It’s been a good year on patch, finding red-throated pipit was probably best, melodious warbler, 3 Serin, 3 Richards pipits, 2 bee-eaters, Kumulien’s gull, night heron and golden oriole other highlights. Seawatching also good from patch, finding 10+ Wilson’s, 2 feas, barolo, scopoli’s etc.
Also rather frustratingly, I found squacco heron, Woodchat, alpine swift and hoopoe within a mile of my patch. SW Cornwall is very underwatched, I barely saw a birder on or near my patch all year.
I think 2024 will be quieter…