Blackthorn & Pussy Willow.

Blackthorn is now coming into flower and as often happens at this time of year it has turned colder, the older country folk always used to call this Blackthorn winter.
The Pussy Willow is also starting to show and in one or two well sheltered places is already turning yellow.
Bladder campion & Sea Campion are also flowering on the cliffs along with Herb Robert& Kidney Vetch and the first Thrift.
On monday there was a male Blackcap on my bird table and on tuesday a Long Tailed Tit on a peanut feeder.
Wednesday down in the cove there was a Black Redstart on the rocks on the NE side .


A Cock Pheasant was along the path from Huers to Carn Barges on thursday & 2 Canada Geese & 3 Moorhen close by


Between Carn Barges & Lamorna Point 1 Shag, 1 Cormorant ,5 Oystercatchers Gannets in groups of 1to 5 flying SW.

Bull Seal between the stream and Lamorna Point.

garden & walk sightings.

Monday 23/3/09.

Blackcap Warbler in garden on bird table.

Tuesday, Long tailed Tit on feeder.

Wednesday, Black Redstart in the cove.

Thursday, Cock Pheasant on path to Carn Barges, Canada Geese (2) & Moorhen (2) close by.

Between Carn Barges & Lamorna Point, 1 Shag 1Cormorant 5 Oyster Catchers.

Gannets flying SW in groups of 1 to 5.

Seal just to the NE of the stream,bottling!.

Beetles & bluebells

Butterflies now starting to appear on sunny days, peacocks & red admirals these will be overwintering individuals.Sparrows still coming to the feeders, chiff chaffs are calling in the old quarries, goldcrests there as well.

Black redstart at treverven on tuesday,blackcap warbler in the garden on wednesday and 4 ravens flew over the valley, a male wheatear on the cliffs between tremelyn and the stream.

A violet ground beetle emerging from its burrow on wednesday,I think! not to hot on insects and it seems difficult to get a really good guide book.

First bluebell on sunday on the path over the downs.

Bird updates & new flower pictures

Further to the item about the House Sparrows,the original bird is still around and on saturday appeared with another cock bird and also a hen,so there was a lot of posing and posturing to impress her so with luck there may be some young ones in time

I counted the rooks nests at the begining of the week and came up with a total of 90,there may be more to come yet!

Walking up through the woods on saturday afternoon I put up a moorhen along the river bank. The Canada Geese are still around and could possibly be looking to nest.Sand Martins have been reported from several locations and Swallows have been seen on Scilly.Spring Squill is coming in to flower below Carn Barges and the first Stitchwort flowers have appeared. Four Ravens flew down the valley this morning.

Some futher wildlife sightings.

After last weeks sighting of a House Sparrow this week has seen a Starling around my garden. Again not a rare bird but unusual in the valley. Between Huers and Carn Barges I saw 2 Canada Geese,first sighting of this species I have had here. Spring flowers are starting to appear i.e Scurvy Grass on the cliffs and Wood Sorrel in the woods.

House Sparrow seen in Lamorna

Sighting of a House Sparrow may not seem particularly interesting but is unusual as in the 25 yrs i have lived here I can count the number of sightings on one hand.

Red status, means endangered and in need of special attention.