Friday 7th February 2025

Friday 7th February 2025

Crowlas, 15.45-16.25: Booted Eagle over, Green Sandpiper. (N Truby)

Hayle Estuary: 1 Ring-billed Gull with 3 Common Gulls (distantly from Lelant Saltings Station), 1 Spoonbill (firstly near Tempest then later in Ryan’s Field), 1 Whimbrel flew off the estuary following a flock of about 12 Curlew; 7 Grey Plover, 4 Little Grebe in Carnsew Basin. (T Mills)

Hayle: Ad. Caspian Gull, 2 Ad. Yellow-legged Gull, Ring-billed Gull. (Cornwall Bird News)

Hayle Estuary B3301 Causeway: 4 (2m 2f) Goosander, 1 Greenshank, 1 Curlew, 70+ Dunlin, 50+ Lapwing, 15 Teal, 9 Redshank, 4 Shelduck. (M Webb)

Ryan’s Field, 14.00-15.00: 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 12 Redshank, 35 Dunlin, 2 Shelduck, 7 Teal, 14 Wigeon, 12 Canada Geese. 14.00 – 15.00. (M Webb)

Pendeen: 1 Grey Phalarope (P Combridge)

Lanyon: 600+ Chaffinch in weedy fields opposite Quoit. (P Taylor, H Mitchell)

Retyn: Red Kite over. (S Ashby)

Stithians reservoir, Stuart Hutchings hide, 12.00-1230: 50 Canada Geese, 3 Great Crested grebe, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Great White Egret, numerous Herring Gull, a few Black-headed Gull. (N Best)

Pelynt, c15:40, Private Field: 20 Lapwing arrived soon after much spreading started. (K Knight)

Wherrytown, Penzance:  4 Brent Geese close in shore at high tide.  (P K Bray)

Camel Trail, between Guineaport and Shooting Range: 2m 2f Mandarin Duck. (K Williams)

Truro, Malpas, Private Garden:  Pied Wagtail. (M Costa)

Marazion Marsh: 1 Marsh Harrier, 15 Snipe, 5 Raven. (S Willson)

Marazion Marsh RSPB, 10.30-11.30: 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Chiffchaff, 1f Stonechat, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Robin, 2 Raven, 1 Snipe, 1 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 6 (3m 3f) Mallard, 60+ Teal, 95+ Canada Goose. (M Webb)

Long Rock Pool: 3cy male Marsh Harrier. (S Rogers)

Downderry: a 1st winter Yellow-legged Gull.  (A Payne)

Seaton: 19 Moorhen,  a Grey Wagtail, a Stonechat, a Raven. (A Payne)

Newquay, Boating Lake: Long-tailed Duck. (N Truby)

St John’s Lake: 11 Brent Geese, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 60+ Turnstone, 2 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1 Curlew, 15+ Teal. (G Smith)

 

 

Late Submission, 06/02, Upper Tamar lake: 2 Willow Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Jay, 4f Goosander, 1m Gadwall. (R Mudge)

Late Submission, 06/02, Lower Tamar lake: 3 Willow Tit, 3 Marsh Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Jay, 2m Tufted Duck, 3 Grey Heron, 2f Goosander. (R Mudge)

 

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