Friday 9th December 2016

Friday 9th December 2016

Late news, 8/12, Lower Tamar Lake: 3 Willow Tit, 15 Tufted Duck, 5 Goosander. (R Mudge)

Late news, 8/12, Gulval: 3 Mistle Thrush with one in song briefly. (J Hawkey)

Late news, 8/12, Hayle: 4+ Blackcap along King George V Memorial Walk. (J Hawkey)

Late news, 8/12, Tresillian: 2 f Blackcap in private garden. (A Nicholson)

Carrick Roads: 3 Velvet Scoter and 1 Black-throated Diver viewed from Restronguet Weir. (J St Ledger)

Penzance: 2 Ringed Plover, 33 Purple Sandpiper, c50 Turnstone at Battery Rocks high tide roost. (T Mills)

Hayle Estuary RSPB, Ryan’s Field: 100+ Golden Plover, 100+ Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Dunlin, 1 Spoonbill, 2 Snipe, 7 Redshank, 1 Little Egret. (K Bowers)

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Black-tailed Godwit and Bar-tailed Godwit – Kevin Bowers

Bartinney Downs, St Just: 1 Short-eared Owl.  (A James)

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Short-eared Owl – Alan James

Millbrook Lake: 2 Little Grebe, 2 Egyptian Goose, 24 Mediterranean Gull, 37 Common Gull. (B Taggart)

Mexico Towans, Hayle:  4 Linnet, 2 Raven,1 m Stonechat, 1 Short-eared Owl. (J Evans)

Bude: 1 Grey Heron and 12 Turnstone. (H Wilkins)

Higher Downgate, Callington: Kingfisher visiting private garden. (D Curtis)

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Kingfisher – David Curtis

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