Cornwall (Day 3)

Birded from dawn till dusk (well, 9am till dusk; still taking it easy as it’s my birthday!) Hard work in poor weather. Gannets close in-shore after a windy night. A total of four Firecrests seen and a Ring Ouzel. The pond at Porthgwara was birdy (two Firecrests plus the Ouzel) and there were a ton of Goldcrests around and also, unlike yesterday, a lot of Chiffchaffs which is encouraging.

The pond at Porthgwara has a new (well, since I was last there a year ago),  and rather bizarre sign, to discourage thieves. I couldn’t actually see much to take apart from the sign itself, but assuming there was, I’m not sure the sign would deter them?

 

Earlier in the day, I had to shelter in the twin caves at the top of the beach to have my pasty and coffee (fortunately I caught the shop before it gave up trading for the day). Later, when I returned, the cave to the beach was partly under the tide, something I’ve not seen before; presumably a very high tide due to the full moon.

St. Levan
26 October 2015 09:04 - 11:26
Overcast with showers, sometimes heavy 14C 16SE
Gannet, Buzzard, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Goldcrest, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff (heard), Wren, Starling, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Robin, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Linnet

Porthgwara
26 October 2015 11:26 - 15:28
Rain, sometimes heavy 14C 16SE
Gannet, Shag, Kestrel, Merlin, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Goldcrest, Firecrest, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff (heard), Wren, Starling, Ring Ouzel, Blackbird, Redwing, Robin, Stonechat, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Linnet

St. Levan
26 October 2015 15:30 - 16:20
Drizzle 13C 14SE
Herring Gull, Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Goldcrest, Firecrest, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch

Porthcurno
26 October 2015 16:30 - 17:15
Patchy cloud 13C 10SE
Pheasant, Buzzard, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Goldcrest, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock (heard), Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Rabbit