If June was quiet then July passed by in almost complete silence! Most birders turned there scopes seawards but even then were mostly disappointed with the lack of good birds. Continue reading →

An extremely quiet month even by June’s standards with very few reports of rare or scarce birds recieved. The Hooded Crow remained around the Land End peninsular and was at Polgigga on the 2nd. Continue reading →

May 2010 must go down as a ‘classic’ in Cornwall’s birding history with two (potential) new birds for the county as well as a host of other ‘BB’ rarities. The first of those new additions was a singing male White-throated Sparrow in a private garden at Welton Manor, Boscastle on the 1st. Continue reading →

The month started with an Alpine Swift over the A30 at Crowlas on the 1st and a Woodchat Shrike at Church Cove, The lizard on the 2nd. Two Spoonbills were on the River Lynher again and Bitterns were still at Marazion. Four Water Pipits were at Treraven Meadows, Wadebridge on the 3rd and two Garganey were at College Lake, Falmouth. Continue reading →

March began where February ended with the Black Duck, Lesser Scaup and Little Bunting lingering at their respective sites. The Black-necked Grebe and Whooper Swan were still at Drift Reservoir and Marazion held numerous Bitterns and Water Pipit. The long-tailed ducks were still at Sennen and Loe Pool, Helston. Continue reading →