Stithians Lake; We have now been advised that the highway closure between Penmarth and Carnkie has been extended until 28th Nov 2024. The Stuart Hutchings Hide and the Feeder Hide remain open and anyone wishing to drive to these hides may wish to consider accessing these hides from the Carnkie end of this road as the roadworks have now progressed to Penmarth. Accessing the hides by road from Carnkie will necessitate driving past the road closure barrier and members must satisfy themselves that this is a safe procedure as such action can obviously not be endorsed by the Society.

Porthilly Beach/Cant Cove: 1 Black winged Stilt? (flushed by dog and flew towards Little Petherick), 1 Greenshank, 2 Ringed Plover, 3 Redshank, 20 Turnstone, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Curlew, 69 Oystercatcher, 2 Brent Goose (pale bellied), 12 Wigeon, 12 Mute Swan, 2 Rock Pipit. (S Grose)

Port Isaac, Coastguard Hill: Black Redstart hawking insects from the vantage point of the roof tops. (P Mattos)

St Gennys, Private Garden: m. Brambling. (J&B Teague)

Trenance lake, Newquay: 1 Long-tailed Duck. (C & G Horsley)

Newquay, Trenance Boating Lake: 1 Water rail, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Tufted Duck. (J St Ledger, A Lea)

Maer Lake, 9am (bright and sunny): 1 Grey Heron, 2 Water Rail, 20+ Moorhen, 8 Mallard, 6 Shoveler, 29 Teal, 1 Pale Morph Common Buzzard(resident), 300+Golden Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 250+ Lapwing, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 14 Curlew, 3 Skylark(taking dust bath), 3 Raven (over). (N Bastin)

Hayle Estuary, from Carnsew Pool: 1 Spoonbill. (A Mckee)

Hayle Estuary – from the causeway, am: 1 Avocet. 1 Spoonbill, 1 argentatus Herring Gull adult. (K Pritchard)

Hayle/Ryan’s Field: 1 Spotted Redshank, 18 Redshank, 8 Dunlin, 48 Golden Plover, >150 Lapwing, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Black-headed Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Avocet, 1 Oystercatcher. (C Taylor)

Lelant/Hayle Estuary: 5 Mediterranean Gull, 4 Black-headed Gull, 13 Wigeon, 1 Grey Heron, 18 Great Black-backed Gull, 7 Herring Gull. (C Taylor)

Newlyn Harbour: 1 Azores Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Cormorant, 17 Turnstone, 3 Shag, >40 Herring Gull. (C Taylor)

Antony House Woods, Torpoint: 1 Firecrest. (D Allan)

Horson Field, Torpoint: 1 Firecrest. (D Allan)

St John’s Lake, Torpoint: 2 Black-necked Grebe, 9 Brent Geese (8 Dark-bellied, 1 Pale-bellied),  1 Whimbrel. (A Pearson, R Brandon)

Ryans Field, Hayle: 120 Lapwing, Grey Heron, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 15 Redshank, 5 Dunlin, 2 Curlew over, also 1 Avocet on the estuary. (M Saunders)

Lostwithiel: 1 Woodcock. (M Surgey)

Swanvale: 2 Firecrest. (B Cooper)

Siblyback Reservoir: 12 Little Grebe, 4 Coot, 2 Cormorant, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 5 Redwing, 2 Meadow Pipit, 6 Tufted duck (4m2f), 2 Teal (m&f), Lots of various Gulls, 6 Robins, 2 Goldcrest. (V Booth)

Dobwalls, private garden: 1f Bullfinch, 1 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Chiffchaff and 200+ Golden Plover over. (C&J Duffy)

Cape Cornwall Golf Course, 09.30: 2 Great White Egret south. (P Fraser)

Rock, Little Trelyn: 1 Marsh Tit. (S Grose)

Hayle Copperhouse Creek, Black Bridge, 10.00-10.10: 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Wren, 50+ Teal, 30+ Wigeon, 4 Canada Goose, 200+ mixed Gull flock. (M Webb)

Penzance Eastern Green Rocks & Beach by GWR building, 10.50-11.50: 1 Snow Bunting, 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Linnet, 1 Robin, 3 Carrion Crow, 6 House Sparrow. (M Webb)

Tregeseal: c400 Golden Plover, c300 Lapwing. (M Coleman)

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