With the weather looking promising for Cornwall and a few days with no real commitments, I seized the chance to head down to Falmouth to stay at Liam's new flat for a couple of nights. Arriving mid-afternoon, we headed first to the Hayle Estuary, enjoying five
Knot and a
Ruff - all juveniles - as well as a
Kingfisher. A few
Teal and
Wigeon (the latter numbered 55) were among the other birds logged. With some daylight to spare we thought it was worth a short evening seawatch off Porthgwarra, scoring 18
Balearic Shearwaters, five
Sooty Shearwaters and a
Bonxie. We also heard a
Chough over the car park.
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juvenile Ruff at Hayle Estuary |