We parked at the start of the Porthgwarra road and started along Higher Bosistow lane. The cover is dense and massive but we did manage a firecrest (probably 2) with a mobile tit flock.
The fields at the end of the lane failed to produce anything amongst the pipits and sparrows but a common redstart at the bottom of Nanjizal was a nice surprise and our first of the trip. We headed towards Porthgwarra along the coast path when a pipit flew overhead calling but sadly disappearing into the distance. I initially called it a tree pipit but in Pauls opinion it was probably an olive backed! Frustrating but the way it goes.
The small valley just before the Moor produced at least 1 yellow browed warbler with 3 wheatear on the Moor itself. 2 further yellow browed warblers were in the dense scrub below the coastguard cottages along with several chiffchaff.
The walk over to St Levan was fairly quiet but we did see the tail end of a large chaffinch movement. We had 3-400 in am hour between Porthgwarra and St Levan but over 1000 had bedn seen during the morning by others. Apart from a ton of chaffinch in the bushes, St Levan was quiet. We walked up the valley across the fields back to the car but despite looking rare we couldn't find anything.
Definitely seemed to be more common birds about today with our final totals of
Chiffchaff - 19
Firecrest - 1
Wheatear - 5
Merlin - 1
Common redstart - 1
Yellow browed warbler - 3
Brambling - 1
Chaffinch - 300+
A very pleasant walk in the late autumn sun.
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