A superb sunny morning spent at St Gothian Sands with endless blue skies tempting at least four Buzzards and two Kestrels into soaring around. Dunlins had increased to six birds on the unfenced Pool with a Ringed Plover in tow. It wasn't long before an inconsiderate dog walker had flushed them all onto the gated pools. Thank God for fencing!!


Hirundine numbers were lower today but this was compensated for by the first Swift of the year, which flew south. A drake Gadwall was on the main pool and five 'singing' Whimbrel alighted there briefly before flying off towards the beach. Six House Sparrows were in bushes around the main pool opposite Sandsifter and a Sedge Warbler was singing from the Red River ditch. Suprisingly, not a single Wheatear was seen, considering the numbers there two days ago.
 
The cornwall yearlist now stands at 123! I decided to tot up my Gwithian List and concentrate on that again this year, so it stands at 73 species as of today, with Sedge Warbler, Swift ,Whimbrel, Gadwall and House Sparrow added today!