A cold morning walk a along the Red River Valley and further afield.
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Frost on the Alders.
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We started the morning as usual watching the garden feeders seeing
Rook (Graja / Corvus frugilegus),
Western Jackdaw (Grajilla occidental / Corvus monedula),
Eurasian Magpie (Urraca Común / Pica pica),
European Herring Gull (Gaviota Argéntea Europea / Larus argentatus),
Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus),
Eurasian Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto),
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pico Picapinos / Dendrocopos major),
Dunnock (Acentor Común / Prunella modularis),
European Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula),
Common Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula) and
Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos),
Pied Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla yarrellii),
Eurasian Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Curruca capirotada) ♂♀,
Long-tailed (Mito Común / Aegithalos caudatus),
Eurasian Blue (Herrerillo Común / Cyanistes caeruleus), Great (Carbonera Común / Parus major) and Coal Tit (Carbonero Garrapinos / Periparus ater),
House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus),
European Goldfinch (Jilguero Europeo / Carduelis carduelis),
European Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Chloris chloris) and
Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs). |
A nice frosty start to the day.
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Lynn and Steve heading towards Bell Lake Marsh.
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On our way to the start of the walk we saw a Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo) and right at the start of the walk a very nice ♂
Eurasian Bullfinch (Camachuelo Común / Pyrrhula pyrrhula). |
Frost on Brambles.
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An Oak Leaf on Ice.
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As we followed the main track in towards the Marsh we added Common Blackbird,
Song Thrush,
Redwing (Zorzal Alirrojo / Turdus illacus),
Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), Western Jackdaw (Grajilla occidental / Corvus monedula),
European Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula),
Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus) and
Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus).
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On our way into Bell Lake Marsh.
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Steve checking out the Marsh.
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The marsh it's self was amazing, it was totally covered in frost and ice and looked magical, Lynn and Steve where really pleased to see it like this, as was I but for them to see it looking so nice was great due to all the hard work they put in there along with other volunteers from the
Red River Rescuers.
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Lynn dodging the boggy bits.
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Steve in front of one of the Dragonfly pools the Red River Rescuers have hand dug in the Marsh.
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Out on the marsh we added Eurasian Blue, Great and Coal Tit, Common Chaffinch, Dunnock, Eurasian Jay (Arrendajo Euroasiático / Garrulus glandarius), Carrion Crow (Corneja Negra / Corvus corone), Eurasian Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto) and Stock Dove (Paloma Zurita / Columba oenas) before we walked back to the car after a very enjoyable visit.
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Hell's Mouth cliffs.
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Our next stop was at a spot on the North coast called Hell's Mouth where Steve said
Fulmar's (Fulmar Boreal / Fulmarus glacialis) breed on the cliffs in the summer but as it was January I didn't expect to see any, however as we looked down to the crags below us I was very pleased to see 3 birds resting up on one of the ledges.
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| Fulmar (Fulmar Boreal / Fulmarus glacialis). |
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| Fulmar's (Fulmar Boreal / Fulmarus glacialis). |
At the same spot we also heard a Red-billed Chough (Chova Piquirroja / Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) but couldn't locate it and saw Great Black-backed Gull (Gavión Atlántico / Larus marinus), European Shag (Cormorán Moñudo / Phalacrocorax aristotelis), Eurasian Wren (Chochin paleártico / Troglodytes troglodytes), European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola), Pied Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla yarrellii), Eurasian Oystercatcher (Ostrero Euroasiático / Haematopus ostralegus) and around 40 or so Atlantic Grey Seals (Halichoerus grypus) hauled out on one of the beaches.
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South Wheal Frances.
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We made our way to the southeast of Camborne next to the South Wheal Frances complex, where we had a walk around the remaining buildings and with loads of info from Lynn and Steve I came away understanding a lot more about the Cornish Tin Mining Industry.
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South Wheal Frances, Pascoe's Shaft on the right.
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| Carn Brea. |
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| Carn Brea. |
As we walked around we saw
Wood Mouse (
Apodemus sylvaticus) and
Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus). |
| Stithians Reservoir from the Stuart Hutchings hide. |
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| Great Egret (Garceta Grande / Ardea alba). |
Our final birding spot of the day was at Stithians Reservoir where we spent a while in the Stuart Hutchings hide where we had a distant Great Egret (Garceta Grande / Ardea alba) which was a new bird for me in Cornwall along with Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea), Eurasian Teal (Cerceta Común / Anas crecca),
Eurasian Wigeon
(Sibón Europeo / Mareca penelope),
Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos),
Little Grebe (Zampullín Común /
Tachybaptus ruficollis), Black-headed (Gaviota Reidora / Chroicocephalus ridibundus),
Mediterranean (Gaviota Cabecinegra / Larus melanocephalus), Common (Gaviota Cana / Larus canus), European Herring and
Great Black-backed Gull (Gavión Atlántico / Larus marinus),
Northern Lapwing (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus), Common Snipe (Agachadiza Común / Gallinago gallinago),
Eurasian Magpie (Urraca Común / Pica pica),
Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis) and
Roe Deer (Corzo / Capreolus capreolus).
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| Northern Lapwing (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus). |
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| Northern Lapwing (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus). |
We popped down to the feeder hide which was quiet so we only added
Rabbit (Conejo / Oryctolagus cuniculus) before heading back to the house. |
| Eurasian Blue Tit (Herrerillo Común / Cyanistes caeruleus). |
Later we went to the Halfway House Pub near Rame where we had a very nice meal and a couple of drinks. |
Lynn and Steve.
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