Tuesday 6th October

A trip down to Cornwall with Andy and Tim was my first trip out for quite a while . And our first stop was at Pendeen Point where we saw a very confiding Lapland Bunting . On then to Sennen Cove to look for Red-Billed Chough and at first there was no sign of them but after around 10 minutes 4 of them flew in and showed well .

We Then went to Drift Reservoir where after quite of a hazardous walk we got a bird we thought was the long staying Spotted Sandpiper but it turned out to be just a Common Sandpiper , also a Iceland Gull flew out from the flock of gulls and flew towards the dam .

Our last stop of the day was at Davidstow Airport where 3 Buff-Breasted Sandpiper showed very well . Also seen were Common Ringed Plover , Northern Wheatear and a flock of 50+ Lesser Black-Backed Gull .

Lapland Bunting ( Calcarius lapponicus ) . Pendeen Point . Cornwall

 

Red-Billed Chough ( Pyrrhocorax pyrrocorax ) . Sennen . Cornwall

 

Buff-Breasted Sandpiper ( Tryngites subruficollis ) . Davidstow Airport . Cornwall

 

 

Little Stint

 The day started with a small flock of Common Starling that flew over my garden . A bird that I hardly get up where I live in Topsham .

A journey then down to look for a reported Little Stint and my luck was in as the bird showed well in with Common Ringed Plover and a Ruddy Turnstone . And nearby the Osprey was sat on its usual tree in Powderham Park .

Little Stint ( Calidris minuta ) . The Exe Estuary . Devon