<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Birds of the Lizard Peninsula]]></title><description><![CDATA[Birds of the Lizard ]]></description><link>https://www.lizardbirds.net/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:45:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.lizardbirds.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[2025 yearly round-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summary It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that 2025 was the Lizard’s finest year on record for rarities. The peninsula delivered an extraordinary five Megas :   BAROLO SHEARWATER , SOFT-PLUMAGED PETREL , FORSTER'S TERN , STEPPE GREY SHRIKE  and, in all probability, BAND-RUMPED PETREL , alongside a few other major rarities that didn't quite get clinched: Black-billed  and Great Spotted Cuckoos  and Blue-cheeked Bee-eater. As if that wasn't enough, 17 other BBRC raraities graced the area: two...]]></description><link>https://www.lizardbirds.net/post/2025-yearly-round-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692cbaa82bc8fd382e6e742c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 21:58:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bdfaa7_8f176d99abc44e078cb00d850db4ab60~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ilyabirding</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Italian Job?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A puzzling Subalpine Warbler (or two)? On 2nd May 2025, Dave Collins turned up a cracking Subalpine Warbler just north of Kynance Cove....]]></description><link>https://www.lizardbirds.net/post/the-italian-job</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68176473f547f5de526b33a1</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 21:38:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bdfaa7_c0e7089a3e814374b307cde02da01849~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_932,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ilyabirding</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2024 Yearly round-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[January As is usual on New Year's Day, everyone bird-brained scrambled to assemble their shiny new year lists. Last year's pair of...]]></description><link>https://www.lizardbirds.net/post/2024-yearly-round-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">676eaed154e95f93eae758dd</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 15:40:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bdfaa7_c5de8641e0b141ee9cc80961a4b5a7a5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ilyabirding</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The somewhat official Lizard Birding Area]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a bid to stave off ongoing controversies about what constitutes the Lizard Bird recording area, a new map has been created showing this]]></description><link>https://www.lizardbirds.net/post/the-somewhat-official-lizard-birding-area</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6751cf77d57020ee36f45dc4</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 16:07:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bdfaa7_f3a09b1001cb4b4581b2031096d2dd6d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ilyabirding</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2023 yearly round-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[January As is typical of the first few days in January, birders were out in force and quite a few scarcities were found. Seawatching from...]]></description><link>https://www.lizardbirds.net/post/2023-yearly-round-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">658b05ace14e942477a0a037</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2023 17:45:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bdfaa7_965ef2072b0c4e3c946b6290b32a69f2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ilyabirding</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2022 yearly round-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ilya Maclean January As is characteristic of New Year's day, most of the Lizard birders were about and about, and quite a few good birds...]]></description><link>https://www.lizardbirds.net/post/2022-yearly-round-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">638208c51d470a518dd482fb</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2022 20:27:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bdfaa7_11bcfde77ecc4d358f0171bf31c212aa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_830,h_550,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ilyabirding</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Band-rumped Storm-Petrel  - Ilya Maclean]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ilya Maclean On the morning of 5th Sep 2022 I arrived at the Most Southerly Point at 07:20am, shortly after Paul and Joe. It seemed...]]></description><link>https://www.lizardbirds.net/post/band-rumped-storm-petrel-ilya-maclean</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6381fcefde07dafdc461eadd</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2022 12:25:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bdfaa7_58ae793a5e054a0ca4bf167f79416cd1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_853,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ilyabirding</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2021 yearly round-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[January Probably the first good bird of the year was an Iceland Gull past Lizard Point on the 1st (I Maclean) and a Glaucous Gull at...]]></description><link>https://www.lizardbirds.net/post/2021-yearly-round-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61cf279efaf7ab0016e0174f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 16:03:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bdfaa7_1f8dcaa5c876493cb7f00a3f4336eb15~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_610,h_430,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ilyabirding</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Ross's Gull at Poldhu]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Pay I remember Monday 8th March 1988 was cold, as it always is on the Lizard when there's an east wind at that time of year (we were...]]></description><link>https://www.lizardbirds.net/post/a-ross-s-gull-at-poldhu</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61bcda6dde5c300016410790</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 18:45:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bdfaa7_47799b80305b4feca580344e54f8f7c7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ilyabirding</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Brown Booby at Kynance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dave Collins Hot on the heels of what appears to have been the first sighting of Brown Booby in Britain in Kent on 19 August 2019,...]]></description><link>https://www.lizardbirds.net/post/a-brown-booby-at-kynance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61bcd3194fe9f900166b13b3</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 18:20:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bdfaa7_cfd35a14f7d0465796e49d20c35e689b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_595,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ilyabirding</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Rufous Bush Chat near Coverack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dougy Wright Rufous Bush Chat – Treleaver, near Coverack - 22nd Aug 2021. So, I had been to down to my local patch, Windmill Farm...]]></description><link>https://www.lizardbirds.net/post/a-rufous-bush-chat-near-coverack</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61b635cbe65189001667dff0</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2021 17:58:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bdfaa7_ae86260f57a847669576c9d55fc6bf5b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ilyabirding</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Sardinian Warbler during lock-down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ilya Maclean - 18th April 2020 April 2020 was a bit of a strange month birding wise. The whole of the UK had just gone into lockdown as a...]]></description><link>https://www.lizardbirds.net/post/a-sardinian-warbler-during-lock-down</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61b6330a2b5de20016c450e5</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2021 17:45:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bdfaa7_dfdacf0800fe4a8d883bf1a558b51357~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_627,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ilyabirding</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A history or ornithology and birdwatching on the Lizard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not much is known about the birds of the Lizard (or indeed across Cornwall generally) prior to the 16th century. Skeletal remains of...]]></description><link>https://www.lizardbirds.net/post/a-history-or-ornithology-and-birdwatching-on-the-lizard</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61a12b0a4f756500164332ec</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2021 19:10:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bdfaa7_0c7c9634f49246738a492675dbfa361c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_756,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ilyabirding</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The complete Lizard list]]></title><description><![CDATA[Systematic Gamebirds 1. Red-legged Partridge 2. Grey Partridge 3. Quail 4. Pheasant 5. Golden Pheasant Wildfowl 6. Brent Goose 7. Canada Goose 8. Barnacle Goose 9. Snow Goose 10. Greylag Goose 11. Pink-footed Goose 12. Tundra Bean Goose 13. White-fronted Goose 14. Mute Swan 15. Bewick's Swan 16. Whooper Swan 17. Egyptian Goose 18. Shelduck 19. Ruddy Shelduck 20. Mandarin Duck 21. Garganey 22. Blue-winged Teal 23. Shoveler 24. Gadwall 25. Wigeon 26. American Wigeon 27. Mallard 28. Black Duck...]]></description><link>https://www.lizardbirds.net/post/the-complete-lizard-list</link><guid isPermaLink="false">618bf6aba2f91600164ec0e5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2021 18:51:06 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>ilyabirding</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seabirds, Storks and Divers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Little Auk Alle alle Scarce migrant and winter visitor, most commonly after strong winds. All records listed (singles unless otherwise...]]></description><link>https://www.lizardbirds.net/post/seabirds-storks-and-divers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">618433401090db00166e7d0f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2021 20:23:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bdfaa7_c20cfc3723f543a89b2f01c2bb2b448c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ilyabirding</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seabirds, Storks and Divers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Little Auk Alle alle Scarce migrant and winter visitor, most commonly after strong winds. All records listed (singles unless otherwise...]]></description><link>https://www.lizardbirds.net/post/seabirds-storks-and-divers-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">677a9ca16bfe7257a5dd257e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2021 20:23:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bdfaa7_c20cfc3723f543a89b2f01c2bb2b448c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ilyabirding</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Herons and allies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Scarce migrant, but increasing. Only recorded this century: 2007: 2 on Grade Marsh and 5 more at Hayle...]]></description><link>https://www.lizardbirds.net/post/herons-and-allies</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61840ff7737dc100161553d1</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2021 16:58:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bdfaa7_a9c91b072e66477f940834a601889e67~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ilyabirding</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raptors, Owls and near-Passerines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Osprey Pandion haliaetus [BoCC5: Amber] Historically, this species was moderately common as a migrant in Cornwall, and it has been known...]]></description><link>https://www.lizardbirds.net/post/raptors-owls-and-near-passerines</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6183c3c894b0ee00162b4e0b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2021 13:42:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bdfaa7_658ad3733ad94d48982eb9aabb727c80~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ilyabirding</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parakeets, Shrikes, Corvids, Vireos and Orioles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri As one of the best-known invasive species in the UK, its origins have been the subject of much...]]></description><link>https://www.lizardbirds.net/post/parakeets-shrikes-corvids-vireos-and-orioles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6182ec61c0e6200016502e93</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2021 20:36:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bdfaa7_70965769d4ce4855b8b8799f71a3e74b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ilyabirding</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tits, Larks and Hirundines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coal Tit Periparus ater The historic status of this species is unknown with certainty though there is some suggestion that it may have...]]></description><link>https://www.lizardbirds.net/post/tits-larks-and-hirundines</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6182e83d1146670016529032</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2021 20:07:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bdfaa7_b3785ecc5ebd465680645ab77db9d0c5~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_647,h_448,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ilyabirding</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>