Advice on birding in Cornwall (1 Viewer)

Craig H

Well-known member

• Mar 15, 2019

• #1

I'll be down in Cornwall for a family holiday in May, staying near Newquay. I'd appreciate any tips advice people have on places to go nearby. I will be nipping out in the mornings before the tribe get out of bed so won't have time to travel too far - maybe 10-20 miles max.

Cheers

 

dantheman

Bah humbug

• Mar 18, 2019

• #2

Local to Newquay - Porth Joke, Towan Head, Trevose Head, Park Head and St Agnes Head including Chapel Porth would be best for breeding birds and migrants. Seabirds off Trevose and Towan.

Check out the county website for sightings nearer the time and the locations;

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

http://www.cbwps.org.uk/cbwpsword/recording-birds/gazetteer/

 

Craig H

Well-known member

• Mar 20, 2019

• #3

Cheers Dan

 

Vipers

Brunswick Birder

• Aug 4, 2019

• #4

Hi everyone. I'm in Cornwall for the rest of this week and I was wondering if anyone could drop me a pm with a good site for Dartford Warbler. We are staying near St Agnes, but will be travelling around during the week. Any help will be much appreciated.

 

Jon Turner

Well-known member

• Aug 5, 2019

• #5

Vipers said:

Hi everyone. I'm in Cornwall for the rest of this week and I was wondering if anyone could drop me a pm with a good site for Dartford Warbler. We are staying near St Agnes, but will be travelling around during the week. Any help will be much appreciated.

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I think you may be unlikely to get a response as this is one of the rare breeding birds that don't get reported (same here in Devon) locals know where they are but to keep disturbance to a minimum don't encourage spreading the word. Sorry!

 

S

Steve Lister

Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.

• Aug 5, 2019

• #6

You can always look for Dartford Warblers in Devon on your way home - places like Aylesbeare Common RSPB and Woodbury Common are only about 20 minutes off the M5 from Exeter.

Both well known - and already highly disturbed - sites so I am not giving any secrets away.

Steve

 

Vipers

Brunswick Birder

• Aug 6, 2019

• #7

I totally understand Jon. I wasn't sure of their status in Cornwall and just thought there might have been a well known site for them.

Thanks Steve! I might give that a go before braving the nightmare M5 on Saturday.