Camel Estuary, Cornwall (1 Viewer)

[DELACOWI]

Camel Estuary today - 1 razorbill, 20+ med gulls, great crested grebe, lapwing, curlew, oystercatcher, cormorant, shag, 4 shelduck, little egret, grey heron, 2 ringed plover, 1kingfisher, redshank, kestrel, 5 little grebe all together at Guineaport.

 

[Qingcol]

400+ Common Starling in one group over Wadebridge this evening flying towards Crowdy 5:00pm. Amble Marshes this afternoon 50+ Common Snipe, 2 Shoveler, 5 Eurasian Wigeon, 2 Water Rail, 20 Black-tailed Godwit and a Barn Swallow.

 

[Qingcol]

One Snow Bunting this afternoon on the Coastal Footpath near Rumps Point, plus Merlin, 3 Mediterranean Gull and 6 Common Gull.
2 Dotterel on the wide path up to Logan Rock (RoughTor) this morning, with 600+ Golden Plover around the two peaks.

 

[Qingcol]

Rumps Point this morning; birds past included 2 Eurasian Teal, 1 Sparrow Hawk, 20+ Common Gull and 30+ Lesser Black-backed Gull. Large Pod (16+ with at least 3 calves) Bottle-Nosed Dolphin.

 

[skippo]

Constantine and the Camel estuary

Yesterday saw a grey heron and two curlews (I think, rather than whimbrels) on the beach at Constantine. Also greater black backed gulls (adult and juvenile). At St George's Well, in addition to black headed gulls and stonechats, saw what might have been a corn bunting. Will others more expert than i please comment - how likely and if not, then what might it have been (it was in a hedge rather than open field).
My first post: I live in Bristol and am a regular visitor to the Camel area. Would like to say how much I enjoy this thread and envy the knowledge of the posters!

 

[Jon Turner]

I saw a couple of Corn Buntings near Trevone beach during the summer -we had walked there from Padstow, and I was looking for them all the way! So, not out of the question I'd have thought, but some of the locals might come on with more positive information.
Ah, St George's Well...... lovely!

 

[Qingcol]

Yesterday saw a grey heron and two curlews (I think, rather than whimbrels) on the beach at Constantine. Also greater black backed gulls (adult and juvenile). At St George's Well, in addition to black headed gulls and stonechats, saw what might have been a corn bunting. Will others more expert than i please comment - how likely and if not, then what might it have been (it was in a hedge rather than open field).
My first post: I live in Bristol and am a regular visitor to the Camel area. Would like to say how much I enjoy this thread and envy the knowledge of the posters!

Welcome to the thread Skippo! Yes very often Corn Bunting can be seen in that area and they do sometimes sit on the hedge tops, they can be much harder to see on the ground.
Dinham Flats this afternoon; birds included 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 40+ Dunlin, 2 Grey Plover, 120+ Golden Plover, 6 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 10 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 60+ Curlew, 93 Eurasian Wigeon, 1 2nd Winter Ring-billed Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gull (1st winter and adult) 3 1st winter Common Gull and a Peregrine Falcon.
2 Barn Swallow and 5 Northern Shoveler at Amble Marshes yesterday.
A first winter Great Black-Backed Gull past Rumps Point 24/09/2010 was ringed as a nestling in a colony Badbea, Berriedale Highland Scotland 28/06/2010.

 

[Jon Turner]

A first winter Great Black-Backed Gull past Rumps Point 24/09/2010 was ringed as a nestling in a colony Badbea, Berriedale Highland Scotland 28/06/2010.

What an extraordinary piece of luck to get the ring not only visible, but readable!!!

Did you notice it was ringed before taking the pic?

 

[Qingcol]

What an extraordinary piece of luck to get the ring not only visible, but readable!!!

Did you notice it was ringed before taking the pic?

I did! but only as a yellow & Black ring.

 

[gonvena]

Peter, Dij and Col. Thanks for get together on Wednesday night we should have done that years ago.
Flypasts are usually reserved for special occasions. Closing the door to leave the house and about 20 Fieldfare flew over. How appropriate is that?
Will follow the thread and will keep in touch
Best wishes

 

[Peter F-S]

Peter, Dij and Col. Thanks for get together on Wednesday night we should have done that years ago.
Flypasts are usually reserved for special occasions. Closing the door to leave the house and about 20 Fieldfare flew over. How appropriate is that?
Will follow the thread and will keep in touch
Best wishes

Bon voyage Monsieur!!

 

[DELACOWI]

Walk from Guineaport to Grogley this morning;
2 lapwing, 2 little grebe, little egret, cormorant, grey heron, teal, 2 green sandpiper, dipper, pied wagtail, kingfisher, mute swan, blue tit, L.T.tit, great tit, coal tit, marsh tit, nuthatch, G.S. woodpecker, green woodpecker, robin, dunnock, black headed gulls, jay, magpie, jackdaw, rook, carrion crow, raven, 1 redwing, (skylark and fieldfare heard flying over), 2 otters.

 

[DELACOWI]

Late report of a single goosander (redhead) by the co-op carpark yesterday and today.

 

[Qingcol]

Amble Marshes this morning; birds included 127 Black-Tailed Godwit, 2 Common Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 11 Greenshank (including Ythan Estuary colour ringed individual) 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 61 Dunlin, 100+ Common Snipe, 4 Lapwing, 18 Curlew, 8 Eurasian Wigeon, 7 Northern Shoveler, 1 Tufted Duck, 4 Fieldfare, 1 Mistle Thrush and 1 adult male Merlin.

 

[Qingcol]

Amble Marshes this morning; birds included 1 adult Whooper Swan, 2 adult Greater White-Fronted Goose (Flavirostris) 1 Water Pipit, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 120 Black-Tailed Godwit (including colour ringed individual) 100+ Common Snipe, 40+ Dunlin, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 7 Shoveler, 40+ Wigeon, 2 Tufted Duck, 40+ Teal, 20+ Fieldfare, 10+ Redwing, 6+ siskin and 300 Golden Plover from the road.

 

[camelbirder]

The Wednesday Bird Walk Group located 58 species, the highlights included;
20 bar-tailed Godwit, 40 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Gull, 2 Common sandpiper, 25 Cormorant, 260 Curlew, 1200 Golden Plover, 1 female Goosander, 70 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 great crested Grebe, 6 Greenshank, 4 Knot, 22 Little Egret, 3 Little Grebe, 24 Mallard, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 140 Oystercatcher, 60 Redshank, 7 Ringed Plover, 1 Ruff, 10 Shelduck, 1 Spotted Redshank, 20 teal and 70 Wigeon.

 

[Qingcol]

Adult Whooper still at Amble Marshes this morning, other birds included, 1 Ruff, 120+ Common Snipe, 99 Black-Tailed Godwit, 32 Dunlin, 7 Northern Shoveler, 3 Tufted Duck, 100+ Eurasian Teal, 1 Wigeon, 80+ Fieldfare, 40+ Redwing, 20+ Song Thrush, 4 Mistle Thush, Tawny Owl, Sparrow Hawk, Buzzard and Peregrine Falcon.
The first dispersing waves (400+) of Common Starling SW over at 08:40.

 

[Qingcol]

Amble Marshes this morning; birds included 64 Black-Tailed Godwit, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Water Pipit, 1 Peregrine Falcon and adult Whooper still.

 

[DELACOWI]

Guineaport first thing this morning - 4 lapwing, 1 female goosander flew up river.

 

[DELACOWI]

Lunchtime today at Pentire, skylark, rock pipit, several gannets, female merlin, buzzard, no sign of the chough (am looking foeward to the day I see one there!)
Group of 5 little grebe at Guineaport this evening.