Rare and Scarce: Blast from the Past (Part 1)

Having a trawl through Blogger and I cam across my old Blog, 'It's Just a Hobby'. Its actually a pretty interesting read! lol, so I thought I would have a look back at my photos of some rare and scarce stuff I've seen in recent years. These ones are pretty recent, but I will be going further back when I drag out the older images!

Very obliging Glossy Ibis at Marazion

The Lands End Grey Catbird, only the second record for Britain!

Great White Egret at Hayle - Although not a rarity any more, still a scarce bird in Cornwall and a nice patch tick!

White-rumped Sandpiper - This was found on my local patch the day before we left Scilly in October 2016. Luckily it was still there when we arrived back!

Pacific Golden Plover - This was only the 7th record for Cornwall and caused me a bit of grief after it was found on my local patch at Gwithian! Finally got to see it late in the day!

Bluethroat on the Isles of Scilly - Not the best of shots as it was quite distant but still a great bird!

My second Yellow-billed Cuckoo, this time on St Agnes. Sadly, as with most of these American cuckoos, it died when taken into care that evening.

Amazing find (and photograph) by my mate Mark Halliday! American Royal tern on the estuary at Hayle this year was my first lifer of 2019.

Superb Rose-coloured Starling that I found at Mexico Towans this year and my first full adult find!