During what was a very foggy afternoon, I headed down to the Kenidjack Valley in search of any migrants. I only saw two migrant species on the whole walk, both of them wagtails on the beach with three white wagtails and my first yellow wagtail of the year.
Early in the morning of the 5th, I headed to Pendeen Watch for a session of sea-watching. There seem to be little around besides gannets, fulmars and kittiwakes, as well as the odd Manx shearwater. After an hour of watching, my second yellow wagtail of the year headed out to sea, and a small group of puffins flew past, my first in England. Several more puffins passed a little later, before quite remarkably three grey phalaropes, a true pelagic seabird in the wader family, glided above the waves quite a distance away from the headland. A truly magical bird and a new species for me.
We then went to Sennen Cove, where I saw 12 or so white wagtails and a common sandpiper come in off the sea.
Following lunch, I went in search of a wryneck at Porthgwarra. Unfortunately I missed seeing this spectacular little bird, but I did see a basking shark and added whinchat to my year list. There was also quite a remarkable array of butterflies around, with up to 10 species present.
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