If ever there was a sign that Spring had at long last arrived it is the sight of nesting migrant birds. We look forward to the arrival of Sand Martins with particular anticipation as they are normally the first of … Read More
For the second time in recent months hundreds of seabirds have been washed up on Cornish beaches covered in an oily substance. The species most commonly suffering from this pollution appear to be mainly Guillemots and Razorbills. These are common … Read More
Rare Cornish bird sighting. Well, perhaps not strictly accurate, as Black-headed Gulls, Larus ridibundus, are one of the most common Gulls in Cornwall. But when was the last time a summer plumaged Black- headed Gull was seen standing on ice … Read More
It’s not every day that you find yourself feeding a Common Scoter with bread! This Drake Common Scoter made the short flight from Falmouth Bay into the brackish water of Swanpool lake. Unusually for a deep water diving duck it … Read More
Up to three of these large Divers have been feeding in Newlyn Harbour since Christmas. They appear to be feeding mostly on crabs in the narrow channel away from the moored up Newlyn fishing fleet on the Western side of … Read More
Gales have hit Cornwall in recent days and created some big seas. At Sennen these Oystercatchers were continually being disturbed by breaking swells hitting their normally safe high tide resting place. In calmer weather the beach in Sennen Cove is … Read More
Black-necked Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis – Newlyn Harbour has been the place to be over the last couple of weeks. Two Black-necked Grebe and several Great Northern Divers have been feeding in the sheltered waters. The Black-necked Grebe seemed to be … Read More
This female Common Scoter has spent several days feeding in the sea around Pendennis Point, Falmouth. It’s normally difficult even getting close to these diving ducks from a boat, so when this female Common Scoter came within ten metres of … Read More
This Coot really stopped me in my tracks. First, it was on the sea at Swanpool in Falmouth, Cornwall and I couldn’t recall ever seeing coots on salt water before. Secondly, even from a distance it appeared to have a … Read More
Thousands of Waxwing are now in the country and have reached the far south west of Cornwall. These were in Falmouth and part of a small flock of seven feeding on the berries of a small Cotoneaster bush in Marlborough … Read More
The arrival of a first winter male Long-tailed Duck at Gwithian Local Nature Reserve has provided an exceptional opportunity for Cornish birders to photograph and compare this bird with the adult male Long-tailed Duck still only a few miles away … Read More
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