Cornwall Birding (3 Viewers)

Conorbirda2

Well-known member

• Jan 23, 2008

• #341

ghan13 said:

Simon,

I met you at Stithians Saturday 5th Jan. You said that you needed sightings of common birds as well as rarities for the Stithians 08 list. Is the list online somewhere? Do you include sightings at the North hide also?

Graham

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Hello Graham, welcome to BirdForum and to the Cornwall Birding thread.

 

Conorbirda2

Well-known member

• Jan 23, 2008

• #342

henerz1 said:

Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler still present at Tehidy CP today. Has anyone actually heard it call yet? I presume they must have to confirm the id as pale/funny y.b's do occur.

If anyone's going along tomoz and could give a transportless birder a quick lift from Camborne or Redruth please contact me at 07976377215. All lifts will be very gratefully recieved!

Thanks. Henerz.

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This bird is looking like a HUME'S now. Still to be confirmed 100% but could well be.

Henerz, i will be going tomorrow probably (workin today). Will have rugrat in tow (she's already seen it but going for the squirrels!) but no probs giving you a lift if you need it.

 

henerz1

Well-known member

• Jan 23, 2008

• #343

Brill, thanks for the offer Paul. 'e' you later.
H.

 

Conorbirda2

Well-known member

• Jan 30, 2008

• #344

Probably another Humes at Duchy College Camborne now! The one at Tehidy was caught and ringed a few days ago.

 

thenorthernmonkey

CBWPS Stithians

• Jan 31, 2008

• #345

possible eastern race chiff chaff at stithians now, along with bittern, fem ring necked duck, goosander...

 

Conorbirda2

Well-known member

• Feb 1, 2008

• #346

January 2008 Review.

The January 2008 Monthly Bird Review of Birds in Cornwall is now on the website. See HERE. Why wait til the end of February for your Birdwatch magazine when you can have the monthly review an hour after the month finishes!!

 

C

Chris Oates

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

• Feb 3, 2008

• #347

The Iceland gulls at Newlyn harbour.
The adult is mobile and flies with the herrings, the juvenile is usually on the water at the back of the harbour but can be seen on the roof of the ice plant or the fish market.
The Black neck Grebes are towards the mouth of the harbour or the new floating moorings where the Lifeboat is tied up.
No sign of the Divers today.
Five juvenile and one adult Mute Swan off Tolcarne made for impressive flying displays.
There seem to be as many boats being scrapped as are fishing - very sad and also confusing as 7 million is being spent on a new fish market.

 

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henerz1

Well-known member

• Feb 3, 2008

• #348

Nice pics Chris. Thanks for the explanation of where they are. I managed to dip all 3 birds the other day!

 

thenorthernmonkey

CBWPS Stithians

• Feb 3, 2008

• #349

i managed the adult iceland gull this morning around 09.40 as chris stated it was flying around with the herrings. also had 2 gn divers and 2 bn grebes in the harbour although the grebes were heading out to the open sea. also black redstart on a roof..

 

Tav94

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• Feb 9, 2008

• #350

Trevollard Farm near Saltash.

1 Green Sandpiper,1 Common Sandpiper,1 Yellow Wagtail pos easten race.


Chris Buckland.

 

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henerz1

Well-known member

• Feb 9, 2008

• #351

Interesting record Tav94, am I right in thinking there was also one reported last year in a similar area that was though to be an eastern race?

 

Tav94

Well-known member

• Feb 9, 2008

• #352

Yellow wagtail

Yes thats right i found the one last year not far from this location might brethe same bird This is a pic of the one from last year i found it on the 21 of Feb the outher side of the river.

 

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Conorbirda2

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• Feb 11, 2008

• #353

The wagtail is a dead ringer for the one i found at Helston Sewage works in January 2005. Of interest a mate of mine has seen loads of Yellow Wags looking like this one in Morrocco.

 

Tav94

Well-known member

• Feb 14, 2008

• #354

Lower Trevollard Farm today

Yellow wagtail still showing well allso A Richard's Pipit in the area very flighty in with a small flock of Meadow Pipits on the lower fields this arfternoon.

Chris Buckland.

 

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Tav94

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• Feb 16, 2008

• #355

Richard's Pipit 15/2/08

Seen this afternoon in the smame fields with Meadow piits,Yellow wagtail still about.

Chris Buckland.

 

Tav94

Well-known member

• Feb 19, 2008

• #356

Cattle Egrets

2 Cattle Egrets near Tremerton,view from the Voss Road in pasture with BH gulls.Richard's Pipit and Yellow Wagtail at Trevollard Farm this morning.

Chris Buckland

 

henerz1

Well-known member

• Feb 19, 2008

• #357

Not a bad patch there Chris! Nice finds.

 

Tav94

Well-known member

• Feb 19, 2008

• #358

Yes Henerz1 has turned up some nce stuff in last few weeks there was a Yellow browed there in Oct as well as a Osprey in Sep.

Chris Buckland.

 

Nick Smith

Member of the Staffordshire Bird Club

• Feb 19, 2008

• #359

Whats the general opinion on the poss / prob Eastern Yellow Wagtail? Is it one?

Col

 

parttimer

Well-known member

• Feb 19, 2008

• #360

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