With the countryside looking like autumn is already upon us, a hose-pipe ban, and pools at Walmsley and Maer Lake drying up fast, Jasmina Goodair sits down to review this weeks’ photos.

“It has been really hot weather-wise this week making the photography a challenge. On Monday, the Grey Heron by Caroline Taylor, taken at Warmsley, was a lovely image with it battling its way through an eel. Also, A. Greenaway found a juvenile Puffin at Bossiney with no brightly coloured beak, which is not something we usually see or recognise. T. Culmer found a beautiful Sparrowhawk in St Erth, even though it was a little bit in the shade, but nonetheless it was a lovely image.

Tuesday, David Collins on the Lizard had a Pied Flycatcher. This was a lovely image, in the shadows of the leaves and some would say too busy a photograph, but I thought it perfectly showed it in its environment. Steve Ford was on a Penzance pelagic, and he had a great Wilson’s Storm Petrel, which is a bird that has eluded me until I finally went on a pelagic this week myself and saw one.
Then on Wednesday, there was a charming Reed Warbler at Porth, photographed by Aadil Khan a lovely little image, and the Cattle Egret at Walmsley by John Johnson was another worthy mention.

On Thursday, the Osprey by Nick Watmough, taken at Stithians was a really beautiful image worthy of Photo of the Day. I also loved the great pose of the Greylag by Charlie Davies at Wadebridge. It was just such a “look at me” pose. There was a delightful image of a Whinchat by Steve Wood, taken at Kynance, as was the Kingfisher by Anthony McCloud at Stithians.
Friday brought a great juvenile Robin by Adrian Lea.

Saturday; there were several really good images. The White Stork by Mike Waters at Davidstow, I imagine from the newly released storks from North Cornwall, is a well-worthy mention as is the lovely Cory’s Shearwater by Adrian Lea. Finally, there were great captures on Sunday by Gill Fisher (actually taken at the pelagic from Penzance on Saturday) of the Wilson’s Petrel, a Cory’s Shearwater and a Fulmar. And then Paul Davies gave us a lovely Green Sandpiper from Walmsley.

And so, I had to make a decision: lots of lovely photos. Yes, some very bright light that our photographers had to contend with, but nonetheless we had some really, really good images. Nick Watmough’s Osprey was particularly good, as was Gill Fisher’s Cory’s Shearwater but I think at the end of the week my decision went with the really great capture of a Green Sandpiper in flight by Steve Rogers, taken at Drift. Well done to everyone and keep those images coming in”.

Many thanks Jasmina and congratulations Steve for this weeks winning image.