Does anyone know where the name of Rotterdam Beach in Talland Bay comes from? #Cornwall

New post for my lovely patrons! #Cornwall www.patreon.com/posts/sittin...

NEW PODCAST EPISODE!! Check out this episode with Keith from @thepiskietrap.bsky.social chatting about some of our favourite ghost stories, how they connect of real events in history & why #Cornwall is such a haunted place! Perfect listening for this miserable rainy day! cornishbirdblog.com/podcast/

I absolutely loved researching this story! It meant that I was forced to visit this part of the coast a few times! 🙃 #Cornwall cornishbirdblog.com/the-earthqua...

I've added a new EVENTS page to my blog so that you can see what I have planned for the coming months - there are a few talks booked so far . . . Check it out if you fancy coming along! #Cornwall cornishbirdblog.com/events/

NEW BLOG POST TODAY! In the spring of 1909 a series of startling events in #Cornwall became front page news across the British Isles. The newspapers reported that a ‘madman’ had shot four people and had barricaded himself into his home in St Blazey. cornishbirdblog.com/a-cornish-ma...

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NEW BLOG POST TODAY! My review of Dr Charlotte Mackenzie's latest book on Georgian #Cornwall . . . @cornwallhistory.bsky.social cornishbirdblog.com/review-cornw...

Very exciting news! Looking forward to teaming up with Keith from @thepiskietrap.bsky.social this spring at the new Port Eliot Mystery and History Weekend! We will be telling tales of ghosts around the Cornish coast!

NEW BLOG POST TODAY! My review of Dr Charlotte Mackenzie's latest book on Georgian #Cornwall . . . @cornwallhistory.bsky.social cornishbirdblog.com/review-cornw...

So delighted to have received a copy of Dr Charlotte Mackenzie's latest book! It explores life in Georgian #Cornwall, particularly visitor's impressions of Penzance and is another fine example of Dr Mackenzie's extensive knowledge of the period. @cornwallhistory.bsky.social

Very exiting news!! I've been asked to talk at Trebah Gardens! 6th March 2025 7pm Come along and discover the lives of some fascinating and feisty women from around Cornwall's coast! Book your tickets now and join me there! www.trebahgarden.co.uk/events/talks...

NEW PODCAST EPISODE!! Tales of the Ill-wished: Long held beliefs in witchcraft held sway over people's lives in Cornwall for much longer than you might imagine. This episode looks at some stories that revolve around the fear of being ill-wished. cornishbirdblog.com/podcast/

NEW BLOG POST TODAY! My last of 2024! - thanks to everyone here who has supported me in the past year - see you in 2025! #Cornwall cornishbirdblog.com/the-ruins-of...

Watch this space!! My last blog post of 2024 will be heading your way tomorrow . . . Weirdly it will be my 424th article, I didn't plan that at all! #Cornwall

Some really exciting news for 2025!! Watch this space!😀 #Cornwall www.patreon.com/posts/what-2...

I will be chatting about #Cornwall 's smuggling past on Radio Cornwall later this morning . . . cornishbirdblog.com/willy-wilcox...

There are a whole heap of book reviews on my blog. cornishbirdblog.com/category/rev... They might give you some ideas for Christmas gifts, like this wonderful tome by Sam Davison packed with lovely images of #Cornwall 's ancient sites . . . cornishbirdblog.com/review-matte...

The smuggler Squire Avery built this little building as a lookout and a hideout in the early 1800s. When this notorious character died in 1858 local people reported a strange light in the sky . . . #Cornwall cornishbirdblog.com/the-history-...

My latest blog post certainly creates conversation! Whether you believe the stories or not most people have an opinion on the Beast of Bodmin Moor. I will be chatting about this on Radio Cornwall later this morning! @skentelbery.bsky.social

I have to say that Truro Cathedral was looking very lovely today! #Cornwall

Looking for somewhere different for a walk the soggy Sunday? #Cornwall cornishbirdblog.com/discover-tre...

Today's New Blog Post! Maybe a bit of a controversial one . . . I had always been very sceptical about the stories of a big cat on Bodmin Moor but revisiting the very first reports from the early 90s actually changed my mind . . . What do you think? #Cornwall cornishbirdblog.com/the-truth-be...

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