These attractive ducks are rare passage migrants and rare winter visitors to Cornwall. So this one turning up last week at Carnsew Basin or Pool on the Hayle Estuary was a real bonus, particularly as it was a well marked … Read More
We watched 11 Goosander working together fishing in the Hayle Estuary. Insight: The Goosander is a common member of the Sawbill family of diving ducks found mainly on freshwater but may be seen on estuaries during the winter. In the … Read More
A distant shot of the Slavonian Grebe that has been in the Carnsew Basin for the last few days. A record shot was better than nothing as so often these winter visiting birds appear as a distant speck out to … Read More
As we drove away from the Hayle Estuary this Little Egret flew across the road and landed in an ornamental pond. Not many years ago such a sighting would have brought twitchers flocking from all over the country desperate to … Read More