Friday 20th September 2024

Friday 20th September 2024

Cape Cornwall: 1 Melodious Warbler. (A Lea, S Ford, T Pinfield)        4 Chough. (T Pinfield)

Atlantic Crescent Sennen: White Stork GBR7. (P Walsh)

East Pentire, Newquay 07.15-09.15: 1 Osprey, lingered for a few minutes just off the cliff top, then drifted down the coast, 6 Balearic Shearwater, 5 Manx Shearwater, 2 Common Scoter, 5 Mediterranean Gull, 6 Kittiwake, 82 Guillemot/Razorbill, 1 Curlew, 1 Chough. (D Grose)

Tehidy Country Park, 09.10: Osprey over. (S Croft)

Wadebridge, Bike hire to Pendavey Bridge: 20+ Herring Gull, 5 Black-headed Gull, 2 Curlew, 10 Redshank, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Robin, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper. No sign of Osprey. Treraven Meadow completely flooded right down to the iron bridge. (V.Booth)

Siblyback Lake: 14 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 2 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper. 4 Swallow, 7 Teal, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard (L Birtwistle)

Drift: Marsh Harrier, Kingfisher, many Canada geese , 1 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Grebe , 5 Heron, 3 Little Egret. (R Chiffers)

Hayle Estuary RSPB: 2w Spoonbill – Danish ringed bird that spent last winter here and Marazion has returned. (R Veal)

Trevilley: 1 Turtle Dove flew over, 1 Whinchat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Firecrest, 4 Tree Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail, c230 Meadow Pipit, 10 Chiffchaff, 2 Chough. (R Veal)

Dozmary Pool: 6 Little Grebe, 4 Tufted Duck, 8 Lapwing, 2 Shoveler. (R Veal)

Maer Lake: Still getting a lot of birders down to see the WW Black Tern, still present at 16:00pm, 300+ Canada Geese, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 38 Teal, 6 Wigeon, 12 Mallard, 4 Shoveler, 20+ Moorhen, 16 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin, 6 Snipe. (N Bastin)

SW Coast Path, Lamledra (Gorran Haven): 25 Stonechat (adults & juveniles), 2 Robin, 2 Rock Pipit, 6 Jackdaw, 2 Rook, 2 Raven, 3 Magpie, 5 House Martin, 3 Wood Pigeon, 5 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 15 Herring Gull. (I Sowerby)

Copperhouse Saltings, 11.30: 2 Black-tailed Godwit. The previous evening the EA had allowed the high tide to flush through the area leaving a more extensive pool than usual. (J George)

Polwheveral: Osprey flew North. (D Collins)

Downderry, 07.00-08.15: 130+ Gannet, 3 Balearic Shearwater, 5 Little Egret, 18 Kittiwake, 1 Common Gull, 7 auks, 20+ hirundines. (A Payne)

Ryan’s Field and Black Bridge, Hayle: Kingfisher, Black tailed Godwits. (R Griffiths)

Roseland,Towan Beach: 11 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Stonechat, 7 Grey Wagtail, 1 Cirl Bunting over. (S Grose)

Towednack: 1 Common Redstart, 12 Curlew, 2 Chough. (K Dalziel)

Colliford Reservoir, Dam end: Hobby hunting late afternoon, 2 Whinchat, Common Sandpiper. (B Craven)

 

Late Submission, 19/09, Pendeen: 2 Lapland Bunting, 1 juvenile Barred Warbler. (P Combridge)

Late Submission, 19/9, Maer Lake: 1 Pintail, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Black-tailed Godwit. (R Veal)

Late Submission, 19/9, Crowdy: 1 White Wagtail, 12 Tufted Duck, 2 Wheatear. (R Veal)

Late Submission, 19/9, Walmsley: 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Garganey, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, c100 Swallow, 5 House Martin. (R Veal)

Late submission, 18/09, Scillonian III Sightings: (M Spicer, M Elliot)

Penzance > Wolf Rock

Gannet c330, Manx Shearwater c30, Arctic Skua 1, Kittiwake 6, Yellow-legged Gull 1, Guillemot 4, Puffin 1, Swallow 1, Common Dolphin c30, Harbour Porpoise c6.

Wolf Rock> Scilly

Great Shearwater c80, Manx Shearwater c15, Cory’s Shearwater 2, Sooty Shearwater 1, Balearic Shearwater 2, Sandwich Tern c10, Gannet 6, Blackcap 1m, Risso’s Dolphin 2.

Scilly > Wolf Rock

Great Shearwater 1,  Manx Shearwater 8, Gannet 13, Fulmar 1 , Guillemot 1, Sandwich Tern c20, Common Dolphin c17.

Wolf Rock > Penzance

Manx Shearwater c200, Gannet c60, Razorbill 1, Swallow 2, Common Dolphin c60, Risso’s Dolphin 2+, Minke Whale 1.

 

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