Friday 26th March 2021

Friday 26th March 2021

Late news, 25/3, Davidstow Airfield: 1 Barn Owl. (S Grose)

Late news, 25/3, Lower Moor Plantation area: 1 pr nesting Raven, Redwings over. (S Grose)

Late news, 25/3, St Kew Highway: 1 Barn Owl. (S Grose)

Late news, 25/3, Newquay: 1 Barn Owl at Treloy golf club . (S Grose)

Hayle Estuary RSPB: 2cy Caspian Gull, 3cy Yellow-legged Gull, 6 Sandwich Tern, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Grey Plover, 4 Greenshank. (R Veal)

Porthgwarra: 1 Great Northern Diver (west at ca 0830) (N Rogers)

Levant: 1 Sandwich Tern, 75 Manx Shearwater. (P Fraser)

Drift Reservoir: 5 Sand Martin (D Flumm)

Mousehole: juv Iceland Gull on St Clements Isle, 4 Sandwich Tern. (P St Pierre)

Newlyn: 1 Iceland Gull (1st winter on rocks at Newlyn river mouth) (N Rogers) American Herring Gull still present. (L Proctor) Video below by Darcy Flint.

Guillemot – Alex McKechnie

Marazion: 9 Sand Martin on Long Rock Pool. (P Fraser)

St Agnes Head: juv Iceland Gull, 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Black-throated diver, 110 Manx Shearwater, Swallow, Sand Martin this am. (G Lawlor)

Towan Head, Newquay: 3 Great Skua, 58 Manx Shearwater, 80+ Auk sp,  36 Common Scoter this am. (N Long) 11 Great Skua, 1 Red-throated Diver, c120 Manx Shearwater, 1 Wheatear this pm. (S Rowe, N Long)

Rejerrah: 1 Dead Barn Owl, presumed roadkill. (S Grose)

Restronguet; Point Quay: 1 Spoonbill, 1 Whimbrel, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 30+ Turnstone, 2 pairs Red-breasted Merganser. (J St Ledger & S Williams)

Cowlands Creek: 1 Long-tailed Duck still (L Sampson)

Perranarworthal: Spoonbill on the saltmarsh this morning. (C Benton)

St Clements: 2 Whooper Swan still (R Augarde)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Pair Pochard, 1 pair Wigeon, 6 Great Crested Grebe. (J St Ledger & S Williams)

Pochard – John St Ledger

Carharrack/Little Carharrack: Red Kite over approx 10.30am being mobbed by Rooks. (J Hancock)

Charlestown: 1 f Blackcap 1 Chiffchaff singing (D Hastilow)

Foxhole: male Blackcap, Little Grebe, Cormorant, Grey Heron, 8 Coot, 5 Tufted Duck. (B Bosisto)

Tywarnhayle: (15.55 – 16.25) 3 Buzzard, 1 Herring Gull, 4 Woodpigeon, 10 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch. (RB & PC Girling)

Downderry: moving west  up to 0830  were 1 Common Scoter, 540+ Gannets, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Red-throated Diver, 9 Fulmar, 3 Manx Shearwaters, 1 Great Skua, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Common Gull, 48 Kittiwakes, 4 Sandwich Terns and 50+ auks. (A. Payne)

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