Sundays birding highlights.

 Drake Lesser Scaup at Helston boating lake ,this rare vagrant from North America has been present for the last few days .

 As above .

 Having a little wing stretch.

 The bird was actively diving while i was there.

 As the weather had improved i decided to go to Sennen next to get better views of the Paddyfield Pipit and it showed well in the afternoon sunshine,if this bird was accepted it would surely be the bird of the decade as it has never been recorded in the Western Paleartic before.

 As above .

 As above .

 As above.

On the way home i dropped on to the Hayle estuary for a quick look and had this fine Kingfisher catch its lunch in front of me a nice finish to the day.

My week on the Estuary.

 Had a great week on the Hayle estuary after my trip to the Isles of Scilly,on my first day back Saturday morning i found this smart first winter Caspian Gull.

 When i picked it up it was fairly distant.

 After an a hour it flew over the car park never to be seen again.

 As above.

 As above.

 On Sunday i took a trip to Sennen to see the Paddyfield Pipit a highly debated bird .

 As above.

 As above.

 At the beginning of the week i picked up this distant Curlew Sandpiper a very late bird.The bird is on the far left.

 The next day i found this Juvenile Iceland Gull a very early bird .

 As above.

 On Thursday late afternoon i found my second Caspian Gull of the week in the gloom, this presumed sub adult

 Showing  the wing pattern here well.

 There has been a good number of Yellow Legged Gulls  this week with up to five one day including this smart adult.

 As above in flight.

 Med Gull.

 Adult winter Common Gull.

As above,i,m almost there with my my Scillies trip report for October so hope to post some pics in the next few days .

Gull.

 Pale Bellied Brent Geese ,adult on the right with two juveniles.

 Little Stints.

Little Stint.

Sneaked a couple of hours on the Hayle estuary yesterday morning while waiting for my job to be ready.

 Juvenile Little Stint,i was lucky enough to be sat at the edge of Carnsew Pool  when this delightful  bird flew in to the shoreline on a rising tide giving great views.

 Turnstone.

 Adult Ringed Plover.

 Juvenile Ringed Plover.

 Greenshank.

Just before i left this Peregrine stooped in and helped itself to a med gull for lunch.