Monday 5th August, Marazion to Perranuthnoe

As the weather was good we decided to kick off our first full day with one of our favourite walks: from Marazion over to the Perranuthnoe café and back. As usual we parked up in the overflow car park at Marazion and fought our way through the vast crowds into the town centre. There we checked out a few galleries and shops before finally working our way down onto the beach at Little London where at last we were able to enjoy some peace and quiet. There were loads of Sand Martins hawking their way over the beach as we spent some time scouring the sands for sea glass to take back home. Then with the tide right out it was the usual wander along the beach towards Perranuthnoe. There were a few Whimbrel, Curlew and Med Gulls scattered along the beach as well as quite a lot of noisy Oystercatchers and a couple of Little Egrets. Every time I walk along the beach I am reminded of the numerous attempts I made to see the long-staying Hudsonian Whimbrel that graced this area a few years ago. 

Oystercatcher

The café was relatively empty and we all enjoyed our mid-walk treat before heading back again the same way. On the way back I found a flock of five Common Sandpipers, resting up on the shoreline before making their big push out across the sea.

Common Sandpipers

We spent more time looking for sea glass at Little London - we all managed to find some. Then it was back through the Marazion to the car then then home.