Cornwall 2012 Day 3

So, first of all, day two was literally a washout. A morning walk along the beach turned up a Red-throated Diver offshore, and evidence of migration with 100+ Mipit and 3 Wheatear. Then we faffed around shopping. Then it rained. And rained. And the wind blew. Day 3, and an early start at Porthgwarra. Yesterday's weather had left a significant fingerprint. Fog, thick fog, which sat heavily in the deep valley at Porthgwarra. Setting off from the car, hopes were low, subterranean. But virtually the first bird we saw, as we walked the path to the coastguards, was a Wryneck - superb! It fed in the grass at the pathside, perched on a couple of bushes before flying and being lost to view. Apparently it was seen and photographed later by another birder. Despite optimistic periods when the sun almost burst the veil, the fog remained for yhe next couple of hours. Very little showed. A Lapland Bunting was typically flighty and vocal, associating with Mipits. Some Linnets flew over. And whilst I was trying to pin down the Lap on the deck, Lucy had a probable Merlin. News of a White's Thrush in the Cot Valley sent us scurrying away. Tart that I am I still need White's, so we had to go. But the reality quashed expectations - acres of trees, thick fog, limited access, blah blah. This was going nowhere. We left. Apparently the bird was seen once only, by it's finder. Then we went to Nanquidno. More fog and rain. No sign of any YBW's, although boredom hugely influenced the effort involved in searching. We emerged from the phone network blackspot to learn of the Paddyfield at the Lizard. Overnight conditions are not conducive to it leaving, although it may contract hypothermia. These SE winds are obviously delivering birds, so maybe there's more to come. Just discovered I can't upload photos to the blog via my iPhone. Probably s good thing!