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

LOCAL BIRDING

 Stayed fairly local this week so these were all taken at either Stithians or St. Clements.

Avocets have to be one of my favourite birds.

AVOCET

AVOCET

CURLEW

KINGFISHER

LITTLE EGRET

SNIPE

SNIPE

GOLDCREST

LONG-TAILED TIT

SISKIN

A DAY AROUND THE ESTUARY.

 HAD A GREAT DAY OUT IN THE WEEK WITH VISITS TO CARNSNEW POOL,

 HAYLE ESTUARY AND HELSTON SEWAGE WORKS.

FIRECREST

CHIFFCHAFF

GREY WAGTAIL

RED-NECKED GREBE

SLAVONIAN GREBE

RAZORBILL

CURLEW

COMMON SANDPIPER

OYSTER-CATCHER

ROCK PIPIT

HAYLE AND SWANPOOL.

 JUST A FEW SHOTS TAKEN AROUND HAYLE ESTUARY AND SWANPOOL

CURLEW

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT

LESSER YELLOW-LEGS

REDSHANK

COOT

MOORHEN

LONG-TAILED DUCK,  juv.

SHOVELER

TUFTED DUCK

ROOK

A ROOK DOING HIS BEST CROSSBILL IMPRESSION.

Ryan's Field and Land's End.

Nice to see some birds for a change, although we didn't get the Wryneck we hoped for.
These Sandwich Terns were taken at Ryan's Field, as was the Common Sandpiper.
The Ruff and Wheatear were taken at St. Gothian Sands.

This Common Darter took a fancy to John.