Late news, 18/10, Lelant: 2 Firecrest at West Cornwall Golf Course near St Uny’s Church (S Turner)
Further photos, 18/10, Godrevy Point: Further photos of yesterday’s Isabelline Wheatear, the first in Cornwall since 1996
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Isabelline Wheatear – Rod Farnes
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Lizard Point: 1 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 1 Redpoll flyovers, Great Northern Diver passing offshore. (D Collins)
Church Cove: 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Redwing. (D Collins)
Perranuthnoe: Hudsonian Whimbrel still. (R Holmes, S Carr, N Truby)
North Cliffs:1 Dartford Warbler and 1 Peregrine (JH & K Dalziel)
Trevilley: 1 Whinchat (M Scott-Ham)
Porthgwarra: 1 Firecrest, 15 Chough (M Scott-Ham)
Carn Les Boel: 1 Snow Bunting, 1 Wheatear and 1 Peregrine (M Scott-Ham)
Carn Gloose: 1 Merlin (M Scott-Ham)
St. Gothian Sands NR: 5 Spoonbill circling over reserve at 17.15 hrs then headed NE, also 1 Pink-Footed Goose still. (J Bowen)
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Pink-footed Goose, Spoonbill – J Bowen
RSPB Wildlife Cruise, Penzance to Wolf Rock: 5 Common Scoter, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Manx Shearwater, 234 Gannet, 1 Shag, 1 Kittiwake, 9 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 20 Herring Gull, 35 Great Black-backed Gull, 31 Razorbill, 16 Guillemot, 53 auk sp. and 2 Grey Wagtail. (DK Parker, P Taylor, H Mitchell)
RSPB Wildlife Cruise, Wolf Rock to Penzance: 1 Manx Shearwater, 303 Gannet, 4 Kittiwake, 3 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 22 Herring Gull, 7 Great Black-backed Gull, 23 Razorbill, 5 Guillemot, 15 auk sp plus 29 Common Dolphin. (DK Parker, P & H Taylor)
Treverva: 5 Fieldfare, c.40 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush (D Chaney)
Bartinney Down: I female Kestrel, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk and pair of Buzzard. (A James)
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Kestrel, Long-tailed Tit and Grey Heron – Alan James
Hayle estuary RSPB, Ryan’s Field: 1 Spoonbill, 1 Little Egret (A James)
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Spoonbill and Little Egret ‘Come dance with me …’ , Alan James
Godrevy Point: 1 Wheatear sp. between the furthest car park and the cliffs, 4 Snow Bunting. (P Fletcher) Also 3 Lapland Bunting reported.
Polgigga: 1 Barnacle Goose feeding in field between Higher Bosistow & Faraway Cottage in evening. (H Bradshaw). Also 1 juv Rose-coloured Starling at 08.00 flying with a Common Starling from Faraway Cottage north over Bosistow Farmhouse. Later returned to Faraway Cottage (H Bradshaw, M Wallace) Plus 1 Great Grey Shrike at 11.00 flew east over Nanjizal Valley landing in Faraway Cottage garden very briefly and then continuing east towards Covean Pool with retinue of scolding pipits and wagtails. (H Bradshaw).
Porth Joke: 1 Barred Warbler (showing well late afternoon to the right of the path in hedge beyond the last group of trees). Also 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 5 Redwing, 1 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest. (S Rowe and T Carson)
Cape Cornwall: 1 Siberian Stonechat on the golf course inland of the car park. (A Harris)
Men-an-Tôl: 110 Golden Plover in a field and about 250 in flight. (R Butts)
Cot Valley: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, also 1 Lapland Bunting in bulb field at west end. (N Wheatley)
Nanquidno: 2 Woodlark at Boscregan Farm. (N Wheatley)
Land’s End: 2 Yellow-browed Warbler, plus 1 fly-over Serin and 1 fly-over Lapland Bunting. (P Combridge)
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Navax Point: 4 Lapland Bunting by coast path.
Camel Estuary: 1 Dalmatian Pelican still off Rock.
LOST: 1 Leica binocular rainguard lost in Nanquidno, Nanjulian or Aire Point area. If found please contact David Hall, hallruan@aol.com
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