More birds from yesterday...

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I don't know what I have done to this. I was fiddling so it was an accident, but I kinda like it !!!
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Sunday...

I find it difficult to write up the posts when I am running behind, especially after being at work when the weekend is a distant memory, and I have work to do at home also! I have to look through my shots to remind myself :- )

A couple of hours spent at Walmsley on Sunday (when we met up with Ashley & Kay) did produce some excitement… a Grey Heron tussling with a meal. We never did decide what the meal was (maybe eel… maybe slow worm). We watched it for what seemed like about 10 minutes. It was obviously fighting back. The Heron was bothered by it, to say the least. It swallowed it and it wriggled back out. It swallowed it again, with water… it wriggled back out. This went on… and on! The Heron did not give up though and eventually… submission, and not by the Heron!

As I had decided to go for some shots of the previous day’s Spotted Flycatcher, Ashley & Kay decided to follow. We saw the SF, but again my shots were not good. We called at Colliford on the way back. The Black Duck avoided us again, but we did see a Cuckoo sitting with a very vocal Swallow on an electric line! We all called at Par for a short walk before heading home.
My neck on the line Ashley… It’s a Kestrel… I’m convinced!
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My day list for Sunday:-
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1. Little Grebe
2. Cormorant
3. Grey Heron
4. Mute Swan
5. Canada Goose
6. Mallard
7. Buzzard
8. Kestrel
9. Moorhen
10. Coot
11. Lapwing
12. Black Headed Gull
13. Herring Gull
14. Greater Black Backed Gull
15. Woodpigeon
16. Collared Dove
17. Cuckoo
18. Skylark
19. Swift
20. Swallow
21. House Martin
22. Pied Wagtail
23. Wren
24. Dunnock
25. Robin
26. Song thrush (heard)
27. Blackbird
28. Sedge Warbler
29. Willow Warbler (heard)
30. Chiffchaff (heard)
31. Reed Warbler
32. Spotted Flycatcher
33. Great Tit
34. Blue Tit
35. Coal Tit
36. Magpie
37. Jackdaw
38. Carrion Crow
39. Starling
40. House Sparrow
41. Chaffinch
42. Greenfinch
43. Goldfinch
44. Linnet

My day…

I forced myself to go out today :- ) I’ve been lazy though, and I am sure I could have seen more, but I had a late night last night and too much wine with the visitors!

Went on our usual drive around, not staying anywhere too long; Walmsley, Pentire, Camel Trail (only a quick look in a wooded area by the river where I caught a glimpse of a Dipper), a wet and dismal Colliford (where I was lucky enough to see a Lapwing) and surrounding area!

This little one seemed unsteady...

A Hornet I think... I heard something scratching and this was what it turned out to be. They scrape wood and mulch it with saliva to build their nests...

My day list:-

1. Little Grebe
2. Cormorant
3. Grey Heron
4. Mute Swan
5. Canada Goose
6. Mallard
7. Teal
8. Buzzard
9. Pheasant
10. Moorhen
11. Coot
12. Lapwing
13. Black Tailed Godwit
14. Black Headed Gull
15. Herring Gull
16. Woodpigeon
17. Collared Dove
18. Swift
19. House Martin
20. Swallow
21. Skylark
22. Pied Wagtail
23. Wren
24. Dipper
25. Dunnock
26. Robin
27. Song Thrush
28. Blackbird
29. Sedge Warbler
30. Willow Warbler (singing perfectly!)
31. Chiffchaff (heard)
32. Grasshopper Warbler (heard only, but I am sure!)
33. Great Tit
34. Blue Tit
35. Coal Tit
36. Magpie
37. Jackdaw
38. Rook
39. Carrion Crow
40. Starling
41. House Sparrow
42. Chaffinch
43. Goldfinch
44. Greenfinch
45. Reed Bunting

My day...

I’ve certainly made up for my lack of use of the camera this week! Over 500 shots taken today and I only left the house for a couple of hours to visit Par late this afternoon (after spending the day cleaning and tidying in the garden!) - No waffle (you will be pleased to learn) as we have visitors!

My day list:-

1. Cormorant
2. Little Egret
3. Heron
4. Mute Swan
5. Canada Goose + Goslings
6. Mallard
7. Sparrow Hawk
8. Moorhen
9. Turnstone
10. Sandwich Tern
11. Herring Gull
12. Lesser Black Backed Gull
13. Greater Black Backed Gull
14. Woodpigeon
15. Collared Dove
16. Swift
17. House Martin
18. Swallow
19. Pied Wagtail
20. Wren
21. Dunnock
22. Robin
23. Stonechat
24. Songthrush
25. Blackbird
26. Whitethroat
27. Sedge Warbler
28. Chiffchaff
29. Coal Tit
30. Great Tit
31. Blue Tit
32. Magpie
33. Jackdaw
34. Rook
35. Carrion Crow
36. Starling
37. House Sparrow
38. Chaffinch
39. Goldfinch
40. Greenfinch
41. Linnet
42. Reed Bunting

My pics:-

Oxeye Daisy, I believe...
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Speckled Wood, I believe...
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Out for the day tomorrow so I had better take a second memory card!!!!!

Images from Sunday & today....

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Stithians - Dam Walk



Stithians - near to the Golden Lion



Drift - I counted 26 M Swan there today



St Clement - This shot was very dark before I played with it!




St Clement - The Halo effect again! The Cormorant popped up from no-where!




Stithians again...



Ummm - Stithians & I still can't believe it!



Pendeen - On the road

Stithians - On the drive down towards the Golden Lion

Stithians - Dam Walk