Wednesday 16 October 2024

Tuesday 15th October

 A trip out today with my mates Ken and Andy down to Cornwall in hope of seeing a Red-Flanked Bluetail . But our first stop was at Lizard Village where after a bit of a search we saw the long staying  juvenile Rose-Coloured Starling .

We then headed for the Kynance Cove area to look for the R F Bluetail where the walk was hazardous and long out to the cottages where the bird had been seen , and after that it seems that after much searching the bird had gone 😞                                                                                                                                                      So we then headed for Goonhilly Down where we saw a Lapland Bunting that flew in and landed on the path in front of us . My 1st for quite a while .

Our last stop was at Davidstow Airport where a Great Grey Shrike had been seen in the wood and we  got nice but distant views of it . I always enjoy seeing these birds .

 

Rose-Coloured Starling ( Pastor roseus ) . Lizard Village . Cornwall


 

Great Grey Shrike ( Lanius excubitor ) . Davidstow Airport . Cornwall


 


 

Monday 14 October 2024

Not a Lot

 A look at Bowling Green Marsh this morning did not get me much at all with just the usual wildfowl . With , Northern Pintail , Northern Shoveler , Eurasian Wigeon , Common Teal and Mallard .

And a walk down towards the Exe Estuary got me this Common Kestrel and a European Green Woodpecker .

Common Kestrel ( Falco tinnunculus . Topsham . Devon