Dotterel, Blackbush

Hugh Wright found these first thing today. A nice trip of 3 birds, 2 more colourful females and one rather duller bird. This particular field has a strange attraction for the birds and among several previous occurrences was a bird I found here 6 years ago almost to the day.

Dotterel Charadrius morinellus

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Brambling, Ferry Meadows

One of two males seen at Ferry Meadows this morning. The other was a rather brighter summer individual.

Brambling Fringilla montifringilla

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A few from West Penwith

The beginning of April found us back in West Penwith again, this time in an amazing little campervan from Bumble Campers, a local firm converting a van for us at the moment. More of that another time but first some wildlife from the trip.

One of the best birds was my third Cornish Surf Scoter. This one was hard to see in the wet foggy conditions of Mounts Bay near Penzance, and certainly too hard to photograph. Once the sun came out we took to walking the coast paths and gazing out to sea from our campsite at Treen Farm. Gannets, Manx Shearwaters and Guillemots were on the move at sea with Fulmars on the cliffs, Sandwich Terns in Whitesands Bay and the odd Raven and Peregrine kicking about.

Stonechat Saxicola rubicola

Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus

Herring Gull Larus argentatus

Gunnera


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