Camel Estuary, Cornwall (1 Viewer)

[Qingcol]

I'm sure the Walmsley Scaup is not the male from Stithians, the Walmsley bird has a clean sharply defined edge to the black of the breast (Stithians bird is the very opposite) it also looks much different to the bird at Gwithian.

 

[Qingcol]

2 Mediterranean Gulls ( 2nd S and 1st S) resting at Town Bridge Wadebridge this afternoon plus 47 Redshank.

 

[camelbirder]

This evening on Walmsley Sanc. the Little Ringed plover was still present as was the male Scaup. Other species included up to 9 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 4 Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Snipe, 1 Dunlin, 6 Teal and a Tufted Duck.

 

[Qingcol]

Dinham Flats this afternoon, 5 Common Sandpiper, 5 Whimbrel, 47 Dunlin, 3 Black-tailed Godwit and a Peregrine Falcon.

 

[camelbirder]

This evening in the Tregirls Beach area of the Camel Estuary a total of 77 Mediterranean Gulls were counted with 47 adult, 12 second summer, 12 first summer and 6 juveniles. 19 Sandwich Terns were also present.

 

[Qingcol]

Last evening at Clapper Mashes, 7 Green Sandpipers, 1 male Tufted Duck and a Hobby over towards Wadebridge town, plus a female Mallard x Northern Pintail hybrid with 3 ducklings! if they survive and stay in the area it should provide some ID challenge (fun) in the future, also a Fox near the pools.

 

[Darrell Clegg]

This evening in the Tregirls Beach area of the Camel Estuary a total of 77 Mediterranean Gulls were counted with 47 adult, 12 second summer, 12 first summer and 6 juveniles. 19 Sandwich Terns were also present.

I think that's probably a county record Derek.


Darrell

 

[camelbirder]

I think that's probably a county record Derek.


Darrell

I don't think so, I think there is a count of 80 birds at the same site last year.:t:

 

[camelbirder]

At midday today at Clapper Marshes the odd female Pintail/ Mallard hybrid was still present together with her 3 diving youngsters, (a very odd bird, I would like to get a closer look). Also present was 2 Shoveler, 1 male Tufted Duck, 1 Teal, 2 Heron, 1 Coot, 2 Moorhen and a Coot.

 

[Qingcol]

3 Med Gulls hawking with Black-headed over Wadebridge Town this morning ( 1 juv-1stW. 1 Adult and 1 1st Summer)

 

[Darrell Clegg]

I don't think so, I think there is a count of 80 birds at the same site last year.:t:

That must be one of the records I don't have yet. I have a max of 66 in 06 and 67 in 07 both on the Camel - same observer! :t:

Darrell

 

[camelbirder]

31 Mediterranean Gulls at Tregirls Beach this evening including 5 juveniles. Also noted were 3 Sanderling and 2 Sandwich Terns.

 

[camelbirder]

An interesting post on the Cornwall Thread of Sabine's Gull and Storm Petrels 10 off Padstow from a Shark Fishing boat, yesterday.

 

[camelbirder]

Birdguides today has reports of 2 Wilson's Petrels, 2 Balearic Shearwater and 100 Storm Petrels from a Fishing Boat 18Km NNE of Padstow today.

Does anyone know anything about these trips, are they trips that non fisherman can go on, and if so how much.

 

[camelbirder]

Elsewhere on the estuary 22 Mediterranean Gulls were on Tregirls beach including my first juvenile of the autumn, (which was ringed 31T1).

This bird was ringed on 14/06/2008 at Noordelijk Insteekdok, Oost-Vlaanderen, BELGIUM 51,17N 4,13E, it was also seen at the same site on 03/07/08

 

[Qingcol]

Walmsley Sanctuary this morning, Little Ringed Plover and male Scaup Still, plus 4 Green Sandpiper, 4 Snipe and 3 Lapwing.

 

[camelbirder]

This morning at Tregirls Beach a minimum of 27 Mediterranean Gulls were on a ploughed field behind the dunes. A further 6 Med's were off Padstow.
16 Sandwich Terns were also off Padstow.

 

[Qingcol]

Female Common Darter (Dragonflie) Small Skipper and Coma (Butterflies) on the wing at Walmsley Sanctuary this morning.

 

[Conorbirda2]

Birdguides today has reports of 2 Wilson's Petrels, 2 Balearic Shearwater and 100 Storm Petrels from a Fishing Boat 18Km NNE of Padstow today.

Does anyone know anything about these trips, are they trips that non fisherman can go on, and if so how much.

Spoke to JHanlon (BF) this afternoon who had the Wilsons off Padstow (and saw some photos!) The boats are shark fishing trips and are all day jobs costing £100. Theres another going out on Thursday apparently. Could be an idea to charter a boat to the same spot sometime?

 

[Qingcol]

7 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper and a Coot at Clapper Marshes this morning.