Saturday 31 October 2015

Cornwall (Day 8)

After awaking to an incredible sunrise (actually a bit before the sun came up)…

Mousehole

…I had a last walk around Mousehole. Seemed to be a lot less Goldcrests and Chiffchaffs and no Firecrests.

Mousehole Herring Gull

After packing and loading the car, the three of us went to Porthgwara for a walk. Similar picture there, though lots of Chaffinches through and another Dartford Warbler.

Porthgwara PorthgwaraPorthgwara Common Darter Porthgwara Porthgwara

After a final pastie at the Porthgwara shop, I persuaded them we’d drive around to St. Levan before the journey home as a Barred Warbler and Rose-coloured Starling had been seen there. An hour or so later, having seen neither, I gave up with a Black Redstart being the only bird of note.

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Stopped off at Hayle and managed to see the 2W Ring-billed Gull as well as two Spoonbills before pressing on.

Mousehole
31 October 2015 08:10 - 08:58
Patchy cloud 16C 10SE
Cormorant, Shag, Curlew, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jay, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Goldcrest, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Chiffchaff, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock (heard), Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Linnet

Porthgwara
31 October 2015 11:05 - 13:30
Mostly sunny 17C 8SE
Pheasant, Shag, Buzzard, Kestrel, Herring Gull, Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker (heard), Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Goldcrest, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Dartford Warbler, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, Redwing, Robin, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Reed Bunting, Red Admiral, Common Darter

St. Levan
31 October 2015 13:45 - 14:50
Sunny 16C 8SE
Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Goldcrest, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, Black Redstart, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Linnet, Red Admiral

Hayle
31 October 2015 15:30 - 16:16
Sunny 16C 8SE
Greater Canada Goose, Wigeon, Teal, Mallard, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Spoonbill, Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Curlew, Redshank, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Skylark, Starling, Meadow Pipit, Linnet