Cornwall Birding

RARE BIRD GALLERY (2008)

Images of the Rare and Scarce birds in Cornwall in 2008

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1&2. CATTLE EGRET, nr Halsetown, St Ives, 1st January ‘08. (C.Buckland)

3&4. GLAUCOUS GULL, St Ives Harbour, 19th January ‘08 (M.Rouncefield)

5. HUME’S LEAF WARBLER, Cot Valley, January 30th ‘08 (M.Halliday)

6. HUME’S LEAF WARBLER, Cot Valley, January ‘08 (M.Sallis)

7&8. Ad and 2w ICELAND GULLS, Newlyn Harbour, 13th February ‘08 (M.Halliday)

9. SPOONBILL, Ernesettle, Plymouth was seen to fly into Cornwall! 13th Feb’08 (C.Buckland)

10. BITTERN, Stithians Reservoir, 15th February ‘08 (J.H.Johns)

11. RING-BILLED GULL , Stithians Reservoir, 15th February ‘08 (J.H.Johns)

12. RED KITE, Zennor, April ‘08 (A.Boyns)

13 & 14. BLACK-WINGED STILT, three birds at Windmill Farm, 8th April ‘08 (M.Sallis)

15. BLACK-WINGED STILT, Windmill Farm NR, April ‘08 (B.McGeough)

16 & 17. PURPLE HERON, Windmill Farm NR, 9th April ‘08 (B.McGeough)

18. RING-BILLED GULL, Hayle Estuary, 26th April ‘08 (M.Halliday)

19. PALLAS’S WARBLER. St Agnes, 21st April ‘08 (M.Sallis)

20. WOODCHAT SHRIKE. Loe Bar, Helston 30th April ‘08 (B.McGeough)

21. TAWNY PIPIT, St Gothian Sands, 11th May ‘08 (J.Swift)

22. RED-RUMPED SWALLOW, The Lizard, 12th May ‘08 (T.Blunden)

23. RED KITE, Windmill Farm NR, The Lizard, 13th May ‘08 (A.Pay)

24. SPOONBILL (Imm.) Hayle Estuary 31st May ‘08 (A.Boyns)

25. EUROPEAN BEE-EATER, Porthcurno 24th May ‘08 (C.Benton)

26. EUROPEAN BEE-EATER, Paul, Penzance 13th June ‘08 (J.Higham)

27. HONEY BUZZARD, Croft Pascoe, The Lizard, 6th June ‘08 (M.Halliday)

28. RING-BILLED GULL, Helston Loe Pool, 1st August ‘08 (A.Forsyth)