Cornwall Birding (3 Viewers)

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gindog

Well-known member

• Feb 20, 2008

• #361

am staying in Callington for a few days starting wednesday. any suggestions as to where to go for good birding please?

cheers

dave

 

thenorthernmonkey

CBWPS Stithians

• Feb 22, 2008

• #362

parttimer said:

I hope somebody can help i am hearing rumours of a Bittern in Cornwall around the St Austell area any advice would be appreciated.

Stu

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try stithians reservoir near redruth/camborne. it was found new years day and can show extremly well at the right times..

 

henerz1

Well-known member

• Feb 22, 2008

• #363

The bittern shows in the southern cut-off best viewed from the southern causeway bu t park carefully as cars often race along here too fast. There is a hide but it's cbwps.

 

Conorbirda2

Well-known member

• Feb 25, 2008

• #364

oldbaldman said:

am staying in Callington for a few days starting wednesday. any suggestions as to where to go for good birding please?

cheers

dave

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Sorry Dave. Didnt see this request in time to respond. Hope you had a good trip. If you need help in future feel free to contact me at Cornwall Birding.

 

Conorbirda2

Well-known member

• Feb 25, 2008

• #365

parttimer said:

I hope somebody can help i am hearing rumours of a Bittern in Cornwall around the St Austell area any advice would be appreciated.

Stu

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Hello Stu. Not heard anytrhing about a Bittern in the St Austell area i'm afraid. See Cornwall Birding for daily updates.

 

Conorbirda2

Well-known member

• Mar 5, 2008

• #366

Had a good trip to Norfolk on Saturday with Cornwall and Devon BF members. Thanks for your company guys, a good day had by all, me thinks. Obvious highlight was the WC Sparrow!
Fortunately we didnt miss anything good in Cornwall while we were away!

 

Tav94

Well-known member

• Mar 5, 2008

• #367

Hi Paul and had a great time in Norfolk, went around my Rame patch today very quiet two Spoonbill on the Lynher and a couple of RB Merganser.

Chris Buckland

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JRE

Guest

• Mar 5, 2008

• #368

Nice to see you both again, as well as meeting Henerz and Simon.
Good trip, thanks guys.

 

henerz1

Well-known member

• Mar 5, 2008

• #369

Good trip, flippin amazing! Norfolk rocked, although I must point out that Cornwall is better... (bet that's opened a can of worms!)
Thanks. Henerz.

 

TomSmith

Well-known member

• Mar 6, 2008

• #370

Hi,

I'm going to be spending a few days in Cornwall next week. Can anybody recommend good birding sites within, say, an hour's drive of Newquay? Places with some non-birding interest would be particularly appreciated by my girlfriend...


Thanks,


Tom

 

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Chris Oates

Why does a Black-headed Gull have a brown head...

• Mar 12, 2008

• #371

Quiet here..
St Ives after the storm - huge amount of Shags off the harbour and a tired looking Glaucous Gull on Westcotts pier.

 

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Conorbirda2

Well-known member

• Mar 16, 2008

• #372

Alpine Swift reported on Saturday at Pentire, Newquay.

 

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Cuckoo-shrike

Well-known member

• Mar 17, 2008

• #373

henerz1 said:

There is a hide but it's cbwps.

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What's the implication here? The hide is unlocked and open to everyone |:d|

 

Conorbirda2

Well-known member

• Mar 17, 2008

• #374

Cuckoo-shrike said:

What's the implication here? The hide is unlocked and open to everyone |:d|

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It hasn't always been that way. Until recently the hides had a coded lock on them and were only accessible to CBWPS members.

 

Conorbirda2

Well-known member

• Mar 17, 2008

• #375

Best shots of bittern yet?

Check out John Johns photos of the bittern at Stithians today on Cornwall birding website. Are these the best yet? I think so.

 

henerz1

Well-known member

• Mar 18, 2008

• #376

I'd agree there Paul!
Don't know how these photographers do it. I've spent over 12 hours in that hide now and had 1 flight view and 1 distant on the deck view. I presume these shots have come from the bird being fairly close to the hide?

More migrants in the area with 5+ fresh Chiffchaffs singing away at College Reservoir this morning.

Thanks. Henerz.

 

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Chris Oates

Why does a Black-headed Gull have a brown head...

• Mar 20, 2008

• #377

Confused Goose

Only just in Cornwall.... the Saltash Goose makes the news....

 

Tav94

Well-known member

• Mar 21, 2008

• #378

Goose At Saltash

This Goose is still with the Swans at Saltash.is this a true Snow Goose or some kind of hybrid it has a black ring or maybe a cable tie on one leg.

Chris Buckland.


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henerz1

Well-known member

• Mar 21, 2008

• #379

Just looks like a farmyard goose to me, derived from a greylag or summin.

 

thenorthernmonkey

CBWPS Stithians

• Mar 21, 2008

• #380

Cuckoo-shrike said:

What's the implication here? The hide is unlocked and open to everyone |:d|

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As Paul has pointed out- the hides were locked with combo locks with the codes only available to CBWPS members. they're had been a lot of trouble with kids drinking in them in the evening, attempting to burn them down although as they are made of wood they must have been crap at lighting fires. definalty no Ray Mears skills. also i believe someone starting sleeping in them by night time. Technically the hides are still CBWPS members only, however i'm happy to leave them open for everyone to use however as soon as people start misbehaving it'll go back to the old set up. As its only £14 or 15 quid a year to join CBWPS there isnt really any excuse for cornish birders not to be members really.