St Austell Baywatch: Bad Kingfisher Shots

Thursday, 15 October 2009

Bad Kingfisher Shots

Kingfisher ........Alcedo atthis

Photographed at Par River at a distance of fifty metres approximately

The lighting was very poor and the photographs are just for the record

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GYPSYWOMAN17 October 2009 at 02:50
i love the tiny bit of turquoise showing between the limbs - beautiful color - i don't believe i've ever seen a bird such as that - beautiful little thing! and what could be more beautiful than a sun colored chest!
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The Watcher17 October 2009 at 16:44
I shall be getting a better shot of the Kingfisher in the future. Watch this space.
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GYPSYWOMAN20 October 2009 at 19:16
neat, i will!
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Black Head to Gribbin Head. O.S Landranger Map 204

The area between the two heads will be the patch watched.

The watch will concentrate on Eight main areas.

The Fort Copse Settlement. Boscoppa (Own private garden)

Par Beach Pool and St Andrews Road Pool and surrounding areas

Carloggas Downs (SX 0256)

The SWCP area between Polkerris and Gribbin Head.

The scenic cliff top walk between Ropehaven and Charlestown

The Luxulyan Valley including Pontsmill and Treffrey Viaduct.

Treskilling Downs (SX 0357) Treskilling Pit

Seawatching between the two National Trust points

Grid Reference..SX 041 479 and SX 098 494

St Austell

St Austell is the largest town in Cornwall.

A Market Town since 1189 and has now undergone a major regeneration program .

The new shopping and leisure centre (White River Place) opened October 2009 and employs 500 - 700 people.

Imery's modernized China Clay industry employs 2000 which is a huge drop from the early 20th Century when tin, copper and china clay found in the hills made St Austell a major Cornish industrial centre.

Another industry still alive and kicking is the St Austell Brewery which celebrated 150 years of trading in 2001.

　

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