Day in Cornwall today, there should be a few bits about. First stop after breakfast was the Cot Valley, to look for Chough and anything else i can find. As i drove down the valley, i heard a call from the trees, it sounded like a Yellow-browed Warbler, but sadly i didnt hear it again. So i drove down to the bottom car park, there were quite a few Gannets going past over the sea, but not much else. Then a Chough called and flew over the valley. I followed it up the hill, and found it and another. But, they flew further around the coast before i could get any photos. A message on the pager said there was a Long-eared Owl & a Dartford Warbler at Lands End. I arrived there and asked a birder about the Owl. He said he had seen it fly into the scrub, but it was too dense and too wet under foot, to go in. We then had a very late Swift fly over, sadly neither of us could make it anything but a Common Swift. It is probably a Juvenile, see what you think...? Would be interested to find out.
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| Common Swift |
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| Common Swift |
While watching the Swift, a female Merlin flew through. Which was nice.
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| Merlin |
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| Chough |
After watching the Swift i noticed that 2 Choughs were fairly close, so wandered down to photograph them. Sadly, again, there were lots of walkers & dog walkers around and they kept flushing the Choughs. They didnt fly far, but always away from the camera. I did eventually get some decent shots though.
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| Chough |
After a couple of very enjoyable, if windy, hours at Lands End, i decided it was time to move on. I drove around to Kenidjack Valley, where there had been a 1st winter Red-breasted Flycatcher. There were about 4 people there already. The bird showed briefly, but after while it began to show at regular periods, showing well at times, and in nice light for a change. Then the drive home, but all in all a good day, and a decent 2 weeks.
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| Red-breasted Flycatcher |
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| Red-breasted Flycatcher |
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