Cornwall 2012 day 1

And so the action moves from the intrepid team of proper birders, thrashing vainly around the windswept fields of Shetland, to myself and Mrs H, scouring the Cornish valleys for....er....probably not much. Cornwall seems to miss out on the mega action, certainly in the weeks we've come down anyway. However, with a few quality Yanks turning up in Ireland, and one now on Scilly, hopes have been raised. And with Mr W completing a heroic cross-Britain trek to spend this week just down the road, there's the reassurance of having someone nearby who actually knows what all those Dendroica's look like. A quick check on Magic Seaweed this morning though predicted a week of mostly S-SE winds, which may prove interesting, as today's influx of Glossy Ibis and Red-rumped Swallows proved. Needless to say, we arrived too late to see any goodies today. But 15mins on Marazion beach turned up an ad winter Med Gull and 5 R Plover. Until tomorrow then....