Sunday 10 January 2010

Into the new year.

30/12/09.
Walking to Carn Barges,c50 Teal, Mallard c24, Moorhen 2,Song Thrush,Pied and Grey Wagtails.2 Raven over Carn Barges.
2 Buzzards over the quarry on the NE side, one flying with a Buzzard and having and having an aerial manoeuvre competition.
2/1/10.
A Fox in the garden at 6.10 this morning, Grey Heron in the Spruces by the road.
3/1/10.
Two Ravens over Huers.Teal 60+ Mallard 12, Moorhen 2.Teal out over the sea difficult
to get an accurate count due to their flight patterns.
A very brief sighting of a Dolphin and allthough I kept searching no further sighting.
Small Seal in the cove SW side, photographed Goose Barnacles on a piece of boating equipment on the rocks by the stream.
When I got back home Jo had seen a Sparrowhawk in the garden.
4/1/10..
A Woodpecker drumming in the woods and later on another feeding on fat in the garden.
A Song Thrush and a Chiff Chaff in the cove
6/1/10.
Snow this morning around 2" deep, Teal 10, Mallard 16, Moorhen heard but not seen.
While standing quietly in cover I sensed movement to my right and glancing down found a small Fox( probably a vixen) coming toward me,it got within three feet before realising I was there and then turned and walked quietly away.
Oystercatchers, Grey and Pied Wagtails and two Stonechat along the coast path, a Dipper on the stream a Jay in the woods and a Green Woodpecker laughing.
On the way into town Lapwings in the Sheffield area.
7/1/10.
Fieldfares and Snipe beyond Moorcroft and at Boleigh also later in the day in the NE quarry and at Kemyel, large numbers of Redwing feeding along the stream margins through the woods, Woodpecker drumming.
8/1/10.
At Boskenna Redwings, Fieldfares and Lapwing in good numbers.
9/1/10.
A Grey Wagtail in the garden this morning also Redwings, Redwings and Fieldfares along the road to town this morning.
Teal 15, Mallard 12 and Snipe over Tregurno farm.
Many Redwings along the coast all heading NE also Lapwings out over the sea, small number of Golden Plover on the rocks along the foreshore.
10/1/10.
Walked to Castallack and Sheffield then back along the main road to Trevelloe then towards Kerris Vean and through the woods to Lamorna pottery and home, Blackbirds, Redwings and Fieldfares in large numbers all the way, Snipe at several locations the greatest number 20+ at Trevelloe. Lapwings in Small numbers and scattered.

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