Red-breasted Flycatcher at Housel Bay, Lizard

This evening I saw my first Spring Red-breasted Flycatcher for Cornwall.  A female was feeding well tonight at the pond at Housel Bay, Lizard (same site as the Bufflehead).  From 8pm it started feeding feverishly and was continually calling (tacking like a Wren).  The species is regular in the Autumn in Cornwall but rare in Spring with just a handful of records only.

Red-breasted Flycatcher at Porthgwarra

This first year Red-breasted Flycatcher was photo'd today between the toilet block and doctor's garden at Porthgwarra. The species is an annual but scarce passage migrant through Cornwall with the bulk of records recorded in October.  Porthgwarra is by far the most popular site for the species and the elm trees behind the toilet block (Men's side) seem to be particularly attractive!