Kingsmill Lake: 3 Lesser Scaup from 1st hide at midday, but later found roosting opposite Cargreen quay at 16.45. Still present at 18.15. suggest to park 100m before the quay! (P Kemp)
Pendeen: 1 Brown Shrike still present opposite entrance to Manor Farm. (T Mills) Also Yellow-browed Warbler. (P Combridge)
Downderry (09.00-11.00): an impressive 100+ per minute Kittiwake, 12 Mediterranean Gull, 5 very distant small petrels, 1 Great Skua, 17 Auks & c.600 Gannet (P Kemp)
Fistral, Newquay: 318 Kittiwake, 2 Great Skua, 2 Chough, 3 Manx Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Common Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gull. (B Bosisto)
Porthgwarra: Lesser Whitethroat (presume Siberian) in Hidden Valley, Merlin, Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 4 Chough, 5 Brambling. (D Balmer)
Kenidjack: 1 Siberian Chiffchaff at Last House (D Balmer), also 2 Balearic Shearwater past. (J Lindsell)
Little Kelynack: 1 Firecrest (P Moore)
Stithians Res: 16 Wigeon, 15 Lapwing, 1 Willow Tit, 1 Coal Tit. (D Eva)
Little London: 2 Chough over, 2 Purple Sandpiper, 11 Turnstone, 12 Pied Wagtail, 1 Peregrine harassing c800 Starling. (R Veal)
Hayle Estuary: 2 Wheatear (seen from a kayak by the Golf Course). (A Myram)
St Ives: Great Northern Diver (seen in the bay from the sea wall). (A Myram) Also 1 Swallow over Carthew Way at 11.00. (D Robinson)
Restronguet Weir: 2 Sandwich Tern feeding. (J St Ledger)
Gwenter: 5 Swallow. (S Wood)
Land’s End: Wheatear, 7 Swallow. (D Balmer)
Sennen: 4 Mediterranean Gull. (D Balmer)
Botallack Mine: Black Redstart. (S Foote)
Late submission, 28/10, Newlyn harbour: 1 sub-adult Yellow-legged Gull (presumably last year’s long-staying 3W bird returning), also c15 Turnstone, 5 Shag, 3 Cormorant and c25 Great Black-backed Gull. (T Mills)
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