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  1. RafaelMatias

    Falmouth Birding

    That guy has been present for some years now, and it's getting "worse", with the "apparent tumour" increasing in size progressively. I'm no longer among the Falmouth birding scene (since last Nov) but it's great to follow this thread to have a look at what I'd see if I were there :) Cheers to all
  2. RafaelMatias

    Falmouth Birding

    Went quickly today to Swanpool before sunset. The only bird worth reporting was a Kingfisher. Tufted Ducks seem to be building up.
  3. RafaelMatias

    Falmouth Birding

    Yesterday, at around 11:30 a Red Kite was flying low over Melvill Road, being mobbed by gulls and corvids. No camera at hand (or binoculars!) unfortunately...
  4. RafaelMatias

    Falmouth Birding

    Thanks for the info. It clearly paid off...!
  5. RafaelMatias

    Falmouth Birding

    This is an amazing shot! Wow! Where exactly is Little Pendennis BTW? Is it the small fortress?
  6. RafaelMatias

    Falmouth Birding

    I guess it's late enough for these sandpipers to be wintering birds, but we'll get that answer as the winter progresses I guess. It's certainly late enough for birds being at their winter quarters even in Portugal. It's a shame I wasn't able to be out during the best part of Autumn migration...
  7. RafaelMatias

    Falmouth Birding

    Not sure what to think of the buntings... Both seem to differ in a few subtle ways, such as the shape of the ear coverts patch, or the patch on the breast sides. However, given the extreme similarity on everything else, my bet would be that they're the same bird (and perhaps I'm plain wrong...)...
  8. RafaelMatias

    Falmouth Birding

    Went to Castle Beach and then to Pendennis Point, late afternoon; nothing really amazing was found but still a most pleasant walk. Castle Beach Little Egret 1 Grey Heron 1 ad. Oystercatchers 5 Mediterranean Gulls 2 ad. winter Black-headed Gulls... Herring Gulls... Rock Pipit 1+ Shags Gannet 1...
  9. RafaelMatias

    Falmouth Birding

    Definitely a frustrating bird. Only saw it on the day I found it, despite going there pretty much daily afterwards, and despite other people seeing it on the next 2 weeks. Ilya saw it twice... I live 5 minutes walking from Swanpool which makes it even more annoying... On another subject, has...
  10. RafaelMatias

    Falmouth Birding

    Errm... why alleged? It was a Dusky ;) Out at Pendennis late afternoon, with nothing really to remark: 1 ad Med Gull, 5 Rock Pipits, 7 Oystercatchers, 1 Ringed Plover (at Gylly) and very far Gannets, besides other usual stuff... Cheers... (alleged?)
  11. RafaelMatias

    Falmouth Birding

    Hi there. Sorry I haven't posted here more often before, but I've been around Falmouth (on and off) during the last 3 years. The areas where I most go out birding (within walking distance from my place) are Pendennis and Swanpool/Swanvale areas. Some nice birds turn up every now and then, and so...
  12. RafaelMatias

    Falmouth Birding

    Went for a quick visit to Pendennis Point this early evening. Nothing spectacular, but always a pleasant place to visit. In half an hour, 20:00-20:30: - 50+ Gannets - 50+ Manx Shearwaters (small flocks, all flying west) - 2 Auk sp., very distant (one was likely a Guillemot) - 1 distant Fulmar -...
  13. RafaelMatias

    Falmouth Birding

    Hi all, The clutch is now reduced to 4 cygnets... Not much more to highlight from an early evening visit to Swanpool: female Tufted, 2 (+) Reed Warblers singing and G-Spotted Wpecker... Cheers
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