BOOBY PRIZE !!

I SPENT A DAY AT KYNANCE COVE TRYING FOR A 

SHOT OF THE BROWN BOOBY. IT SPENT MOST OF 

IT'S TIME SITTING ON A DISTANT ROCK BUT 

I DID MANAGE A COUPLE OF VERY DISTANT

 FLIGHT SHOTS. THE CHOUGH AND RAVEN 

WERE HAPPY TO POSE THOUGH.

THE REST WERE TAKEN AT HAYLE

 ESTUARY AND GOTHIAN SANDS NR. 

BROWN BOOBY

BROWN BOOBY

CHOUGH

CHOUGH

CHOUGH

RAVEN

RAVEN

RAVEN

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT

MEADOW PIPIT

DUNLIN

KNOT

KNOT

RINGED PLOVER

CATCHING UP

A FEW SHOTS TAKEN SINCE WE'VE COME BACK FROM BRAZIL.

MOST WERE TAKEN AT HOUSEL BAY ON THE LIZARD AND 

HAYLE ESTUARY.  THE DIPPERS WERE TAKEN IN TRURO.

ALPINE SWIFT

ALPINE SWIFT

BARN SWALLOW

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT

LITTLE EGRET

BUZZARD

SKYLARK

NORTHERN WHEATEAR

DIPPER

DIPPER

AROUND WEST CORNWALL

I WENT FOR THE PURPLE HERON TODAY 

BUT IT KEPT IT'S DISTANCE.

THE REST WERE TAKEN AROUND WEST CORNWALL.

PURPLE HERON, juv.

AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER

AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER

RUFF

BAR-TAILED GODWITS

BAR-TAILED & BLACK-TAILED GODWIT FIGHTING

GREYLAG GEESE

MED. GULL, juv

REDSHANK

SANDWICH TERN

HAYLE and DAVIDSTOW

I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF NICE DAYS OUT THIS WEEK. 

THESE WERE TAKEN AT HAYLE ESTUARY AND DAVIDSTOW AIRFIELD.

BAR-TAILED GODWIT

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT

CURLEW

GREY PLOVER

GREY PLOVER

LITTLE EGRET

BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER

BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER

DUNLIN

RINGED PLOVER

CATCHING UP.

 JUST A FEW SHOTS TAKEN OVER THE LAST 10 DAYS OR SO.

TAKEN AT DEVORAN, PORTHGWARRA AND ARGAL RESERVOIR.

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT

RED-BACKED SHRIKE, juv.

RED-BACKED SHRIKE, juv.

WHEATEAR

WHEATEAR

WHISKERED TERN

WHISKERED TERN

COMMA

HOVERFLY

COMMON DARTER

GOLDEN-RINGED

SOUTHERN HAWKER

SADLY, THIS IS PROBABLY THE LAST OF THE DRAGONFLIES UNTIL NEXT YEAR.