Evicting Jackdaws.

6/8/10.

Sitting quietly today having a rest when there was a smack on the ground in front of my feet followed by a Blue Tit which took one look at me and promptly departed leaving behind a Lime Hawk Moth caterpillar, I dont know what the Tit thought it was going to do with it as it was nearly as big as him , a couple of inches long with a long hook on the back, quite a mouthfull!.

7/8/10.

A Curlew flew over Morrisons car park this morning, the first I have seen since the spring.

8/8/10.

A Curlew calling over the valley today.

9/8/10.

Two young Song Thrushes and A Chiff Chaff in the garden at lunchtime.

14/8/10.

A Heron flew up the valley this morning. later two Long Tailed Tits on the feeder.

15/8/10.

Green and Gt Spotted Woodpeckers calling today, many Swallows(high) and a Peregrine over the garden mid afternoon.

19/8/10.

Walked over the downs to Kemyel today, Blackcaps in the blackthorn.

20/8/10.

Reports of an Otter by the bridge below the mill shop, unconfirmed.

29/8/10.

A Tawny Owl roosting in a Larch tree today, seen on our Sunday walk.

31/8/10.

Several Long Tailed Tits on the feeders today, but did not stay.

9/9/10.

Walked to Carn Barges, a Kestrel and a possible Merlin, a Pheasant exploded from cover almost beneath my feet, Gannets offshore and a Seal in the cove.

12/9/10.

Porthgwarra. A late Swift and a Kestrel, Gannets, Shag, Gulls, a Seal in the cove.

14/9/10.

A Sparrow Hawk over Treverven.

17/9/10.

A Heron flew down the valley early morning.

19/9/10.

A Green Woodpecker on the back lawn feeding on ants, Common Sandpiper along foreshore near Carn Barges.

26/9/10.

Walked to Carn Barges and back to the cove, Gannets, Cormorant Oystercatchers ,one being harassed by a raptor, probably a Sparrowhawk. Rock Pippits and several Grey Wagtails including one in the garden when I got Home, A Dipper by the bridge the first i,ve seen for some time.