Camel Estuary, Cornwall (1 Viewer)

[Qingcol]

Not much sea-watch action this afternoon at Rumps Point, in one hour 67 Gannet, 25 Fulmar, 6 Kittiwake, 38 Manx Shearwater and 2 Puffin passed SW.

 

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Very quiet at Dinham Flats today with 115 Curlew, 39 Ostercatcher and 2 Mediterranean Gulls ( adult and 1st S)

 

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Walmsley Sanctuary this morning; 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 female Garganey, 1 Barn Owl with Short-tailed Vole, Reed Sedge and Willow Warbler, 30+ Swift, 2 Sand Martin.

 

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At Town Bridge Wadebridge this morning; 200+ shoaling Grey Mullet and House Martins picking nesting mud, plus 32 Herring Gull, 2 Black-headed Gull and 2 Little Egret.

 

[camelbirder]

Hobby over Clapper Marshes at lunchtime today. Great pictures of the House Martins, Colin. The Town Quay Cliffs colony is getting bigger and bigger.
Watched some Swifts today trying to enter their nest holes, counted a minimum of four pairs in the building behind Molesworth Arms, does anyone know of any others.

 

[Qingcol]

A good early morning at Walmsley Sanctuary with Female Garganey, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin. 1 Hobby chasing Swifts, Reed and Sedge Warbler.

 

[Qingcol]

At first glance not much of interest at Clapper Marshes this morning; but look a little closer and there are some interesting things to be seen, the odd tail shape of a moulting Buzzard, the full white collar on this House Martin (caused by the white feather bases being visible) or this female Mallard, with a Garganey type face pattern.

 

[camelbirder]

Hi Colin and All,
The photo of the Mallards just go to show that you have to look at a suite of features to identify a species not just one.
On a different note, Cornwalls first PALLID SWIFT has been accepted, as one over Wadebridge on June 12th 2007, well done Colin. Unfortunately the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper as been recorded as not proven. Information from BBRC.

 

[Qingcol]

This afternoon at Clapper Marshes; 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Hobby over, and at least 3 different Grey Wagtail broods! plus 2 Pied Wagtail broods.
Along the River Camel, above the church to the first bridge at least 6 dead Sea Bass, some taken by Crows and 1 Great Black-backed Gull.

 

[Qingcol]

Garganey and 5 Black-tailed Godwit at Walmsley still this morning.

 

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This morning at Dinham Flats from the Camel Trail; my first juvenile Black-headed Gulls on the Camel this year, with six, plus 3 Mediterranean Gulls ( 2 adult + 1 1st S) 4 adult Sandwich Tern, 3 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 16 Redshank including at least 1 juvenile! 2 full grown Shelduck broods.
Yesterday juvenile Barn Swallows on the wing at Walmsley.

 

[Conorbirda2]

Hi Colin and All,
The photo of the Mallards just go to show that you have to look at a suite of features to identify a species not just one.
On a different note, Cornwalls first PALLID SWIFT has been accepted, as one over Wadebridge on June 12th 2007, well done Colin. Unfortunately the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper as been recorded as not proven. Information from BBRC.

Yeah, well done Colin. I notice the Desert Wheatear at Lands End also accepted.

 

[Qingcol]

This morning at Wadebridge Town Bridge, 12 Redshank and 2 Little Egret.
At Clapper Marshes 1 Common Sandpiper and 1 Green Sandpiper.

 

[gonvena]

Rumps Point, sea watch: 10:00 to 11:30
Steady stream of Manx passing in low numbers, not worth counting. (Estimate 200-300 per hour). Low numbers of Gannets passing. Sooty and Balearic Shearwater looked for, none seen.
10:50 Storm Petrel and 10:55 pod of c.10 Bottlenose Dolphins
Good numbers of Razorbill, Guillemots, Shag, Cormorant. Several individual Puffins.

 

[Qingcol]

This afternoon the first signs of Common Teal starting to return at Walmsley Sanctuary with 9 birds present including at least 5 juvenile, also at one point up to 18 Sand Martin including some juv's and yet another Common Buzzard moulting its tail.

 

[camelbirder]

A single Barn Owl was watched hunting at Clapper Marsh last evening.

 

[Qingcol]

Rumps Point this morning, birds past SW from 09:30-10:30 included 59 Manx Shearwater, 28 Gannet, 18 Kittiwake, 12 Fulmar, 3 Puffin and 2 Whimbrel plus one Basking Shark.

 

[camelbirder]

A second winter Meiterranean Gull was off Rock yesteray afternoon.

 

[Qingcol]

On the high tide this morning at Dinham Flats; 7 adult Mediterranean Gulls ( some with primaries very worn) 3 Common Sandpiper, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank, 5 Redshank, 160+ Curlew and 60 adult Mute Swan.

 

[Qingcol]

This afternoon at Dinham Flats one adult Summer Little Gull with Black-headed Gulls.