Mark Wallace
@mwallacepg.bsky.social
Birds, Moths & Natural History from Porthgwarra & St levan ( West Cornwall)
Porthgwarra 0530-1200hrs Sabines Gull, 7 Great Shearwater, Cory's Shearwater, 9 Sooty Shearwater, Pomarine Skua, Bonxie, Arctic Skua, 13 Storm Petrel, Balearic Shearwater, 11 Med Gull, 41 Scoter, 13 Puffin #cornwallbirding
Porthgwarra 1230-1400hrs 2 Bonxie, Sooty Shearwater, 3 Storm Petrel, 7 Puffin, 8 Sandwich Tern. Perennial Centaury now out in Porthgwarra, seems to be quite a few patches this year
Porthgwarra 1315-1815hrs 3 ad Long-tailed Skua, Great Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Balearic Shearwater, 12 Storm Petrel, 63 Puffin, GND, Risso's Dolphin #cornwallbirding
Porthgwarra 0645-1100hrs 2 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Arctic Skua, 20 Storm Petrel, 8 Puffin, 3 Great Northern Diver, Bar-tailed Godwit
Woodlark at Porthgwarra this morning, on the paths by 60ft cover quite a scarce bird here in spring also more Clouded Yellow about with 4 at higher bosistow..
Southern Emerald Damselfly on the stonewall pool Porthgwarra again this year..
First Clouded Yellow of the year at Polgigga today with Humming-bird Hawkmoth & Bordered Straw at Skewjack, quite a few Red-veined Darters arrived over the last couple of days @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
Red-backed Shrike this evening at Polgigga(found by Kester) in the hedge behind the cricket pitch pines..
2 Roseate Tern & 5 Storm Petrel past Porthgwarra this afternoon but not alot else...
Black Kite high up with the Red kite flock over skewjack at 1245hrs..
Tree Pipit & Redpoll over Porthgwarra this morning, Marsh Harrier at Skewjack
A few migrant moths around Polgigga this afternoon with Small Mottled Willow & several Rush Veneer & Silver Y's @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
29 Wheatear, Black Redstart, 3 Blackcap, White Wagtail at Porthgwarra this morning. 18 Wheatear, 2 Siskin, 2 White Wagtail, Black Redstart, 3 Red Kite y'day... #ukbirding
10 Wheatear, 4 Sand Martin, a few new Song Thrush & Chiffchaff at Porthgwarra this morning #ukbirding
7 Wheatear, Black Redstart, Firecrest & Painted lady at Porthgwarra this morning #ukbirding
Ring Ouzel, Black Redstart, Brambling, & 6 Crossbill at Porthgwarra this morning #UKBirding