Friday 6th September 2024

Friday 6th September 2024

Portheras valley: 1 Wood Warbler. (P Combridge)

Wadebridge: 1ad Red-breasted Goose behind Bridge bike hire. (S Grose, D Julian, A Langdon)

Davidstowe Airfield: 2 Spotted Redshank, c20 Dunlin, c18 Ringed Plover, 7 Wheatear, c20 Swallow. (D Dennis)       2 Spotted Redshank. (B Craven)

St Agnes Beacon: Tree Pipit, Woodlark (on ground), Wryneck on west side of beacon. (R Evershed)

St Agnes Head: Whinchat, 3+ Whitethroat, 2 Chough, Ringed Plover & Dunlin flew over. (R Evershed)

Saltash; Kingsmill Lake, 09.30-12.00, ebbing tide, very light E winds: 1 juv Little Stint, 24 Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plover, 78 Redshank, 22 Greenshank, 32 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Whimbrel, 80 Curlew (P Kemp)

Camel Trail, Wadebridge : 1 Osprey, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Great White Egret, 1 pale bellied Brent Goose and a presumed escape Red-breasted Goose (D Eva)

Lizard Point: 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Whimbrel, 1 Whinchat, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Chough. (M Rolfe)

Marazion Beach: 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Rock Pipit, 1 Redshank, mixed flock 300+ Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Sanderling & Turnstone. (A Lea)

Penlee: 7 Yellow Wagtail, 6+ White Wagtail, 5 Wheatear in large cut field at end of Military Road. 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Hummingbird Hawkmoth in Reserve. (D Clegg)

Godrevy Beach, Rosenithon:  2 Risso’s Dolphin close in, 1 Red-throated Diver just metres offshore, 2 Knot, 1 Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel. (P Bedford)

Stithians: Osprey, Wood Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, Curlew, 8 Dunlin, 16 Ringed Plover, Kingfisher. (S Kolodziejski)

Polzeath, Roserrow Golf club: 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Skylark, 100+ Linnet. (S Grose)

Porthgwarra: fem. Whinchat. (J Noon)

St Ives Island, 07.50-11.30: 2 Great Northern Diver, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 17 Skuas comprising 4 Pomarine, 9 Arctic and 4 unidentified small skuas. (G Jones)

Land’s End cycle track: 4 Whinchat, 7 Wheatear, 1 Whitethroat (juv), 1 Blackcap (adult male), > 60 Swallow, 30+ Red Admiral. (K Dalziel)

Park Head: 1 Yellow Wagtail, 20 Blackcap, 3 Willow Warbler, 5 Whitethroat, 12 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Wryneck, 1 Chough, 5 Wheatear, 1 Swift. (B & L Bosisto)

Freathy: 1 imm. Whinchat, 12 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat. (M Jordan)

 

Late Submission, 01/09, St Agnes Head, 17.00-18.30: 1 dark Pomarine Skua, 46 Manx Shearwaters, 6 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew all south. 2 Choughs on cliff. (R Evershed)

Late Submission, 03/09, Pendeen Lighthouse seawatch, 06.30-10.00: Many 1000’s of Manx Shearwaters, c100 Cory’s Shearwaters including a feeding flock of c70, c30 Great Shearwaters – some mixed in with Cory’s feeding flock. Possibly many more but going past too far out. 1 Balearic Shearwater, 5 Sooty Shearwater, 7 Arctic Skuas (dark), 9 Common Scoter (one group containing a Mallard!). (R Evershed)

Late Submission, 03/09, Marazion Marsh: Red-backed Shrike. (R Evershed)

Late Submission, 03/09, Marazion Beach: 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper, 2 Curlew Sandpiper. (R Evershed)

Late Submission, 03/09, Hayle Estuary:  1 juv Ruff. (R Evershed)

 

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