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Had a sleepless night, but I did my morning head count in the garden (as always). The young ones are getting cheekily close and the local cats have taken to hiding behind the fence below the fence feeders so before I fill them in the mornings I have to play cat-chase first!
We went out this evening, first to Par and then around the lanes and coast road again… ended up at Hemmick (my favourite beach, but a nightmare to drive to!). We had a laugh though and I forgot about my tooth ache :- )

First Juvenile Black Headed Gull I've seen at Par...
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My day list:-

1. Cormorant
2. Grey Heron
3. Mute Swan
4. Canada Goose
5. Mallard
6. Buzzard
7. Kestrel
8. Pheasant
9. Moorhen
10. Coot
11. Black Headed Gull
12. Herring Gull
13. Lesser Black Backed Gull
14. Great Black Backed Gull
15. Woodpigeon
16. Collared Dove
17. Feral Pigeon
18. Swift
19. Swallow
20. Rock Pipit
21. Pied Wagtail
22. Wren
23. Dunnock
24. Robin
25. Stonechat
26. Song Thrush
27. Blackbird
28. Reed Warbler (heard)
29. Chiffchaff (heard)
30. Coal Tit
31. Great Tit
32. Blue Tit
33. Magpie
34. Jackdaw
35. Rook
36. Carrion Crow
37. Starling
38. House Sparrow
39. Chaffinch
40. Goldfinch
41. Greenfinch
42. Yellowhammer

Friday...

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We had a wander around the lanes last night and got back home late; Rescassa, Heligan, Caerhays, Tregony, Portloe, Carne Beach. Saw quite a few Pheasant, 2 Partridge around by Caerhays Castle, which I suspect will end up on someone’s dinner plate come the shooting season in September (and I was too slow too get a shot!). I’m pretty sure I saw a Garden Warbler, but as I got out of the car with the camera it disappeared into the hedgerow, and we couldn’t hang around as it was a narrow lane, so that won’t be ticked on my life list just yet. Saw at least three Yellowhammer. You don’t see one at all and then they are everywhere! Rounded off the evening nicely with a Barn Owl, which flew over and swooped up into trees as we were driving home at dusk.
A good night and as I got into bed I noticed a large moth fluttering towards my bedside lamp - A Swallowtail I believe. I put it out the window once I’d got a shot of it!
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My day list for Friday:-
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1. Fulmar
2. Cormorant
3. Buzzard
4. Partridge
5. Pheasant
6. Black Headed Gull
7. Herring Gull
8. Lesser Black Backed Gull
9. Great Black Backed Gull
10. Woodpigeon
11. Collared Dove
12. Feral Pigeon
13. Swift
14. Skylark
15. Swallow
16. Pied Wagtail
17. Wren
18. Dunnock
19. Robin
20. Song Thrush
21. Blackbird
22. Garden Warbler (I think)
23. Chiffchaff (heard)
24. Great Tit
25. Blue Tit
26. Coal Tit
27. Magpie
28. Jackdaw
29. Rook
30. Carrion Crow
31. Starling
32. House Sparrow
33. Chaffinch
34. Greenfinch
35. Goldfinch
36. Linnet
37. Yellowhammer

Sunday...

I went to Staples in Truro to get some supplies for my membership work (where we had a quick look along the estuary), and with every intention of returning back home early to get on with said work! I took my bins and camera just in case, as you do! I did say to the Abbot this morning that I’d like to see a Yellowhammer again, on a hedge along the roadside maybe (as I’ve only ever seen one) and so I was determined to look out for them on the journey. Heading home I decided to stop and have a wander… found a lane for a stroll where we saw lots of Butterflies (which I am not good at ID‘ing). Headed towards home again, but ended up touring around Tregony and surrounding area, Polmassick and Portholland (where I saw 2 Kestrels together and near Potholland a YELLOWHAMMER, which made my day!), and Pentewan. We also tend to call at Churches as they are great places to spot birds - had a Spotted Flycatcher in a Churchyard today, if I‘ve ID‘d it correctly!
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I think this is a Ringlet...
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Ringlet?
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Meadow Brown?
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My day list for Sunday:-

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1. Fulmar
2. Gannet
3. Little Egret
4. Mute Swan
5. Mallard (flying over a field!)
6. Buzzard
7. Kestrel
8. Pheasant
9. Curlew
10. Black Headed Gull
11. Herring Gull
12. Greater Black Backed Gull
13. Woodpigeon
14. Collared Dove
15. Swift
16. Swallow
17. Skylark
18. Wren
19. Dunnock
20. Robin
21. Stonechat
22. Song thrush (heard)
23. Blackbird
24. Spotted Flycatcher
25. Chiffchaff (heard)
26. Great Tit
27. Blue Tit
28. Coal Tit
29. Magpie
30. Jackdaw
31. Rook (and lots of them)
32. Carrion Crow
33. Starling
34. House Sparrow
35. Chaffinch
36. Goldfinch
37. Greenfinch
38. Yellowhammer

There are a lot of juveniles in the garden… Robins, Great Tits, Blue Tits, Dunnocks, Blackbirds. The Starlings are quiet though. Mornings are not the same without them causing a frenzy! I've not been using the camera in the mornings either, as it takes a while to get my hands working.
Out again this evening, as I will be dedicating tomorrow evening to the dog. Mind you, she gets two walks a day, but tomorrow I shall take her for a hike!

The Canada Geese were in a bad mood tonight... this one reminds me of myself in the mornings!





To get this Pheasant and the Corvid below (as that flew by in the process), I walked through a churchyard, climbed a fence and perched on a very unstable Cornish Hedge next to a bunch of Foxgloves, which were buzzing with Bees. I'm just glad there were no Wasps - Don't like them! Getting down was tricky and I ended up face down and covered in bird poo, as it was near a good perch! Was it worth it I asked myself, but being so short there was no other way!

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Bindweed I believe...

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My day list:-

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1. Little Egret
2. Heron
3. Mute Swan
4. Canada Goose
5. Mallard
6. Pheasant
7. Moorhen
8. Herring Gull
9. Lesser Black Backed Gull
10. Woodpigeon
11. Collared Dove
12. Swift
13. Swallow
14. Skylark
15. Pied Wagtail
16. Wren
17. Dunnock
18. Robin
19. Stonechat
20. Songthrush
21. Blackbird
22. Chiffchaff
23. Great Tit
24. Blue Tit
25. Magpie
26. Jackdaw
27. Carrion Crow
28. Starling
29. House Sparrow
30. Chaffinch
31. Goldfinch
32. Greenfinch
33. Linnet