Cornwall Birding (1 Viewer)

[rokermartin]

Info is taken from birdguides and the Durham bird forum

 

[Conorbirda2]

Info is taken from birdguides and the Durham bird forum

Just had a look at the Durham Bird forum. As i said earlier, there are not many cornwall birders that use BF. You would be suprised how many birders dont even know about BF. Most use the website and Birdline sw and RBA to put news out so it doesnt get duplicated on here. I spend hours updating Cornwall Birding and just dont have the time to duplicate sightings on here i'm afraid. I'm surprised no one started a Cornwall Birding thread on BF before this one. The Durham thread has been going since may 2005. The other thing is there is also the Cornwall section on the county by county thread. Like the Durham one, that isn't used much either.

 

[Tav94]

Rame Area

2 Yellow Wagtail,4 Pied Wagtail,7 Chiffchaff,5 Blackbird,2 Raven 1 Grey Heron and 2 Buzzard.

 

[Tav94]

Rame Area.
30+ Meadow Pipit,20 Pied Wagtail,1 Yellow Wagtail,20+ Linnet,20+ Goldfinch,2 Kestrel,and 3 Buzzard.

 

[Tav94]

Kingsmill Lake
4 Curlew Sandpiper,4 Knot,2 Ringed Plover,1 Med gull.

 

[Tav94]

Rame Area this morning.
17 Wheatears,15 Skylark,40+ Meadow Pipit,25 Cormorant heading south.

 

[Tav94]

Waker Quey this morning
One Osprey seen at 9.30 heading down the river towards rats island.

 

[Darrell Clegg]

Finally got out to do some birding this afternoon (probably only the second time since June!!)

Penlee Point

1 Balearic Shearwater
1 Great Skua
1 Juv. Yellow-legged Gull
4 Guillemot
12 Kittiwake
72 Gannet
1 Peregrine

Between 3 - 5pm

Darrell

 

[Tav94]

Whaker Quey

One Hobby chasing Swallows in the morning, no sign of the Osprey but had good views of a Black Kite beying mobbed by gulls has a full crop this is the second one i have seen in this area in the last week could be the same one.

 

[henerz1]

Great find Tav and the Hobby to boot!
A had a Merlin at College Res. yesterday but that won't raise quite as many eyebrows!
Thanks. Henerz.

 

[Tav94]

Yes a nice find the phon has not stopped ringing i saw a Black Kite last week not far away might be the same one will be back there in the morning might get the Osprey back with luck.

 

[Tav94]

Waker Quey and Torrpoint

Osprey at 8.45 and 13.30hrs,one Spoonbill and 2 Arctic Terns and Goldcrest herd.

Torpoint 11 Sandwich Terns 27 Med Gulls.

Black Kite 17 30 hrs.

 

[kmonty1950]

Hi Tav,

I see the Kite was reported again this evening. Whereabouts is it being seen? I might consider a trip down from Exeter tomorrow afternoon if it's likely to still be in the area.

All the best

Ken

 

[Tav94]

Head for Waker Quey and view from there seems to be in that area late afternoon.

 

[davercox]

To be honest there are very few Cornish birders. There are Cornwall birders but most are not cornish (like me, Yorkshireman!)

Just noticed that according to the Atlas website, only three 10K squares in Cornwall are covered so far for tetrad visits. Can this be true ? Seems to suggest either there are indeed very few Cornwall birders, or they're only interested in rarities.

Dave (can't help being a Devonian)

 

[Tav94]

Waker Quey

Osprey and Black Kite seen but a distance by outher people and not by me.
2 Sparrowhawk.2 Perry.8 Buzzard,200+ Swallows and House Martin,1 Greenshank,20 Redshank,1 Adult Spoonbill,50 Canada G,7 Grt Crested Grebe,5 Raven,2 Jay,40+ BH gull.

 

[henerz1]

Who's the regional representitive? I wouldnt mind getting involved but don't know who to contact. Henerz.

 

[Darrell Clegg]

Just noticed that according to the Atlas website, only three 10K squares in Cornwall are covered so far for tetrad visits. Can this be true ? Seems to suggest either there are indeed very few Cornwall birders, or they're only interested in rarities.

Dave (can't help being a Devonian)

Ah but we've been involved in our own 10 year atlas project covering all the breeding and wintering species which we started in 1999 and which covers every 2k square.

http://www.erccis.co.uk/birdatlas/index.htm

Darrell

 

[Darrell Clegg]

Who's the regional representitive? I wouldnt mind getting involved but don't know who to contact. Henerz.

Henerz,

See here
http://www.bto.org/regional/directory.htm

Darrell

 

[Tav94]

Waker Quey this morning

Osprey sat in dead tree with a Sea Trout.
One Adult Spoonbill.