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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 Paruline flamboyante was found here years ago and more recent rarirites include Grive solitaire! During Autumn migration the wood is good for Gobemouche noir and Gobemouche gris, Pouillot à grands sourcils, Roitelet triple-bandeau and possibly something rarer such as Gobemouche nain or Pouillot verdâtre.
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 Coulicou à bec jaune was found by a visiting birder in October 2014. This area is also good for warblers which can include Fauvette à tête noire, Fauvette grisette, Fauvette babillarde, Pouillot fitis, Pouillot véloce and Fauvette des jardins.
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 Torcol fourmilier in the Autumn. The moor is a good spot for Pluvier doré in the winter and Pipits and Buntings during the Autumn. Bruant lapon is a regular Autumn migrant here and Traquet motteux and Tarier des prés can be found amongst the heather. Tarier pâtre are very common too. Keep a look out for birds of prey. Faucon pèlerin, Busard Saint-Martin, Busard des roseaux, Faucon hobereau, Faucon émerillon, Faucon crécerelle, Effraie des clochers and Hibou des marais 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 Hypolaïs ictérine, Hypolaïs polyglotte, Pie-grièche écorcheur and Pie-grièche à tête rousse, Fauvette passerinette, Huppe fasciée and Hirondelle rousseline. Keep a listen out for flyover Serin cini in Spring too! Anything can turn up here.
Resident birds include Crave à bec rouge, Grand Corbeau, Alouette des champs, Pipit farlouse, Troglodyte mignon, Accenteur mouchet, Rougegorge familier and Pipit maritime.
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 Albatros à sourcils noirs, Pétrel gongon, Pétrel de Trindade (yet to be accepted) and Océanite de Wilson. When conditions are right (South-westerly gales are best!) there can be thousands of Puffin cendré, Puffin majeur, Puffin fuligineux, Puffin des Baléares and Puffin des Anglais with a supporting cast of Océanite tempête Fulmar boréal, Fou de Bassan, Labbe parasite, Labbe à longue queue, Grand Labbe, Labbe pomarin, Mouette de Sabine, Phalarope à bec large, Océanite culblanc 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!