FALMOUTH AND MARAZION

THESE IMAGES WERE TAKEN AT FALMOUTH

 AND MARAZION DURING THE WEEK.

BLACK REDSTART

BUZZARD

BUZZARD

LITTLE EGRET

MED. GULL

RING-BILLED GULL

PURPLE  SANDPIPER 

SHAG on the ROCKS

TURNSTONE

STARLING

CATCHING UP.

This is a catch up from the last 2 weeks. 

We saw around 60 Common Cranes in Somerset in with

 the cows but they were at quite a distance.

The rest were taken around Cornwall.

COMMON CRANE

COMMON CRANE

BUZZARD

CHOUGH

CHOUGH

GOLDCREST

GREAT-SPOTTED WOODPECKER

GREY WAGTAIL

SPARROWHAWK

YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER

ROSE-COLOURED STARLING

I finally caught up with the very obliging juvenile Rose-coloured Starling at Lands End.

The last 2 pictures were all I could get of the Adult in Lizard Village 2 weeks ago.

The local Starlings don't seem very friendly!

Below; The adult Rose-coloured Starling in Lizard Village.

SNOW BUNTING

SNOW BUNTINGS AT KYNANCE COVE.

SPOONBILL

 SPOONBILL AT STITHIANS RESERVOIR.

SPOONBILL

SPOONBILL

SPOONBILL

SPOONBILL

BISSOE VALLEY

We spent a lovely couple of hours at Bissoe Valley on Sunday. 

This Golden-Ringed Dragonfly dropped into a pond and struggled desperately to get out

 but its wings were covered in algae. John managed to scoop it out with the tripod and

 after cleaning off what we could, we hung it out of site still flapping like mad. 

When we checked later, it had gone so we will never know if it 

managed to clean itself up and fly off or if it got eaten.

MIGRANT HAWKER

SOUTHERN HAWKER

CATCHING UP.

 This is our first posting for six weeks and are just some local shots taken over the last few days.

 Although we have had a few technical issues, it must be said that since our return

 from Bulgaria we are finding it hard to get back into it. Must try harder!!

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT

COOT

JACKDAW

LITTLE GREBE

SANDWICH TERN

SANDWICH TERN

SANDWICH TERN

LIZARD sp.

LIZARD sp.

 We saw this Lizard basking on a log at Croft Pascoe, it was no more than an inch and a half long.