Amphibians Two Trees, Wadebridge; Common Frog spawn in garden pond. Birds Crugmeer; 1 Kestrel, 6 Jackdaw, 12 Rook, 16 Skylark, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Chaffinch. Dennis Cove; 24 Mallard, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Moorhen, 13 Herring Gull, 4 Woodpigeon, 4 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 20 Rook, 2 Blue Tit, 2… Continue reading 15th March 2016 Sightings
Birds Edmonton; 1 Sparrowhawk. Rosenannon Downs; 1 male Hen Harrier. Wadebridge/Dinham area; 1 Little Grebe, 4 Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron, 7 Little Egret, 35 Mute Swan, 1 Canada Goose, 68 Shelduck, 8 Mallard, 48 Wigeon, 4 Goosander, 6 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Pheasant, 70 Oystercatcher, 29 Ringed Plover, c.2000 Golden Plover, 1 Grey Plover, 500 Lapwing,… Continue reading 24th February 2016 Sightings
Birds Dinham area; 2000 Golden Plover, 200 Lapwing, Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew, Redshank. Hay Valley; 26 Egret sp. (probably Little) on the south side of the valley (19 were present in the morning and 26 in the afternoon), 400 Herring Gull, 12 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 420 Black-headed Gull, 10 Common Gull, 2 (second winter) Mediterranean Gull,… Continue reading 18th February 2016 Sightings
Green RE61 was noted at Wadebridge on 23rd January 2016 by C Selway. This bird was ringed in at Lanchères,Maison de l’Oiseau, Somme, FRANCE on the 24th June 2014 as a pullus. It was recorded a couple of times in western France before arriving on the Camel Estuary on 26th June 2015 where it appears to… Continue reading Mediterranean Gull (Green RE61)
Slightly larger than the similar Black-headed Gull, with less pointed broader and slightly shorter wings; with a shorter and thicker bill. More reminiscent of Common Gull in flight. A three year gull, (it becomes adult in it’s third year). See below for help with identification. Once a very rare species in Britain until the 1950’s but… Continue reading Mediterranean Gull
Birds Ball Roundabout; 1 Kestrel. Dunveth Road, Wadebridge; 1 Mistle Thrush singing early morning. Little Petherick Creek, Padstow; 1 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest, 35 Shelduck, 1 Bar-Tailed Godwit and 2 Greenshank this morning. Harlyn Bay; 3 Red-Throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver and 3 Mediterranean Gull this morning. Moths Two Trees Estate, Wadebridge; 1 Common Quaker.
Birds Wadebridge/Dinham area; 3 Little Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 8 Little Egret, 39 Mute Swan, 4 Whooper Swan, 1 Bewick’s Swan, 11 Canada Goose, 23 Shelduck, 7 Mallard, 42 Wigeon, 8 Goosander, 3 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Kestrel, 1 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Water Rail, 30 Oystercatcher, 15 Ringed Plover, 14 Grey Plover,… Continue reading 16th December 2015 Sightings
Birds Amble Marshes; 5 Mute Swan, 515 Canada Goose, 14 Shelduck, 189 Wigeon, 39 Gadwall, 63 Teal, 58 Mallard, 1 Pintail, 16 Shoveler, 1 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Grebe, 3 Little Egret, 2 Water Rail, 20 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 124 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 101 Black-tailed Godwit, 36 Curlew, 23 Redshank, 2 Black-headed Gull, 22 Herring… Continue reading 13th December 2015 Sightings
Birds Dinham area; 4 adult Whooper Swan and a juvenile Bewick’s Swan still present this morning, also noted 23 Ringed Plover, 4 Goosander, 1,800 Golden Plover, 300+ Dunlin, 9 Mediterranean Gull and a juvenile Peregrine.
Birds Large number of thrushes noted throughout the area today with a few hundred Redwings noted with lesser numbers of Fieldfare, Blackbird and Song Thrush. Amble Marshes; 2 Mute Swan, 285 Canada Goose, 5 Shelduck, 70 Wigeon, 14 Gadwall, 75 Teal, 1 male Green-winged Teal, 36 Mallard, 1 Pintail, 34 Shoveler, 12 Red-legged Partridge, 2… Continue reading 25th November 2015 Sightings
Camel Estuary Wildlife 