Friday 24th May 2019

Friday 24th May 2019

Late news, 23/5, Gwinear: 1 Red Kite, 9 Buzzard going north at 13:20. 1 Cuckoo in the evening. (T Polglase)

Marazion Marsh RSPB: Garden Warbler. (S Rogers)

Marazion Beach: 49 Sanderling, 11 Dunlin, 3 Whimbrel, 4 Eider. (S Rogers)

Marazion Beach/Marsh: 2 Great Northern Diver (1 summer plumage), 5 Whimbrel, 20 Sanderling, 5 Dunlin, 1 Red Kite this morning. (P Locker)

Golitha Falls: 3 Red Kite just south of here, seen from the Minions-Doublebois road at 17:20. (A Watson)

Maer Lake, Bude: 2 Shelduck with 4 young, 4 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, 20+ Sand Martin, 35+ House Martin, 50+ Swallow. (N Bastin)

Duckpool, Bude: 4 pairs of Whitethroat nest building, 4 Chiffchaff, 7 Willow Warbler, 6 Raven, 2 Buzzard, party of 9 Swift. (N Bastin)

Truro: 2 Swift over at 08:15. (M Costa)

RSPB Scillonian III Wildlife Cruise, Penzance to Wolf Rock: 2 Eider, 7 Guillemot, 2 Fulmar, c50 Manx Shearwater, 10 Gannet, 15 Kittiwake and 8 Common Dolphin. Wolf Rock to Scilly: c200 Manx Shearwater, 10 Gannet, 2 Guillemot, c120 Common Dolphin and c20 Risso’s Dolphin. Scilly to Wolf Rock: 12 Gannet, 10 Manx Shearwater, 2 Fulmar and 2 Guillemot. Wolf Rock to Penzance: 19 Gannet, 37 Manx Shearwater and 3 Auk sp. (MJ Spicer)

Bodmin: 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 7 Swift at Bodmin herb nursery this evening. (S Grose)

Tremayne Wood, nr St Martin-in-Meneage: 1 Cuckoo heard. (D Allan)

St Ives: 3+ Linnet along with 1 Goldfinch still present at Barnoon cemetery. (K Money)

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