Liam and I started at Porthpean on a fine morning indeed, enjoying wonderful views of three
Surf Scoters (two 2CY drakes and a female), a female
Velvet Scoter and a
Long-tailed Duck, as well as two fly-over
Siskins and several
Fulmars and
Gannets. Next up was Trenance Pool in Newquay, where the long-staying 2CY
Ring-billed Gull afforded close-up views. A seawatch from St. Ives Island produced three
Great Skuas, 15
Red-throated Divers, a
Razorbill and several
Kittiwakes,
Gannets and
Shags. Finishing at Hayle, the five
Goosanders showed well, three
Greenshanks were noted and
Dunlin numbers had increased to perhaps 150.
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| Surf and Velvet Scoters off Porthpean |
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| 2CY Ring-billed Gull at Trenance Pool |
