What would you do Cornish Birders? (1 Viewer)

West End Birder

Well-known member

• Sep 30, 2013

• #1

Hi All

I find myself with a day to kill in west Cornwall and am wondering what to do. My default (because I know no other places) is Porthgwarra but I was wondering whether I should go to one of the valleys on the west coast (I think I might have been to Nanquidno years ago).

What would you do?

Thanks for any pointers.

Regards

Rob

 

Phil Carter

Well-known member

• Sep 30, 2013

• #2

Depends on the weather really.

Phil

 

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Steve Lister

Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.

• Sep 30, 2013

• #3

Phil Carter said:

Depends on the weather really.

Phil

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Exactly, some of the days I was there recently the best thing would have been to stay in bed.

Steve

 

West End Birder

Well-known member

• Sep 30, 2013

• #4

Oh dear! I am staying in Penzance and need to get to Truro for about 6 so can be a bit flexible. Okay well will wait to see what the weather brings in the next week or so.

 

dantheman

Bah humbug

• Sep 30, 2013

• #5

BD344 said:

Hi All

I find myself with a day to kill in west Cornwall and am wondering what to do. My default (because I know no other places) is Porthgwarra but I was wondering whether I should go to one of the valleys on the west coast (I think I might have been to Nanquidno years ago).

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Get a couple of shotguns and look for some suppressors?



Alternatively, or as well, for a days 'birding' you could do worse that a quick look at Drift Reservoir, then Marazion Marsh (and the beach eg Long Rock), then up to the Hayle Estuary, to include Copperhouse Creek and Ryan's Field.

If you wanted to go looking for all the non-existent yanks, then of course the cornish valleys.

There are a few other places like Devoran and Stithians at the Truro end, but unless there's anything good reported probably less birding.

Are you talking about tomorrow btw, or some future day? Porthgwarra could be ok tomorrow, but probably not great and a bit wet?

Local sites -

http://www.cbwps.org.uk/cbwpsword/sightings/

http://www.cornwall-birding.co.uk/

There's also the Falmouth area, but no-one in their right mind would ever go there.

 

Last edited: Sep 30, 2013

Samuel Perfect

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• Oct 1, 2013

• #6

dantheman said:

Get a couple of shotguns and look for some suppressors?

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There's also the Falmouth area, but no-one in their right mind would ever go there.

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Are these two linked in any way Dan?

 

dantheman

Bah humbug

• Oct 1, 2013

• #7

Samuel Perfect said:

Are these two linked in any way Dan?

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Nope

 

West End Birder

Well-known member

• Oct 1, 2013

• #8

Hi

Thanks for the info, no it is not tomorrow but next Thursday (10) - will see what the weather is doing and act accordingly e.g. miss all the good birds!

Rob

 

West End Birder

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• Oct 9, 2013

• #9

Well here I am in sunny Penzance so looks like a speculative Porthgwarra visit. Will be there from about 9:30 please say "Hello" and good luck!
Rob

 

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Cornish Chough

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• Oct 10, 2013

• #10

Hope you had a good day at Porthgwarra, you may have been sheltered to a certain extent from the gusty northerly winds I guess.

I had a couple of hours at a windswept Hayle Estuary as the tide went out. The B W Stilt was still present on Ryan's Field as some other good birds around as well.

Worth a visit here if you are still in the area tomorrow but wear some thick clothing as it was very chilly standing around for long!