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Porthgwarra has a bit of everything, habitat wise and a full day here can turn up a surprising amount of birds.
The car park has a small wooded copse to its north and this is often a good place to start your day. Britains first Schnäpperwaldsänger was found here years ago and more recent rarirites include Einsiedlerdrossel! During Autumn migration the wood is good for Trauerschnäpper and Grauschnäpper, Gelbbrauen-Laubsänger, Sommergoldhähnchen and possibly something rarer such as Zwergschnäpper or Grünlaubsänger.
From here walk up the valley and after the wooden five bar gate take the path to the left and down into the wooded valley known as 60 Foot Cover. On a calm sunny morning take time here to stand/sit and observe the copse. A Gelbschnabelkuckuck was found by a visiting birder in October 2014. This area is also good for warblers which can include Mönchsgrasmücke, Dorngrasmücke, Klappergrasmücke, Fitis, Zilpzalp and Gartengrasmücke.
Go back out of the valley and take the footpath right again onto the moorland. Just before the wall that cuts across the moor is the 'Dried up Pool'. Despite its name its not always dried up, but this is a good place to look for Wendehals in the Autumn. The moor is a good spot for Goldregenpfeifer in the winter and Pipits and Buntings during the Autumn. Spornammer is a regular Autumn migrant here and Steinschmätzer and Braunkehlchen can be found amongst the heather. Schwarzkehlchen are very common too. Keep a look out for birds of prey. Wanderfalke, Kornweihe, Rohrweihe, Baumfalke, Merlin, Turmfalke, Schleiereule and Sumpfohreule have all been seen here.
A walk further towards Lands' End will find you at Trevean Pool. The pool itself is pretty much inaccesible but the surounding woodland is great for spring and autumn scarce migrants and overshoots like Gelbspötter, Orpheusspötter, Neuntöter and Rotkopfwürger, Weißbart-Grasmücke, Wiedehopf and Rötelschwalbe. Keep a listen out for flyover Girlitz in Spring too! Anything can turn up here.
Resident birds include Alpenkrähe, Kolkrabe, Feldlerche, Wiesenpieper, Zaunkönig, Heckenbraunelle, Rotkehlchen and Strandpieper.
From July through to late September, Porthgwarra becomes one of the UK's top seawatching hotspots. Some of the country's rarest seabirds have been seen from the cliffs at Gwennap Head including Schwarzbrauenalbatros, Kapverdensturmvogel, Trinidadsturmvogel (yet to be accepted) and Buntfuß-Sturmschwalbe. When conditions are right (South-westerly gales are best!) there can be thousands of Gelbschnabelsturmtaucher, Großer Sturmtaucher, Dunkler Sturmtaucher, Balearensturmtaucher and Atlantiksturmtaucher with a supporting cast of Sturmschwalbe Eissturmvogel, Basstölpel, Schmarotzerraubmöwe, Falkenraubmöwe, Skua, Spatelraubmöwe, Schwalbenmöwe, Thorshühnchen, Wellenläufer and all manor of divers, ducks, auks, terns, gulls and waders flying past!
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From the A30 near Land's End take the B3315 to Polgigga, just after the duck pond take the road signposted to Porthgwarra. This is a very narrow road and can be busy during the summer and weekends. Get there early to avoid the crowds! There is a pay and display car park, toilets and a nice cafe that does great coffee, cakes and pasties!