A full day’s birding at last (well sort of: Breakfast isn’t until 9am and I had to drop the other three off at St. Ives for the day.) Rain hampered birding in the morning at the first site, but it brightened later.
Kenidjack
Grey Wagtail
Goldcrest x 5
Chiffchaff x 7
Yellow-browed Warbler? – one possibly two birds. The first 99% sure of Id, but just couldn’t clinch it. The second was a probable.
Sparrowhawk – despite some good self finds of semi-rarities, this was the bird of the day. I was scanning through a few Chaffinches perched on top of some bramble when I noticed the Sparrowhawk flying in at the height of the bushes. Most of the Chaffinches took off. The one I had my bins on with the Sparrowhawk in the background didn’t. Bang! Amazing power, and great to see.
Firecrest
Cot Valley
Yellow-browed Warbler – a good self find though unfortunately it had already been found by some other birders who were watching from around the other side of the tree!
Nanquidno
Firecrest
Porthgwara...
Large Pipit sp.? – flew over at dusk. Didn’t call. Seemed much larger than Meadow Pipits and wasn’t a Redwing!
