A trip down to Cornwall today for todays birding . With our 1st stop being at Ruan Lanihorne to look for a juvenile Purple Heron that has been seen there for a few days , but we couldn`t see it anywhere and all we saw was a Common Sandpiper and 3 Stock Dove .
So we went on down to the tip of Cornwall to a spot near Sennen where we looked at a ploughed field and in it was a juvenile American Golden Plover , a very smart looking Eurasian Dotterel ( The 1st I have seen for quite a few years ) , a European Golden Plover , at least 10 White Wagtail and 3 Northern Wheatear .
We then decided to start heading back home and on the way we again stopped for another look for the juvenile Purple Heron and this time our luck was in but it was quite distant and only just showing in the long grass , our last stop was at Davidstow Airport where 3 Buff-Breasted Sandpiper all juveniles showed very well , the most that I have ever seen together .
Most of todays birds were very distant in falling rain hence the photos ! but I hope to try again on a better day .
Saturday, 30 September 2017
Friday, 29 September 2017
Another Spot Fly !
A couple of hours spent checking the bushes on Bowling Green Marsh this morning got me , a Spotted Flycatcher that showed briefly before going back into cover again , a couple of Grey Wagtail , 8 Winter Wren , 4 Common Chiffchaff , a male and female Blackcap , 6 European Greenfinch , 20+ European Goldfinch , 2 Eurasian Jay , 2 Western Jackdaw and a female Reed Bunting . And a look from the viewing platform got me a Northern Wheatear the was sat on the estuary wall of Riversmeet House .
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