St Austell Baywatch: Goldies on the Seed Heads.

Goldfinch .....Carduelis carduelis

Photographed at Par .

Welcome To St Austell Baywatch Blog

Recently I questioned the need for all my weekend travel to birding sights when there is an under watched corner right on my doorstep. Hence the formation of this new blog.
Like the regeneration of St Austell this blog hopes to breathe new life into the areas lanquishing and largely forgotten natural history and wildlife, and hopefully in the future ,the area will attract many more visitors to see the birds, flora and fauna on offer.
　
I would like to state at the beginning I am no expert in any of the categories being watched and most probably have less natural wildlife knowledge than the people I rub shoulders with . Therefore rather than give a list of past sighting I thought it would be appropriate to start at the beginning and have zero’d all lists.
Incidentally it has already been pointed out to me by one nameless *hero of mirth* that the moment I open my wallet the Moths list will take off.
　
Naturally at the start everything becomes a patch tick as we progress along the wild paths. I hope you will all join in with your sightings and put this corner on the Cornish Natural History map.
No doubt I will make many glaring errors in the running of this blog ..feel free to point these out to me as I consider this part of my learning curve.

My main interests are Travel, Photography and Wildlife.
　
Now the bad news..I am profoundly deaf..cannot hear a dicky bird or my wallet drop to the floor. My sight is also on the decline but not as bad as the guy who photographed a white carrier bag thinking it was a Snowy Owl although I did think a telegraph pole transformer was a Buzzard. . I am definitely past my prime and should know better than undertake further commitments.

The good news.
I have a lot more time now I am retired.
My brain still works at the same speed as most other Gemini’s
The one-liners have always been my forte.
Definitely a good driver, expert lover ,wine drinker and occasional liar.

St Austell

St Austell is the largest town in Cornwall.
A Market Town since 1189 and is now undergoing a major regeneration program .
The new shopping and leisure centre (White River Place) is due to open early October 2009 and will employ 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.
　

St Austell Baywatch Bird List