A walk along a bit of the Cornish Coastal Footpath, later we had a Hot Chocolate before hitting the Pub.
Ebird List for Coastal Walk.
Before we headed out for a walk we spent a while checking the garden finding
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pico Picapinos / Dendrocopos major),
Blue (Herrerillo Común / Parus caeruleus), Coal (Carbonero Garrapinos / Parus ater) and
Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major), Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis),
Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Carduelis chloris),
Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), Pied Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla yarrellii),
House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus),
Dunnock (Acentor Común / Prunella modularis),
Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula),
Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula),
Common Starling (Estornino Pinto / Sturnus vulgaris),
Wren (Chochin / Troglodytes troglodytes),
Rook (Graja / Corvus frugilegus),
Carrion Crow (Corneja Negra / Corvus corone), Common Magpie (Urraca / Pica pica),
Jackdaw (Grajilla / Corvus monedula),
European Herring (Gaviota Argéntea Europea / Larus argentatus) and
Black-headed Gull (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus).
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Serpentine Mill buildings at the end of the valley.
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The stony beach.
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A view along the beach.
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After a while we headed down to the car park above Poltesco Cove, we parked and went for a walk down towards the cove seeing
Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus),
Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto),
Dunnock,
Robin,
Blackbird,
Blue,
Great and
Long-tailed Tits (Mito / Aegithalos caudatus),
Wren (Chochin / Troglodytes troglodytes),
Rook,
Carrion Crow,
Common Magpie and
Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus) as well as Red Campion (Silene dioica),
Hart's Tongue Fern (Asplenium scolopendrium) and
Common polypody (Polypodium vulgare).
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A closer view of the Serpentine Mill buildings.
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Through a window in the ruin.
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We reached the Cove where we picked up
Rock (Bisbita Costero / Anthus petrosus) and
Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis),
Raven (Cuervo / Corvus corax),
Great Black-backed Gull (Gavión Atlántico / Larus marinus),
Shag (Cormorán Mondudo / Phalacrocorax aristotelis) and
Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo).
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Poldhu Cove. |
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Butterbur (Petasites hybridus). |
We got back to the car and headed for a hot chocolate and a cake at Poldhu Cove Café, the Chocolate and cake was very nice and whilst we ate these we sat on the beach adding
Pied Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla yarrellii) and Eurasian Oystercatcher (Ostrero Euroasiatico / Haematopus ostralegus) to the list before heading up to Heston Boating Lake.
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Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos) Female.
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Tufted Duck (Porrón Monudo / Aythya fuligula) Female.
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Canada Goose (Barnacla Canadiense /Branta canadensis). |
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Mute Swan (Cisne Vulgar / Cygnus olor). |
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Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus). |
Just before we left the car park I photographed some Butterbur (Petasites hybridus), up at the Lake we did a loop checking the Gulls and Ducks, we didn't see anything unexpected but added
Tufted Duck (Porrón Monudo / Aythya fuligula),
Northern Shoveler (Pato Cuchara / Anas clypeata), Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos),
Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra),
Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus),
Mute Swan (Cisne Vulgar / Cygnus olor), Canada Geese (Barnacla Canadiense /Branta canadensis) and Gulls. |
European Herring Gull (Gaviota Argéntea Europea / Larus argentatus). |
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European Herring Gull (Gaviota Argéntea Europea / Larus argentatus). |
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European Herring Gull (Gaviota Argéntea Europea / Larus argentatus). |
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European Herring Gull (Gaviota Argéntea Europea / Larus argentatus). |
Our final stop of the day was at Parr Sands where we spent a couple of hours in the Pub with Lynn and Steve's friends Vicky and Scoob.
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