Monday 12th August 2024

Monday 12th August 2024

St Ives Island (07:40-10:20): 19 Common Scoter, 3 Whimbrel, 26 Dunlin, 2 Redshank, 3 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Arctic Skua, 1 Pomarine Skua, 1 Little Tern, 59 Arctic Tern, 191 Common Tern, 289 Sandwich Tern, 6 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Common Gull, 6400 Manx Shearwater, 1 Swift. (P Nason)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Snipe, 6 Teal. (D Eva)

RSPB Hayle Estuary: 28 Sandwich Tern, 78 Mediterranean Gull, 5 Greenshank, 2 Redshank, 50+ Ringed Plover, 38 Oystercatcher, 56 Curlew, 3 Whimbrel, 5 Common Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, 2 Black-tailed Godwit. (S Grose)

Marizion Beach: 51 Sanderling, 27 Ringed Plover, 19 Dunlin, 1 Kingfisher glimpsed on the marsh. (S Grose)

Copperhouse Creek: 57 Mediterranean Gull. (S Grose)

St Gothian Sands LNR: 4 unringed Chough, 1 Common Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (?), 7 Mediterranean Gull. (S Grose)

Tresillian River: 8 Ringed Plover opp Tresemple Pool. (M Jones)

Porthnavas, Polwheveral & Frenchman’s Creeks: 1 Dunlin, 15 Greenshank (inc. 12 together), c. 45 Redshank, 4 or 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 20 Oystercatcher, 7 Curlew, 9 Mute Swan, c.40 Canada Goose, 1 juv Shelduck, c.50 Mallard, 4 Buzzard, c.20 Little Egret, 8 or 9 Grey Heron. (M Moxon)

Kennack Sands: 1 juv Knot, 3 Sanderling, 1 Dunlin, 24 Ringed Plover.

Porthleven, Highburrow to Loe Bar: 8+ Chough, 1 Rock Pipit, 12 Stonechat, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Curlew, 2 Whitethroat, 9 Great Black-backed Gull, 12 Swallow, 3+ Linnet, c60 Rook, c25 Goldfinch, 2 Jackdaw, 1 juv Chaffinch, 2 Wren, 1 Dunnock (P K & T F Bray)

Helston Boating Lake: 1 Little Grebe, 3 Tufted Duck, 4 Swallow (P K & T F Bray)

Hayle Estuary: 1 Sandwich Tern, 10+ Ringed Plover, 8 Dunlin, Stonechat feeding young. (A Lea)

Stithians Lake, Stuart Hutchings Hide: 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Ringed Plover. (A Lea)

Stithians Reservoir Stuart Hutchings Hide: 2 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Ringed Plover, 5 Curlew, 2 juv Teal, 6 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 7 Moorhen, 1 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 10 Cormorant, 1 Great Black-backed Gull. 11.00 – 11.30 (M Webb)

Tresemple Pool: 3 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel, 7 Greenshank, 35 Curlew, 5 Redshank. (T Wilson)

Porthgwarra: 16:00-18:00 pretty quiet, just 4 Cory’s Shearwater, 2 Balearic Shearwater. (G Taylor)

Late Submission, 11/08/24, Killigerran Head, Gerrans: Seawatch 18.25 – 20.40, E 5-7 dropping to 4 after 20.20, 128 Cory’s Shearwater (70% going east, 30% west), 4450 Manx Shearwater, 3 Great Skua, 500 Gannet, 5 Fulmar, 1 Sandwich Tern, 7 Kittiwake. (J Dustow)

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