Thursday 21 December 2017

ALL OVER THE PLACE!

 I'VE BEEN ALL OVER THE PLACE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
THE FIRST SHOTS WERE FROM THE ST.ERTH AND PENZANCE AREA.
AFTER THAT I WAS BACK AT THE ORCHARD WHERE THERE WERE A FEW BRAMBLING, 
NOT SOMETHING WE SEE A LOT OF AROUND TRURO. 
THE LAST THREE SHOTS WERE AT FEOCK CHURCH. I WAS PARTICULARLY 
PLEASED TO SEE THE HAWFINCH AS WE HAVE ONLY EVER SEEN THEM ABROAD.

CATTLE EGRET

CATTLE EGRET


PURPLE SANDPIPER


RINGED PLOVER


BLACKCAP


REDWING


BRAMBLING

BRAMBLING


CHIFFCHAFF



BUZZARD

BULLFINCH

PHEASANT

FIRECREST

HAWFINCH

Thursday 7 December 2017

BACK IN THE ORCHARD

NICE TO SEE THE WINTER THRUSHES ARE BACK.
THESE WERE TAKEN IN A NEARBY ORCHARD.


BLACKBIRD

FIELDFARE

FIELDFARE
REDWING

GOLDCREST

GOLDCREST


Thursday 30 November 2017

CATCHING UP.

HAVEN'T DONE A GREAT DEAL OF BIRDING RECENTLY BUT 
HERE'S A FEW SHOTS THAT I HAVE MANAGED FROM AROUND
 WEST CORNWALL AND OUR RECENT FAMILY VISIT TO SOMERSET.


REED BUNTING

STARLING
CHIFFCHAFF
FIRECREST
FIRECREST
PURPLE SANDPIPER
STONECHAT
BLACK REDSTART
BLACK REDSTART
GREY WAGTAIL


Saturday 4 November 2017

FIRECRESTS EVERYWHERE

THERE ARE A LOT OF FIRECRESTS AROUND AT THE MOMENT AND THIS IS 
THE FIRST YEAR THAT I HAVE MANAGED SOME DECENT SHOTS OF THEM.









SUE ALSO CAME OUT YESTERDAY TO TRY OUT HER NEW NIKON 70-300 LENS.
THESE ARE THE FIRST SHOTS SHE HAS TAKEN WITH IT.





 THE REFLECTION PICTURE ON OUR LAST POST WAS ALSO
 PUT ON BIRDGUIDES AND WAS AWARDED POTW.  
THIS IS A FIRST FOR ME SO VERY PLEASED WITH THAT 
AND A BIG THANK-YOU TO THE PEOPLE AT BIRDGUIDES.

Saturday 28 October 2017

VISITOR FROM NORTH AMERICA

I FINALLY GOT AROUND TO SEEING THE 
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER AT GOTHIAN SANDS.

White-Rumped Sandpiper







Rock Pipit


Tuesday 17 October 2017

KESTREL AT BOTALLACK

WE WENT TO BOTALLACK FOR THE CHOUGH BUT THEY KEPT 
THEIR DISTANCE, THIS KESTREL THOUGH WAS VERY OBLIGING.