We have spent the last two days down West. My day list yesterday was 55 and today it was 59. I saw the Choughs both days, feeding on dung, and I’ve fallen in love with them. We also saw the Spoonbill at Marazion today and I’m embarrassed to say how many pictures I took! It was adorable to watch. I must have spent an hour sprawled out on the wet bank waiting for movement. It just wanted to sleep most of the time, and on one leg! I was going to try and get some pictures of the Choughs today, but ended up looking for Yellow Browed Warbler and Booted Warbler with no success after what seemed like about an hour and a half! I admire those who are dedicated and stick it out until they find them. It’s thanks to them that we know these birds are around and sometimes have the pleasure of a glimpse of them. I tried Drift for some pictures of the Whooper Swan, but it was too far away and had to be scoped. Pity I never got the hang of digiscoping! John mentioned that there were four Spoonbills at Copperhouse so I asked Trevor if we could call in there on the way home, but were met with Oystercatchers, Redshanks, Greenshanks, Little Egrets, Gulls, Curlew and too many more to mention all in flight having just been flushed by a man with two dogs, without leads on and walking briskly straight across the middle of Copperhouse! Needless to say we did not see four Spoonbill!
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Marazion - Spoonbill
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Marazion - Pintail (if I've ID'd correctly, so feel free to let me know if I haven't!)
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Robin at Cot Valley for MA!
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Marazion - Red Admiral
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Fox - Nanquidno
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