Here’s a photo of a Common Cuckoo, on Caradon Hill, this afternoon. Two Cuckoos were calling and I was stood midway between them – so…
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25th May 2024 – St Andrew’s Pond, Par
Called in to see if the Greater Spotted Woodpeckers were about, they were! Fascinating to watch both the adults busily flying around finding food for…
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25th May 2024 – Par Beach Duck Pond
As I often do, called into Par Beach and its Duck Pond! Sadly it was raining, but I hid under a conveniently situated fir tree…
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20th May 2024 – Minions
Went for a wander up on t’moor after work. I’ve never seen as many Redstarts as I did this evening. However, trying to find one,…
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19th May 2024 – Minions
Went for a wander from Minions this morning. Loads of Cuckoos calling also saw lots of Common Redstarts, but struggled to get them in the…
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18th May 2024 – Park Head
Headed off to the North Coast for a change. I’d hoped to see a Chough – but didn’t. The Skylarks were numerous and amazing to…
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Bodmin & Wenford Railway – 12th May 2024
We went for a wander from Dunmere, to see if we could see any birds, so was delighted to see (and smell) an actual real…
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Aurora Borealis – Minions – 10th/11th May 2024
I’d seen a warning that the probability of seeing the Northern Lights was pretty high tonight, so we loaded up the cameras and headed up…
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6th May 2024 – Bedruthan Steps
We stopped off at Bedruthan Steps today, as a nice spot to eat our lunch. After lunch we went for a wander along the cliff…
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21st April 2024 – Tokenbury Corner
Another sunny day – so headed up to Caradon Hill to see what could be find. Great to hear, and then find a Cuckoo, also…
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14th April 2024 – Dartmoor Zoo
Today we headed up to Dartmoor Wildlife Park (https://www.dartmoorzoo.org.uk/). The weather was good all day and the zoo wasn’t too busy so we managed to…
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7th April 2024 – Golitah Falls
Popped out of the house for a wander as it was not raining for a while and headed to Golitha Falls. Oddly we didn’t see…
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