Distant view up the creek
Posing on island
Fly pass
Can't beat a good scratch
Short video clip
Turnstones
Turnstones
The trudge back to the car
Given our long weekend we were all keen (some more than others) to try and see the Dalmation Pelican that had been in Cornwall since 7th May. When the bird first arrived it caused many twitchers to head south with various levels of success as it had gone missing at times. At this stage it's impossible to guess whether this individual is a genuine vagrant or not however it certainly made for an interesting session of birding.
The Pelican had returned to Restronguet Creek which took us about 25 minutes to get to. There was no sign as we arrived so we drove round the creek as best as possible given the narrow roads, looking at every opportunity. Finally we saw the Pelican in the distance by the boats in the north section of the creek, a long way off. So it was back in car to try and find another parking space towards that end. Having parked up we crept around the edge of creek, walking about half a mile until we found the bird being watched by two birders. The bird then look flight showing its amazing wingspan straight past us and then landed on the island on the middle of the creek where I managed to grab a few images and video.
Six Turnstones fed on the shoreline below us whilst there were good numbers of Redshanks feeding as the tide receided.
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