Tuesday 19th May, the penultimate day to my 10 day bird Tour for American birder, Steve Dexter. It’s been hard graft and we are taking things a little easier now, so a light day starting at 9.30am at Marazion followed by a short sea-watch at Pendeen and finally a trot around Gwithian, ending with a […]
Monday 18th May – After a late finish last night Steve and I decided on an 8am start as opposed to a 5am! Fortunate that we did as the weather was atrocious on Bodmin Moor, with driving rain and cold winds. First stop was Golitha Falls for Dipper. A quick look over the bridge to […]
May 17th on the itinerary was late afternoon on the Hayle Estuary then head to The Lizard to mop up on a few specialist species. First on the agenda at Hayle was the very showy Ring-billed Gull, which sat in the main creek close to the bridge. Not a particularly great bird for an American birder, but […]
A trip up to Somerset was planned for Day 6 (Saturday 16th May) with Los Angeles birder Steve Dexter. We set of at 5am picking up the very American sounding Brad Dallas en-route! Another pair of eyes to pick out birds for Steve’s UK list! Very light traffic enabled us to reach Ham Walls reserve […]
Friday 15th May saw Steve and I at Land’s end for a late afternoon walkabout mainly in the hope of a Golden Oriole. After parking at the south end of the car park we walked through the sallows, but to no avail. Whitethroat, Wren and Stonechat were evident but no Orioles. Further across the moor […]
I’ve taken the ‘Cornwall’ out of the title for Day 4 as we spent it all in Devon! Another beautiful sunny warm day in east Dartmoor concentrating on moorland and woodland species. We left Cornwall at 5.15am and reached our first destination, Yarner Woods on the east side of Dartmoor National Park by 0640hrs. (Stopping […]
Tickets booked yesterday for a day trip to the Isles of Scilly! And what a day! Beautiful sunny, warm conditions ensured Steve, my client this week, got to see the Islands in all their glory. We took the boat over in the hope of a few seabirds but the sea was relatively calm and birds […]
Day 2 with my American friend! Another great day, adding 13 new species to the tally. Highlights were the two Cuckoos performing superbly at Rosewall Hill and a very pleasant hour in the morning sunshine at Stithians with singing warblers! Todays birds below: Day 2 – Monday 11th May 2015 (0500-1430hrs) Weather – Misty and […]
First day bird guiding for American Birder, Steve Dexter. Despite the weather we managed to rack up 72 species, which he is more than happy with! Me Too! Below are todays records: Day 1 – Sunday 10th May 2015 (0500-1330hrs) Weather – Thick fog during the morning then clearer but dull for rest of day Porthgwarra – (thick […]
