRASSHOPPER WARBLER

GREAT-SPOTTED WOODPECKER

GREAT-SPOTTED WOODPECKER

JACKDAW

SEDGE WARBLER

STONECHAT

STONECHAT

BAR-TAILED GODWIT

TURNSTONE

WHIMBREL

WHIMBREL

HAYLE ESTUARY & ST. ERTH.

THERE ARE SOME GREAT BIRDS AROUND THE HAYLE ESTUARY AT THE MOMENT.

THESE WERE TAKEN THERE AND AT NEARBY ST. ERTH.

AVOCET

AVOCET

CATTLE EGRET

CATTLE EGRET

CATTLE EGRET

BAR-TAILED GODWIT

ICELAND GULL

ICELAND GULL

THE GANNEL ESTUARY.

THESE WERE ALL TAKEN AT THE GANNEL ESTUARY, NEWQUAY.

BAIRD'S SANDPIPER

BAIRD'S SANDPIPER

BAIRD'S SANDPIPER

BAR-TAILED GODWIT

BAR-TAILED GODWIT

GREY PLOVER

GREY PLOVER

PEREGRINE

Weekly Round-up.

This is just a round-up of birds seen over the last week. We didn't catch up with any of the Yellow-browed Warblers that are around at the moment. Tried for Firecrest at Helston but only saw one and that was at a distance. The water at Helston was covered in green Algae which looked really smart. We were surprised at the number of Butterflies still around, and at Kynance there were hundreds of Swallows and House Martins hawking, presumably getting ready to leave. Overall though it has been quieter than it should be for this time of year.