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Falmouth Birding (5 Viewers)
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Samuel Perfect
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Very little chance of Lesser Spot in Falmouth I'm afraid. I think I've heard of some old reports in the Truro area and some might just exist in the far east of the county but reports are very sporadic.
Green Woodpecker should be fairly easy to get in the Cemetery at Swanpool though.
Jono Irvine
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Over the border on the eastern edge of Dartmoor, Yarner Woods is a top spot for Lesser Spotted. I did a recce and a subsequent visit there just before Christmas with a mate from Australia just to get LSW, saw it on both occasions, although the second time was only briefly. Great spot for close views of Marsh Tit also as they come to the feeders there.
Off of Falmouth Hotel today 09:30: 45+ Divers (mostly Black-throated in a loose raft). 4+ grebes, 1 Red-necked, 1 Slavonian and, later, 3 unidentified heading towards Swanpool.
Samuel Perfect
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calling all pond owners! http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/new...ientist_at_uni_s_Penryn_campus_wants_to_know/
Please report any dead frogs/amphibians. I could also relay the news to the student doing the project if you comment on here.
Sorry it's not bird related
Please report any dead frogs/amphibians. I could also relay the news to the student doing the project if you comment on here.
Sorry it's not bird related
fishybarry
Boring old git
Hi Samuel
I have recently found quite a few dead frogs at College Reservoir.
Have just reported it to the email address in your link.
At first I thaught it might be Heron leftovers but reading that article I fear not.
I have recently found quite a few dead frogs at College Reservoir.
Have just reported it to the email address in your link.
At first I thaught it might be Heron leftovers but reading that article I fear not.
Samuel Perfect
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Thanks a lot Barry for reporting them :t:
Trotsky1977
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Colleague at work told me about a Wagtail roost inside the grounds of Treliske. Hundreds of birds gathering about 620pm (that was yesterday) in an enclosed kinda courtyard surrounded by hospital blocks.
fishybarry
Boring old git
Yes quite a sight when you are so close.
They must have been using it for some time. I saw them about 6 years ago when visiting.
Samuel Perfect
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Trotsky1977
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Quick early patrol out at 8am this morning
Swanpool
15 Fulmar on or above cliffs towards Sunny Cove
Goldcrest
Shags
BH Gulls
Tunnel Beach
Razorbill
GN Diver
Shags
Swanpool
15 Fulmar on or above cliffs towards Sunny Cove
Goldcrest
Shags
BH Gulls
Tunnel Beach
Razorbill
GN Diver
Shags
Samuel Perfect
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A quick nip down to Swanpool with bins and camera.
The 3rd winter Med Gull was still using the lagoon. I also heard the distinctive trilling of a Firecrest on the East side of Swanpool, roughly half way along the length of the lagoon, in the area of woodland bordering the Cemetery. Sure enough, a couple seconds patience was rewarded with decent but brief view of the stunner before it receded back into the woodland singing.
The 3rd winter Med Gull was still using the lagoon. I also heard the distinctive trilling of a Firecrest on the East side of Swanpool, roughly half way along the length of the lagoon, in the area of woodland bordering the Cemetery. Sure enough, a couple seconds patience was rewarded with decent but brief view of the stunner before it receded back into the woodland singing.
Trotsky1977
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Firecrest is a good spot. I only bagged them at Devoran and Hayle last year. Not in the Falmouth area :-O
Samuel Perfect
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Might well be hanging around for a while longer.
It was singing quite regularly from the holly bushes on the other side of the road and was viewable from half way section on the East side of Swanpool, roughly where the benches and bin are.Trotsky1977
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Might well be hanging around for a while longer.
Excellent! I'll have a sniff around
Went Stithians Res on the way home after work:
4 GC Grebe (2 pairs)
Slav Grebe
Cormorant
(No Sand Martins yet)
Also Swanpool/Swanvale
GS Woodpecker calling from tree by pump station
Redwing in Swanvale NR (bit surprised to see that one)
4 Robins in extreme close vicinity
Long Tailed Tits
LBB Gulls and GBB Gulls at the washing station on the pool
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Trotsky1977
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Had a look at Marazion on the way home from a splendid nite in downtown PZ
2 Cettis Warbler
4 Sand Martin
2 Heron
Little Egret
10 Teal
Stonechat
2 Cettis Warbler
4 Sand Martin
2 Heron
Little Egret
10 Teal
Stonechat
Samuel Perfect
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A few more updates to come but a bit busy with deadlines at the mo.
Found a couple Mallards in weird places last Friday and Sunday. A bit weird to see at least 4 Mallards feeding and resting in the surf zone off Castle Beach and it was the first time I've ever knowingly seen a pair of Mallard in Swanvale!
Found a couple Mallards in weird places last Friday and Sunday. A bit weird to see at least 4 Mallards feeding and resting in the surf zone off Castle Beach and it was the first time I've ever knowingly seen a pair of Mallard in Swanvale!
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dantheman
Bah humbug
Nice to read that you've managed to connect with some actual live birds for a change - congrats on the Mallard especially (
)Mostly been quiet for me - two Swallows so far this spring, Black Stork over north, plenty of Red and Black Kites, that kind of thing.
Divers and stuff still about?
Samuel Perfect
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Nice to read that you've managed to connect with some actual live birds for a change - congrats on the Mallard especially (
Mostly been quiet for me - two Swallows so far this spring, Black Stork over north, plenty of Red and Black Kites, that kind of thing.
Divers and stuff still about?
Good to hear from you :t: Glad nothing too gripping yet 8-P I'll be heading to Germany between 13-21st April so good to know the Black Kites are on the move, really hoping I connect with some this time.
If I was keeping a Swanvale list I'm sure I'd be punching the air when I saw those Mallard!
Diver numbers have decreased substantially since you left, particularly between 1st and 15th March. However, numbers weren't too bad today though with 13+ BTDs (including 1 sum. plum.) in the bay with 5 GNDs, 1 RNG and a Slav. I also found a 1st winter Black Guille on Friday!
I checked the Falmouth Cemetery again today for the Firecrest and did hear it singing heartily near the chapel but I never actually set eyes on it.
Apologies for the lack of posts on here, I've been a bit busy etc (excuses excuses 8-P ). I have kept my blog relatively up to date with more sightings so it's defo worth a check if you want a more thorough account of recent patching :king:
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dantheman
Bah humbug
I try and look now and then
There's usually good numbers of Sand Martin passing through College Res at around this time, followed by the Swallows a little later. House Martins then can follow, but they're a bit intermittent, then the Swifts a month or so later.
Catkins etc out, but not quite as spring-like in vegetation terms as I was expecting!
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