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    Falmouth Birding

    Stithians today after work 1615hrs on a nice sunny, if fresh, late afternoon Main hide Slav Grebe 4 Cormorant 40 Canada Goose fem Goldeneye Southern Cut-off (filled the feeders) Muscovy Duck 2 Grey Heron 10 Redwing 2 Reed Bunting 4 LTT fem GS Woodpecker **FOX right in front of hide...doubled...
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    Falmouth Birding

    Stithians Main hide 130 Lapwing 10 Snipe 4 Cormorant Goldeneye Mylor Churchtown GN Diver Razorbill 10 Shag Oystercatcher 14 Turnstone Rock Pipit Grey Wagtail Heron Little Egret Mistle Thrush 4 Greenfinch
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    Falmouth Birding

    Yesterday at Stithians for volunteer work party 0945-1130hrs with Dan C, Beth and Dave Bray Main hide 2 Common gull 4 LBB Gull 30 BH Gull 40 H Gull 2 Teal 4 Cormorant Cut off hide 2 Snipe 2 Bullfinch flyover spotted by Dan GS Woody 4 Common Frog ? disturbed by our willow digging...safely...
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    Falmouth Birding

    Berkeley Cottages 1000hrs Male Black Redstart...first of the year in town for me Yesterday Coal Tit back of Swanpool where I bumped into JSL and ?Trispen
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    Falmouth Birding

    What features make it a juvenile rather than adult winter?
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    Falmouth Birding

    Nice piccies Dan...good effort :t:
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    Falmouth Birding

    Stithians today 1745-1930hrs came up to check out the Yellow-Legged Gull reported on the EcoSoc FB page but could not locate it. BLACK TERN (confirmed by Dan) swooping and feeding. Feeding mostly to the right of the Main hide (?west). Well chuffed at that one. 15 Teal Male Gadwall 10 Curlew...
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    Falmouth Birding

    Stithians after work again Main hide 1615-1735hrs with Shaun Martin and Steve K Wood Sandpiper IDed by Steve in scope but came across in front of hide 2 Common Sandpiper 9 Ruff (most I've seen) Whimbrel 1 Curlew Ringed Plover 30 Swallow 2 GC Grebe 2 Little Egret 10 Cormorant 10 LBB Gull Grey Heron
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    Falmouth Birding

    Stithians Main hide 1030hrs with JSL and Trispin 6 Ruff 8 Dunlin Kingfisher Fem Peregrine attacking at pool in front of hide Whimbrel 20 Curlew Ringed Plover 10 Swallow 2 GC Grebe Little Egret 10 Cormorant
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    Falmouth Birding

    Stithians post work for me as well... Main Hide 2 Ruff 8 Dunlin 1 Black Tailed Godwit 2 Curlew Little Egret Grey Heron 10 LBB Gull 5 Teal 30 Mallard 3 Swallow 2 GC Grebe : 1 adult and 1 juv 5 Lil Grebe Wigeon 10 Cormorant
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    Falmouth Birding

    http://www.images-naturally.co.uk/2014/05/little-egret-aggression.html This is pretty much identical to what happened....
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    Falmouth Birding

    St Anthony-in-Meneage/Gillan Creek 7 Little Egret - one fighting another, pinning it down and pecking it for about 10 mins, whilst 2 or 3 looked on! Never seen Little Egrets have any kind of intra-species interaction before. Mind you, never seen 7 in one place before. Grey Heron 3 Mallard 2...
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    Falmouth Birding

    Rosemullion Head 1930-2130hrs seawatch plus with Sam Perfect 150+ Manxies flying west 15 Gannet 3 GBB Gull BH Gull 5 Auk sp 10 Shag Cormorant Whitethroat Chiffchaff 2 Linnet Swallow Pheasant Kestrel 2 Shelduck washing in stream on Prisk beach towards Helford
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    Falmouth Birding

    AK Wildlife Cruise Falmouth Bay 1100-1500hrs 50 Manx Shears 100 Gannet 2 Fulmar (immature) Puffin 150 Guillemot (2 Bridled on Gull Rock to the east of Gerrans Bay) 50 Razorbill Common Tern Great Skua seen (but not by me...darn) 3 Kestrel Peregrine male 3 Grey Heron Little Egret 100 Shag 40...
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    Falmouth Birding

    What else is out there?! On my lunch break today ... 1 Golden Oriole in flight briefly behind Rodda's Creamery, Scorrier (nr Redruth) approx SW722444. Was sat at a bench opposite enjoying the sunshine and idly scanning some distant Buzzards in case they were Red Kites when noticed a pale...
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    Falmouth Birding

    Cardrew Industrial Estate 1225hrs Black Stork drifting over quite low westwards towards the north coast - Godrevy/St Ives direction Reported on Birdtrack and to Sam Perfect who kindly passed it on Rosemullion Head 1900hrs Kestrel Buzzard Linnet 5 Swallows Song Thrush
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    Falmouth Birding

    Ahh thank you, Samuel. Had a patrol on the path to the dam yesterday but to no avail. Wind was up so I couldn't hear any distant cuckoos. 31/5/15 1900hrs Path to the Dam Whitethroat Willow Warbler in distraction mode..trying to lead me away from the nest Song Thrush Linnet Main hide GC Grebe...
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    Falmouth Birding

    It never used to be called Arthurs beach when I was growing up. Cant remember what we called it...apart from Nudie Beach!! Apparently, someone called Arthur committed suicide down there in recent times! Nice. They are alright down there...were very friendly to my mate's missus who lagged behind...
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    Falmouth Birding

    Swanpool today 1330hrs Reed Warbler singing at cemetary end Arthurs beach (nudie beach!), Stack Point 3 Whitethroat 2 Chiffchaff Bullfinch 2 Rock pipit, one gathering flies Meadow Pipit was following it around almost begging for food. At first I thought it maybe fledgling Ripit but it looked a...
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    Falmouth Birding

    Boscawen Road above the fields yesterday late afternoon Sandwich tern flying towards Gylly Sparrowhawk flying up from the fields over Boscawen Road and swooping over the garden edges Buzzard mobbed by Herring gulls
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    Falmouth Birding

    Aha! Well done. Went to Mabe dump this morning and guess wot....a pair of Red Kite wheeling over. My first in Cornwall, I believe :t:
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    Falmouth Birding

    Late news from Tues: Stithians on path walk halfway to dam 1615hrs 2 GC Grebe 10 Canada goose 4 Lil Grebe 2 Stonechat (pair) Meadow Pipit Willow Warbler in song Chiffchaff Today: Cardew Ind Estate, Redruth 6 Linnet 2 flyover Canada goose
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    Falmouth Birding

    Rosemullion this AM 0915hrs Skylark 10 Linnet 2 Little Egret
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    Falmouth Birding

    Late late news Tuesday: United Downs Pair of Siskin on feeders in private garden Late news Wednesday: Stithians 10 Sand Martin 3 Cormorant 3 Lil Grebe S.cut off: Lil Egret Reed Bunting LT tit GT BT Greenfinch
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    Falmouth Birding

    Nipped to the Golden Lion hide, Stithians at lunchtime 5 Little Grebe Little Egret 4 Wigeon plus a Stoat!! 1615 hrs after work at Stithians Main hide Grey Heron 3 GC Grebe (one pair) 6 Little Grebe 10 Canada Goose Southern cut-off 3 Grey Heron (juv plus 2 adults) 5 Wigeon 2 Reed Bunting Snipe
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