Friday 17th March 2017

Friday 17th March 2017

Late news, 16/3, Bridge, St. Columb Major: 1 Barnacle Goose. (I Hoare)

Late news, 16/3, Bude: 10 Turnstone, 3 Teal, 1 Wren, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldfinch, 2 Goldcrest and 1 Cetti’s Warbler heard (H Wilkins)

Sennen: hybrid Hooded Crow still, 1m Wheatear on Mayon Cliff. (P Taylor)

Bosistow Lane, Polgigga: 1 juv Iceland Gull. (M Wallace)

Cape Cornwall: 3 Black Redstart in ‘last’ garden, 1 male 2 females. (J Brodie-Good)

Drift: 130 Sand Martin. (D. Flumm)

Longrock Pool, Marazion Marsh RSPB: 10 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow. (D. Flumm) Also 1 Bittern and 1 House Martin.

Hayle Estuary: 2nd winter and ad Yellow-legged Gull, also 3 Cattle Egret and 2 juv Iceland Gulls. (M Halliday) Also 1 Greenshank , 16 Curlew, 1 Spoonbill. (C Richards)

Yellow-legged Gull, Mark Halliday
Yellow-legged Gull, Mark Halliday

Yellow-legged Gull, Mark Halliday
Yellow-legged Gull, Mark Halliday

Yellow-legged Gull, Mark Halliday
Yellow-legged Gull, Mark Halliday

Yellow-legged Gull, Mark Halliday
Yellow-legged Gull, Mark Halliday

St Erth: 9 Little Egret. (MJ Spicer)

Connor Downs: 1 Merlin. (Cornwall Birding)

Gwithian: 1 Wheatear at Gothian Sands NR

Tehidy CP: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler.

Camborne: 1 Iceland Gull in ploughed field by former A30.

Helston: 1st winter Bonaparte’s Gull still at the boating lake.

Argal Reservoir: 1 ad Iceland Gull in cauliflower fields at Treverva, also 5 Med Gull and 300+ Herring Gull. (D Chaney)

Gerrans Bay: 1 Long-tailed Duck, 6 Common Scoter, c.60 Black-throated Diver, c.12 Great Northern Diver, 2 Slavonian Grebe, 12 Med Gull and 2 Common Gull. (MJ Spicer)

Par Beach: 1 albifrons White-fronted Goose in field with Canada Geese. (B Hibbett, R Wilkins, MJ Spicer)

Stepper Point: 2 Wheatear below coastguard building. (S Grose)

Bude: 4 Linnet. (H Wilkins)

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