GOTHIAN SANDS

HAD A GOOD MORNING AT GOTHIAN SANDS YESTERDAY.

LOTS OF LIFE IN THE REED BEDS AND QUITE A FEW 

FLEDGLINGS AROUND WAITING TO BE FED.

LINNET

LINNET

DUNNOCK

REED BUNTING

REED WARBLER

REED WARBLER

COMMON WHITETHROAT

COMMON WHITETHROAT

SAND MARTIN

SAND MARTIN

MARAZION AND GOTHIAN SANDS

I HAVE ONLY BEEN OUT A FEW TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS 

AND THERE IS NOTHING VERY DIFFERENT AROUND. 

IT IS STARTING TO BECOME QUIETER AND SOON IT WILL BE 

THE BUTTERFLIES AND DRAGONFLIES, ALTHOUGH WE

 HAVEN'T GIVEN UP HOPE OF A CUCKOO FOR THIS YEAR.

THESE WERE TAKEN AT EITHER MARAZION BEACH OR GOTHIAN SANDS.

SANDERLING

SANDERLING

SEDGE WARBLER

STONECHAT

STONECHAT

WHEATEAR

WHIMBREL

WHIMBREL

WHITETHROAT

WREN

SPRING IS IN THE AIR

A FEW SHOTS TAKEN AT 2 OF MY FAVOURITE PLACES.

THE LINNET AND SAND MARTIN WERE TAKEN AT GWITHIAN.

THE WHITETHROAT AND THE WILLOW WARBLER 

WERE TAKEN AT STITHIANS RESERVOIR.

CATCHING UP WITH THE LOCALS.

 I've finally managed to get some local birding done. 

These were taken at 2 of my favourite sites, 

Stithians Reservoir and Gothian Sands.

BLUE TIT

BULLFINCH

COAL TIT

GREAT TIT

DUNNOCK

ROBIN juv.

WREN

WHITETHROAT

JAY

GREY HERON

KESTRELS at NEST

SAND MARTIN

SAND MARTIN

SAND MARTIN

SAND MARTIN

I just love Sand Martins and look forward to their arrival each year.

WINDMILL FARM.

On Friday we decided to go to the area around Goonhilly, what a disappointment. 

The 2 pools on the moor just past Goonhilly NR, which are normally swarming with 

Dragonflies had been dredged and drained.

Was it really necessary, surely it could have waited until the winter. 

We moved on to Windmill Farm and although the big pool was drying up we did see

 lots of wildlife. What a great place.

ADDER

COMMON DARTER

MIGRANT HAWKER

COMMON DARTER, old fem.

COMMON DARTER.

COMMON LIZARD

We were taking a shot of the female Common Darter when we noticed 

this Common Lizard sitting below and stalking it. It got away.

SEDGE WARBLER

GOLDFINCH

WHITETHROAT, fem.

LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL

PIED WAGTAIL

These birds were taken earlier in the week, at Gothian Sands and Hell's Mouth.