We’ve spent the past two days working the valleys around Lands End. It’s been hard work with very little reward. We’ve neither found much ourselves or caught up with the better birds reported by others. The Hayle estuary, on the right tide, has produced a bit of interest with Curlew Sandpiper, Whimbrel and Mediterranean Gull being new for the list. We did manage a brief sea-watch from Pendeen yesterday afternoon when several close Cory’s Shearwater was the highlight. Today we’re on the Scillonian for a day trip to The Scillies – better luck there I hope.