RING- BILLED GULL SWANPOOL FALMOUTH 26/02/2015.

Finally managed to catch up with the 1st winter Ring- Billed Gull at Swanpool yesterday afternoon, still had to spend a couple of hours for it to show.
I feel it was well worth the wait as it posed rather nicely for me in the end, have also posted a few images of some of the other residents though I have omitted the Brown Rats that seemed to be everywhere yesterday.

1st WINTER RING-BILLED GULL (SWANPOOL FALMOUTH ).

1st WINTER RING-BILLED GULL (SWANPOOL FALMOUTH ).

BLACK-HEADED GULL (SWANPOOL FALMOUTH ).

BLACK-HEADED GULL (SWANPOOL FALMOUTH ).

MOORHEN ( SWANPOOL FALMOUTH ).

SWANPOOL FALMOUTH 20/02/2015

Popped down to Swanpool yesterday morning to try to catch up with the Ring-Billed Gull that has been hanging around for a few days.
Again it was a story of no luck, though apparently it turned up later in the day so maybe I will have another try for it next week if it sticks around.
Still did managed to get a few shots of the Long-Tailed Duck which is being a bit of a long stayer, also the Great Crested Grebe is beginning to show some adult plummage.
These images also show the difference of shooting with the light behind you :ie the Coromant and having to shoot into the light with the other three images be nice if you could turn the pool around when you needed it He He. 

CORMORANT (SWANPOOL FALMOUTH ).

GREAT CRESTED GREBE (SWANPOOL FALMOUTH ).

LONG-TAILED DUCK ( SWANPOOL FALMOUTH )

LONG-TAILED DUCK ( SWANPOOL FALMOUTH )

CASTLE BEACH FALMOUTH 03/02/2015

Finally after four attempts I managed to catch up with the stunning Male Black Redstart at Castle Beach Falmouth, and even then it proved to be very elusive.
Still after tracking it up and down the rocks I managed to get a few decent shots even though at times it disappeared then returned, but I managed to fill in the time with a very obliging Grey Wagtail and Rock Pipit. 

BLACK REDSTART.

BLACK REDSTART.

GREY WAGTAIL.

ROCK PIPIT.