Monday 11th December 2017

Monday 11th December 2017

Late News, 10/12, Saltash: Hawfinch still at the China Fleet Club, 14 Goldfinch and 1 Bullfinch.

Marazion: 30 Common Scoter offshore. (S Turner)

Truro: 1 male Blackcap in RCHT grounds. Also 6 Firecrest in the pine trees by the golf club. (M Smale)

Threemilestone: 2 Redwing, 2 male and 1 female Blackcap in a private garden. (E Harris)

Looe Estuary: 46 Black-headed Gull, 4 Cormorant, 2 Goosander (females), 6 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Northern Diver, 5 Grey Heron, 30 Herring Gull, 4 Kingfisher, 19 Little Egret, 3 Little Grebe, 85 Mallard, 10 Mute Swan, 22 Redshank, 3 Shag. (WeBS, D Spooner)

Goosander – Derek Spooner

Ponsanooth: Pair of Blackcap in a private garden. (S Williams)

Lostwithiel: 1 Pink-footed Goose (unringed) beside river Fowey half a mile downstream from Lostwithiel today, with a handful of Canada Geese. (R Kirkwood)

Pink-footed Goose – Rupert Kirkwood

St Just, Carn Brea: 1 ringtail Hen Harrier. (C Moore)

Stithians Reservoir, Southern cut-off hide:  1 male Mandarin amid Mallard, Teal and Wigeon on the water,  Chaffinch , Greenfinch,  Coal Tit,  Blue Tit,  Great Tit, Reed Bunting and female Great Spotted Woodpecker on the feeders, (A James)

Mandarin – Alan James

Great Spotted Woodpecker (multi shot composition) – Alan James

Hayle Estuary RSPB: 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Caspian Gull, American Golden Plover, Spoonbill, Water Pipit and a Black Swan. (P Roseveare) Ryan’s Field: 1 Goosander.

Dozmary Pool: Drake Lesser Scaup and Ring-necked Duck both still present.

Porthpean: 2 Surf Scoter, 1 Long-tailed Duck and 4 Great Northern Diver.

Siblyback Lake: Female Greater Scaup still, plus a Merlin. (DI Julian)

Falmouth, Swanpool: 2 Goldcrest, 8 Long-tailed Tit & a female Bullfinch. (D King) Swanvale NR: 3 Goldcrest. 2 chiffchaff at far end near South West water works. (D King) Falmouth cemetery: Great Spotted Woodpecker briefly in flight. Several more Goldcrests here. (D King) Falmouth private garden: 2 Blackcap, 2 Redwing, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush in the garden today. (E Tackley)

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