Some pics from my last two days on the Cornwall coast

So, my time walking and monitoring the coast of Western Cornwall has come to an end.  For now.  But the last couple of days have provided some of the best surprises.  Firstly the wind on Thursday morning provided a fantastic looking swell rolling into the beaches, where I was able to watch seals and cormorants swimming amongst the waves.  Then I spied a basking shark gliding about in the waves, the birds were all flying acrobatically in the wind, and one of the choughs performed an amazing roll and dive into the nest site at one point.  On top of all that I saw a bird that looked something like a stone curlew blown in with a flock of jackdaws.  It lingered just long enough for me to make out the two yellow lines down its back/wings, but then, as it flew away inland, its wings just didn’t seem dark enough.

Then, yesterday, the weather was still, sunny and hot.  I met Nic (Shanks, of the chough project) at our watch point and the little ones were still not out.  I’ll miss seeing them fledge.  Instead nature rewarded me with dolphins and a basking shark, and a clear view of the isles of Scilly.

I guess you’ll want to see pictures…