Friday 4th October 2024

Friday 4th October 2024

Lands End, 08.30: Glossy Ibis seen to fly West at 10.00 (MD James, PL James)

Lizard: juv. Rose-coloured Starling still around the village. 100 Meadow Pipit, 20 Chaffinch near the point. (D Eva)

Lizard village: imm Rose-coloured Starling. (D Collins)

Restronguet Creek: 1 Osprey perched a top yacht mast, then flew off towards Devoran at high tide. (B Penny)

Devoran: 1 Curlew Sandpiper. (M Dunford)

Devoran Point, 10.15: 1 Osprey flying towards Devoran, 1 Sandwich Tern on day mark. (N Best)

Devoran Quay: 1 Osprey, blue ring on left leg indicating that it was ringed in Scotland. (J St Ledger, G May)

Maer Lake, 08.30, sunny clear: 1 Grey Heron, 10 Moorhen, 1 Water Rail(calling), 13 Canada Geese, 10 Mallard, 27 Teal, 14 Wigeon, 3 Shoveler, 58 Black-Headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 5 Lapwing,4 Black-Tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe. (N Bastin)

Treskinick Cross, approx 10.30: 1 Great White Egret flying south East direction over main road. (N Bastin)

Davidstowe Aerodrome, 11.00, Sunny: 8 Lesser Black-Backed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 5 Black Headed Gull, 2 Curlew, 6 Ringed Plover, 1 Redshank, 11 Lapwing, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail, 2 Stonechat. 100+ mixed group of corvids. (N Bastin)

Porthgwarra, 08.25-11.00: 35 Cory’s Shearwater. (N Baigent)

Porthgwarra, 13.00-15.30: 6 Great White Egret together flew over SE, 2 Wheatear, 5 Chiffchaff (R Hill)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Great White Egret, 2 Wheatear, 3 Ringed Plover, 1 Kestrel. (S Van Hear)

Stithians Reservoir, Golden Lion: 1f Kingfisher, 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 White Wagtail, 4 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 6 Mallard, 6 Cormorant, c80 Herring Gull, c20 Black-headed Gull. (A Kirk)

Point Quay: 1 Osprey. (M Jones)

Sibleyback Reservoir: 20+ Little Grebe, 50+ Meadow Pipit, 14 Pied Wagtail, 10 Mallard, 1 Teal, 10+ Coots, Mixed group of 30+ Gulls. (V Booth)

Lizard Point: 3 Wheatear. (A Lea)

Lizard Lighthouse: 1 Wheatear, 8 Chough. (D Collins)

Lizard Old Head: 8 Wheatear, 6 Rock Pipit, 2 Meadow Pipit, C50 Linnet, 4 Chough. (S Wood)

Church Cove: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler. (D Collins)

Housel: 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 10 Swallow. (D Collins)

Crowdy Reservoir: 1 juv/fem type Marsh harrier. (B Byrne)

Hayle Estuary/ Carnsew Pool, 17.0-18.15: 2 Sandwich Tern, 190 Wigeon in various group sizes over. (B Burgess)

Bedruthan: 3 Rook, 1 Carrion crow, 1 Stonechat, 1 Skylark. (R Bunt)

Cape Golf Course: 3 Wheatear. (P Fraser)

Windmill Farm, 08.30: 2 Great White Egret over. (D Wright)

Tredustan, 19.00: Lapwing in maize field that was harvested this morning, 2 Raven over. (T Nightingale)

Nanquidno, 07.30: Wryneck ,Yellow Wagtail ,Whinchat individuals amongst compact flock of pipits around cattle. (J Croft)

Retyn: 3 recently fledged Swallow. (S Ashby)

Chysauster: f. Kestrel, mobbed by 5 Swallow, then a Raven, then 4 Jackdaw, then a flock of Rook!, Buzzard, c12 Linnet. (S Ashby)

Godrevy Head: 2 Raven. (S Ford)

Godrevy, Mutton Cove: 1 Chough. (S Ford)

Mousehole, pm: probable 20+ Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Arctic Shua chasing Kittiwake. (P Harris)

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