Hi.
I visited Par Beach this afternoon and saw about a dozen Sand Martins skimming over the pond. They`ve been around for a few days now, but today they`d been joined by a Swallow, my first of the year.
Cheers,
Phi Ouless

Thanks for the report Phil. I have not seen one this year.

Saturday.2nd March.
Hi All,
9 Black-throated divers, 11 Great Northern Divers and 8 Common Dolphins in the Bay this morning!
Cheers
Danny the Pirate!

Thank you Danny for the report.

Hi All,
Firecrest at St Andrews today by the car park!
Cheers
Danny the Pirate

Thank you for the report Danny.

Report from Adrian Langdon received today... Please click on link to Adrian's blog (images-naturally!) below:-

http://www.images-naturally.co.uk/2013/01/birding-at-par-ponds.html

Report and photograph. Chris Holyoak

This Monday afternoon at Par Beach pool there was this single Black Swan swimming with the usual residents.

An unusual sight at Par Chris.

Black-Headed Gull 2V27

Report and Information. Mark Grantham

Just for info, this bird was back at St Andrews Pool again on 7th December. I presume you've had full details already, but if not it's actually EW86127, ringed as a chick in Wiltshire in 2009.
Thanks for that Mark. You are the first that has reported it.

Ring Necked Duck. Photographs.

Photographs Adrian Langdon.

Nice to see you at Par Adrian. Thank you for the photographs.

Ringed Necked Duck at PBP.

I hooked up with an old work mate and visited St Andrews Pool and Par.

Nothing really of interest at St A's Pool but after opening up the Hard Rock Cafe  the punters came back as I knew they would.
The usual Marsh Tits, Coal, Great and Blue Tits all made an appearance along with an overhead sightings of a Sparrowhawk and Jay.
Phil Barlow informed me of an American Vagrant Duck at PBP so that was the next stop on the agenda for Ted and myself.

PBP.
The Ringed Necked Duck(*vagrant ) was happy amongst the Tufties and was being watched by a handful of birders.
A Black Swan was also present on the Pool along with the usual residents. With the exception of a Grey Heron in the far trees nothing else was worth recording.
Moving on to the top end.
Stonechat,, Goldcrest, Chiffchaff, Goldfinch, Rock Pipit, Grey and Pied Wagtails, Turnstones, Grey Heron and  Cormorant were all recorded along with the usual Corvids and Gulls.

Black Swan.

December Posts from the Past

Hi it's Andy from Shrewsbury again. down at the weekend for a family event - mixed weather! but got some nice photo's on Saturday. Would welcome advice on the swans - not sure what they are. Canada Geese dont usually take my interest, but I liked the pics. More to follow from Par beach on Sunday.

Report and photographs Andrew Thomas.

Hi Andy. I hope you had a nice visit .

Report and photograph.Ann

Hi, Around 2pm today (sat 27th oct) this Rough Legged buzzard flew over 
the Mount from the bay to the fields behind the Mount. Picture not very 
good as he was quite high. Ann

Thanks for the report and photograph Ann.

Report John Rance. (24th October 2012)

Around the pool this morning :

 

3 Pochard ( 1 m 2f)

5 Shoveler ( 2m 3f)

5 Tufties ( 2 m, 1 f 2 juv)

 

1 Little Egret, Water Rail ( heard)  Reed Bunting ( f ) 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, and 1 f Bullfinch 

 

Also a 3rd cy ‘graellsii’  LBB Gull with a single metal (BTO?) ring on its left leg.

Thank you for keeping the flag flying John.

 

Report John Rance (18-10 12)

Hi Trevor,

 

Charlestown: 3 Common Scoter on the sea ( 1 m 2 f)

 

Par Beach Pool : 4 Tufted Duck ( 1 m , 1 f, 2 juv) and 2 Shoveler. 1 Little Grebe viewed from the footpath behind the pool.

 

Hi John. Thank you for the report. The winter season should be more interesting than our so called summer.

Report and photograph Catherine Beazley 

I've just returned to London from a few days in my native St.Austell.

I just saw the posts about the possible Baird’s Sandpiper and suspect

 it might be the same bird I saw at Spit beach that morning.

The bird was with a flock of some 20 Turnstone and a single Ringed
 plover. I was thinking Dunlin but the good people on i-spot.org.uk
 felt Sanderling. This might not be the same bird of course but I
 wanted to get in touch with a pic just in case!

 I popped over to par pool a couple of times and was really taken by
 all the waxcaps on the grass area between the pool and large car park.
I attach a few pics in case these are of interest.

I forgot to mention, if anyone is interested in seeing some tiny

fluted birds nest fungi(Cyathus striatus)- it can be found in

abundance in the woodchip borders outside the ship inn, Par. The egg
like spores have mostly gone but it still looked pretty impresive last
week! :)

 

Hello Catherine. Thank you for the report and photographs...I am sure they will be of interest to the readers of this site.

Report Ann Graham.

Hi, This afternoon on Par beach, in the dry seaweed at the back of the 
beach were 4 Ringed Plovers, 6Turnstone and a Baird's Sandpiper. 
Unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me. 

Thank you Ann. The Baird's Sandpiper will be of interest to the regulars.

Report John Rance

 

On the pool today, 2 Shoveler ( m and f) and 1  Tufted Duck (m) , along with an increase in numbers of Coot (c.30) and Mallard (c.40)

1 ad and 1 juv Lesser Black Backed gulls amongst the BH and Herring gulls.

Hi John. Thank you for the report.

 

Report Geoff Barter

Down for a few days en route to Scilly ....off note yesterday 28 Curlew & 50 +Oyks in the Spit roost plus 2 L Egrets & 2 Barwits in the harbour off patch yesterday the \Buff breasted sand was still at \Davidstow

This morning at PBP 1 x  Goldeneye fem /juv type actively feeding , 1 little egret in the roost at the west end & 5 Skylarks over heading west 

good birding 

Thank you for the report Geoff. Hopefully the Scilly trip will be rewarding.

Report Linda Moore

There were 4 x Wheatears,12 x ringed Plover ,4 x Little Egret ,1 x Whimbrel ,3 x Grey Heron ,15 x Oyster catchers .All around the harbour end of Spit Beach today.

Thank you for the report and Wheatear photograph Linda

Report. Nigel Climpson

Spit Beach this evening. 10 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 12 Ringed Plover, 2 Sanderling, Oystercatchers and one Pheasant!

Thank you for the report Nigel.

 

Hi, the bird that flew in to the window is a juvenile Bullfinch, the colours are similar to the adult female but the juveniles lack the black crown and bib.
Cheers
Danny the Pirate

Thank you Danny.