Lapwing's lucky escape.

Not sure what the poor old Lapwing did to deserve this or maybe he is injured.

He seems to be struggling which alerted the Crow, who did his best to drown him.

The Spoonbill came over and the Crow flew off. The Spoonbill then did exactly the same.

Obviously he realised the Lapwing was too big and let him go.

I never knew that Spoonbills did this sort of thing.

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

SEAL AT HAYLE.

 I WENT TO CARNSEW FOR THE SPOONBILL TODAY BUT IT KEPT IT'S DISTANCE.

INSTEAD HERE ARE SOME SHOTS OF A SEAL FROM THE HAYLE CAUSEWAY.

AS IT HAS A GREEN TAG ON IT'S FLIPPER, I SUSPECT IT IS ONE 

OF THE RECENT RELEASES FROM THE SEAL SANCTUARY.

HELSTON AND DRIFT

These shots were taken last week at Drift Reservoir and Helston.

The male Mandarin and his Leucistic female make an odd couple.

Most likely escapes but pretty none the less.

MANDARIN

MANDARIN

MANDARIN

MANDARIN

MANDARIN

SHOVELER

SHOVELER

HERRING GULL

GREY WAGTAIL

GOLDCREST

GOLDCREST

EASTERN BLACK-REDSTART at MOUSEHOLE.

Thought I would post some shots of the Eastern Black-Redstart at Mousehole.

The light was awful so 1 or 2 of them have been through a filter. 

A Lovely bird to see in Cornwall. 

The Yellow-Browed Warbler was taken at Tehidy Country Park.

KESTREL AT FALMOUTH'S CASTLE BEACH.

 I WATCHED THIS KESTREL FROM THE PATH OVER-LOOKING 

THE BEACH AT FALMOUTH. IT CAME IN REALLY CLOSE AND

WASN'T AT ALL PUT OFF BY ALL THE PEOPLE WATCHING IT.

AROUND THE ORCHARD

AFTER GETTING PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER, I SPENT A 

DAY WANDERING AROUND A LOCAL ORCHARD.

FIELDFARES WERE QUITE NUMEROUS BUT VERY FEW REDWINGS.

MORE EXCITING THOUGH WAS THE STOAT THAT STARED AT ME 

AND THEN DECIDED HE WASN'T GOING TO BE PUT OFF HIS LUNCH.

FIELDFARE

FIELDFARE

BLACKCAP

BLACKCAP

SONGTHRUSH

WREN

STOAT

STOAT

STOAT

STOAT