Cornwall Birding

St Gothian Sands Nature Reserve at Gwithian has really come into its own this Spring it seems, with a string of good migrants including Night Heron and Tawny Pipit in the last week. The new fenced off areas are keeping the dogs at bay and Sand Martin’s have been having a good look at the […]

Todays Birding hghlights in Cornwall include:
Saltash - *BLACK KITE* south of Saltash flew over Wearde Quay at 12.20hrs.
Torpoint - NIGHTINGALE singing this evening 3mls SW of Torpoint by B3247 at Tregantle Fort (Thanks C.Buckland)
Truro - Red Kite flew west over Gloweth at 0733hrs.
Polgigga - Red Kite (8) over Polgigga at 1330hrs
Hayle - Red Kite flew […]

Todays Birding highlights on th Isles of Scilly include:
St Mary’s - *CATTLE EGRET*(4) at Higher Moors flew into fields at end of Holy Vale this afternoon.  BLUETHROAT at Lower Moors this evening.
St Agnes - RED-RUMPED SWALLOW at Perigilis Beach at 13.30hrs and EUROPEAN BEE-EATER again.

A busy date for rarities with a Squacco Heron at Towednack in 1992 and a Red-footed Falcon at Croft Pascoe in 1988. Also in 1988 there was a Subalpine Warbler on the Lizard and a Great Reed Warbler at Crowan Reservoir. A Broad-billed Sandpiper was on the Hayle Estuary in 1980 and two White-winged Black […]