Kynance

Sun set and badger paw print

Just a Swallow, but a December Swallow

The 3 swallows seem to be catching plenty of insects today in Penzance

More 'eastern chiffs'

A very palid pale tea coloured bird, 'tristris' ?

Eastern Winter Chiffs easy!

One of these birds has a very slight greenish tinge to the mantle and rump. 'albietinus' or greener 'tristris'? but no calls to help.

Winter Chiffs 'tristris type'

Similar to eastern types 'and best separated on call

Winter Chiffs 'collybita' type

Winter Chiffs 'abieitinus' types

 

Three-lobed Crowfoot

The ruts and hollows on the downs are already well colonised by this local species 

Foamy Kynance and sunset at Poldu

Lots of tadpoles in ruts on the downs

Red sky in the morning , Shepherds warning.

Common Seal

Common Seals have a more defined muzzle. Common Seals are very uncommon in Cornwall, favouring shallower coastal waters of the East Coast and the lochs and bays of the highlands and Islands of Scotland.

Grey Seal females and Juvs

Seals

Bull Grey seals have a very characteristic profile, the 'roman nose' but females and juveniles have a much more subtle character.

Adult Bull Grey

Frog Spawn

Spring? No, not yet. The local frogs spawn regularly in Nov-Dec very similar to winter breeding European Common Frogs. Some of the spawn is even close to hatching.

December Sun

A warm sunny day today