Male Hen Harrier at Egloshayle

There was a cracking adult Male Hen Harrier at Egloshayle this morning quartering the fields between Trevarner and Middle Treworder before drifting off across the valley toward Treraven.


Sod's law I only had my "far away lookers" and not my camera!

It's highly likely to be going to St.Breock Downs and could well be seen this afternoon at Rosenannon or Tregonetha roosting areas.

Birds at Par pools today

Spent a few hours in the charmng company of Jeremy and Delia this morning at Par beach pool, then the dunes beyond and finally at St.Andrews pool.

The Little Gull was difficult to latch onto and my pics wer no better than my previous visit for this bird.
There were a few stonechats in the dune areas along with a meadow pipit.

Moving on to the St.Andrews pool brought  a failing light level along with a couple of bathing Mute Swans.

Male Stonechat

Male Stonechat

Female Stonechat

Female Stonechat

Meadow Pipit

Meadow Pipit

Mute swan bathing

Mute swan bathing

Kestrel

As I've done very little in the horrible weather we've had lately I thought I'd re-visit some shots I took of a kestrel down at Godrevy a few weeks ago.

Kestrel

Kestrel

 

 

 

Kestrel

Short eared Owl from a great distance!

Having spent 3 hours down at Marazion and Penzance and not taken a single photograph I was getting pretty fed up after lunch.

Not a bittern in sight in the marshes and the high tide seemed to have pushed all the purple sandpipers off of their roost at Battery rocks, although that may have had something to do with the hardy souled swimmer that was using the rocks as a springboard!

Not to be outdone I thought I'd try Tregonetha Downs to see if there were any birds of prey coming in to roost.
With luck I had great views of a Short eared Owl quartering the moor and better when it perched amongst some small branches.

I managed a couple of shots from a great distance and one is below purely as a record shot of the bird.

Short eared Owl