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After last week’s kingfisher spectacle, this visit began with a very different kind of bird drama: helping John and Jan shoo off a cormorant before clearing vegetation from the stream exit. Once the job was done, it was straight into the familiar rhythm of tea, cake and good-natured banter, with Jan in full flow, sharing stories from his commercial diving days. While we sat by the buddleia, the lake delivered one of those rare summer treats: three hummingbird hawk moths feedi

It’s been a cracking week at St Erth, with a mix of wildlife drama, volunteer graft, and some excellent fishing across the pegs.