Late news, 29/8, Restronguet Creek: Osprey on the minebank off Point Quay at 18:00. (J Cope)
Late news, 29/8, Restronguet Creek: Osprey again on the minebank and in the trees on the Carclew side of the creek. (J Cope)
Late news, 30/8, Trewellard: Great Shearwater flew east.
Late photos, 30/8, Porthgwarra: Sykes’s Warbler – Steve Rogers and Mike McKee.
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Porthilly Point: 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine Falcon , 66 Mediterranean Gull, 7 Sandwich Tern, 1 Ringed Plover, 49 Oystercatcher, 4 Curlew. (S Grose)
Pendeen Watch: Wryneck by the Coastguard Cottages. (I Kendall) 1 Med Gull, 5 White Wagtail, 2 Wheatear. (D Flumm) 1 Sooty Shearwater, 450 Manx Shearwater, 2 Sandwich Tern, 5 Common Scoter between 06:00 & 08:00. (P Flint)
Stithians Reservoir, Stuart Hutchings Hide: 5 Snipe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 20 Dunlin, 8 Ringed Plover, 1 Lapwing (J&D Chapman) 4 Snipe, 3 Lapwing, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 13 Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 3 adult Little Grebe and 2 immature, 300 Herring Gull and 20 Lesser Black-backed Gull. (R Butts) Also 2 Ruff and 4 Green Sandpiper. (C Benton) Golden Lion cut-off: 6 Snipe. (R Butts)
Devoran: 1 Greenshank, c30 Black-tailed Godwit. (J&D Chapman)
Drift Reservoir (members only): 4 Little Egret, 10 Cormorant, 2 Teal, 4 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 5 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 200 Swallow, 40 House Martin, 4 Sand Martin, 1 Wheatear, 1 Reed Warbler, 10 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail. (D Flumm) Also this afternoon 2 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5+ Common Sandpiper, 8 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin and 1 Wheatear. 6 juv Ruff tried to land in front of the hide but chased off by the Greenshank. (L Proctor)
Porthgwarra: 1 Pied Flycatcher, 3 Whinchat, 20+ Wheatear, 10 Yellow Wagtail over, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Whitethroat. (S Turner, M Wallace, R Veal et al)
Polgigga: 1 Tree Pipit, 6 Sedge Warbler, 3 Grey Wagtail. (R Veal, R Wilkins)
Nanquidno: 1 Whinchat, 7 Willow Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler. (R Veal, R Wilkins, T McGowan)
Nanjizal: 241 birds ringed including 17 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 103 Sedge Warbler, 72 Blackcap, 7 Whitethroat, 12 Reed Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 5 Grasshopper Warbler, 4 Tree Pipit, Pied Flycatcher, Redstart, Wryneck. Also c40 Tree Pipit over and 3 Honey Buzzard going SSE. (K Wilson)
Carn Kenidjack: 67 Alba Wagtail inc many Whites, 1 Wheatear, 6 Meadow Pipit in ploughed field next to B3318 east of C.K. (D Flumm)
Hayle Estuary RSPB: 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, 30 Dunlin, 20 Ringed Plover on Carnsew Pool (D Eva) 7 Mediterranean Gull, 60 Teal from Old Quay House. (R Butts) Spotted Redshank still. Also small dark Canada Goose flew into Ryan’s Field at dusk. (DK Parker)
Restronguet: Osprey again on the minebank and in the trees on the Carclew side of the creek. A distinctive individual as it is missing primary halfway along left wing and tail looks battered. (J Cope)
Lower Tamar Lake: 2 Dipper, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Grey Heron, 17 Great Crested Grebe, 1m Tufted Duck, 1 Mute Swan, 50+ Mallard, Coot, Moorhen. (R Mudge)
Lizard: Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, at least 5 White Wagtail, 2 Chough. (N Sluman)
White Cross: 1 Hobby flying next to Royal Cornwall Showground this morning. (B Bosisto)
Foage Valley: 3 Pied Flycatcher, 2 Chiffchaff & 1 Blackcap. (J Hawkey & K Dalziel)
Crowlas: Osprey south at c17:40. (R Veal)
Rame Head: Ortolan Bunting early AM at Coast Guard Cottages, then one PM in fields off Military Road and then two more seen fly from field to bushes not seen again. (C Buckland, M Beer)
Predannack Airfield (No public access): 4 Whinchat and 1 Wheatear, viewed from Windmill Farm. (P&C Brewster)
Marazion: Whimbrel flew over marsh at about midday. 2 Turnstone and c6 Ringed Plover on beach at 14:45. (D Jenkins)
Lizard Village: 1 Ortolan Bunting, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Tree Pipit. (I Maclean)
Lizard Point: 30 Yellow Wagtail, 40 White Wagtail. (I Maclean)
Old Lizard Head: 1 Whinchat. (I Maclean)
Goonhilly: 2 Whinchat. (I Maclean)
RSPB Scillonian Wildlife Cruise, Penzance to Wolf Rock: 1 drake Eider, 267 Gannet, 2 Fulmar, 235 Manx Shearwater, 2 Sandwich Tern, 1 Pomarine Skua, 1 Shag, 24 Common Dolphin. Wolf Rock to St Mary’s: 136 Manx Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 26 Gannet, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Shag, 3 Black-headed Gull, 6 Common Dolphin. St Mary’s to Wolf Rock: 112 Manx Shearwater, 7 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Great Shearwater, 13 Gannet, 2 Fulmar, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Common Dolphin. Wolf Rock to Penzance: 10 Common Tern, 478 Manx Shearwater, 125 Gannet, 8 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Guillemot, 1 Kittiwake, 8 Common Dolphin, 2 Harbour Porpoise. (P Taylor, H Mitchell)
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