Accorded celebrity status during it's 6-day stay, the Pendeen Lapland Bunting must have been the most visited individual of it's ilk anywhere in the British Isles during early October. An extremely confiding individual, It put on quite a show for ardent Longspur devotees #ukbirding #birdingCornwall

Been a few months since I've seen these little ones. Firecrest and Goldcrests at Pinetum Gardens St Austell #birdingCornwall

Lapland Bunting playing hard to get below Pendeen lighthouse #ukbirding #birdingCornwall

No rarities, but a really enjoyable few hours spent mooching around the Hayle estuary and Carnsew Basin in glorious sunshine. Two varieties of Godwit, Med Gulls galore, long-legged beasties, double figure Greenshank count and returning winter wildfowl #ukbirding #birdingCornwall

No Tropicbird for me off Gwennap Head/Land's End, but I did see two Bearded Tit at Marazion Marsh. Proper rare in the county, these represent a Cornwall tick for me! #ukbirding #birdingCornwall

Here's a very average experimental video of last week's juvenile Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Siblyback Lake. I never tire of watching these attractive nearctic wanderers when they reach our shores in August and September. Back to Cornwall tomorrow to search for more #ukbirding #birdingCornwall

If last year's Wryneck at Turf Lock performed for the crowds, this week's bird at Colliford Reservoir was a classic skulker. A painstaking three-hour search in a cold north-west breeze eventually yielded a positive outcome. I do love a happy ending! #ukbirding #birdingCornwall

So often overshadowed by the far West and Scilly, East Cornwall does occasionally seize the birding limelight. Certainly, Siblyback Lake is punching above it's weight right now with Buff-breasted Sandpiper and a brace of Pectoral Sandpipers! #ukbirding #birdingCornwall