St Austell Baywatch

Tuesday, 9 April 2013

Hi Trevor,

Another miserable afternoon but Sid Cole spotted this Green Sandpiper on Par Beach Pool. Is this a first for the pool?

Best Wishes

Nigel Climpson

Nice photographs Nigel. I cannot recall ever seeing a report of one at PBP but I could be mistaken.
Anyone out there who can remember seeing one before at Par ...please let us know.

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Anonymous9 April 2013 at 21:44
Hi Trevor, I saw two Green sandpiper at the pool on August 10th 1997.
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Unknown11 April 2013 at 13:08
Not a first then Derek. Still a 16 year wait between sightings means it is a rare visitor.
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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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