lastcornishman
Active member
Porth dam
Seen today on the dam were 5x Tufted ducks, 3x males and 2x females.
Seen today on the dam were 5x Tufted ducks, 3x males and 2x females.
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Cornwall Birding (5 Viewers)
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Dave Parker
Well-known member
Drake Hooded Merganser, an American species which is also kept in captivity and has been known to escape/wander. I don't suppose you noticed if it was fully winged or had a ring on its leg?
Dave
Chris Oates
Why does a Black-headed Gull have a brown head...
Folk from the Zoo have been down to take it home.
tonymills
Active member
Thanks for update.
Chris Oates
Why does a Black-headed Gull have a brown head...
Mark Grantham
Well-known member
I think this is probably feather wear, as the bases of feathers are normally darker than the tips. So any excessive wear (result of feather mite attack perhaps) results in a darker appearance to the plumage.
dewsbirder
Active member
Has the possibility of it being a hybrid spanish x house sparrow been considered?
Cornish Chough
Well-known member
Lots of Whimbrel about on Wednesday, I saw a group of around 70 in the Penzance area in the afternoon and another smaller group a bit later in the same area. I don't recall seeing such numbers before, is this unusual?
I sent a report to CBWPS but unsure if they got it as recently upgraded computer from Windows XP to Windows 8 and still getting used to it!
I sent a report to CBWPS but unsure if they got it as recently upgraded computer from Windows XP to Windows 8 and still getting used to it!
mikespicer
New member
Hi, I confirm we did not receive it at CBWPS. Can you resend email or give me your name so I can credit the sighting.
dantheman
Bah humbug
Not that unusual I think, but certainly nice - similar flock sizes seen briefly about this time of year last year - migrating birds passing through.
Dave Parker
Well-known member
Terek Sandpiper at Walmsley Sanctuary
Adrian Langdon, the CBWPS Warden for the reserve has commented on access for tomorrow as follows:
"I’ll open the hide at 06:30 and ask for it to be left open for the day.
I’ve arranged parking for a voluntary donation of £2 in the field by the bridge. It has an advertising banner on the gate for “storage facilities” on the gate and we are asked to park to the right on higher ground to avoid getting stuck and tearing up the field!"
Thanks Adrian.
Good luck if you go and please follow any on site instructions.
Dave
Adrian Langdon, the CBWPS Warden for the reserve has commented on access for tomorrow as follows:
"I’ll open the hide at 06:30 and ask for it to be left open for the day.
I’ve arranged parking for a voluntary donation of £2 in the field by the bridge. It has an advertising banner on the gate for “storage facilities” on the gate and we are asked to park to the right on higher ground to avoid getting stuck and tearing up the field!"
Thanks Adrian.
Good luck if you go and please follow any on site instructions.
Dave
John Barber
Well-known member
I'm heading to Cornwall for a weeks holiday on the 9th May and I'm hoping to see a Cirl Bunting while down there. I know the reintroduced colony are on the Roseland Peninsula, but can anyone tell me exactly where to look ?
