Monday 15th March 2021

Monday 15th March 2021

Late News, 13/03, Pendeen (06:50-10:00): 172 Fulmar, 556 Manx Shearwater, 10 Great Skua, 2 Great Northern Diver, Red-throated Diver, Little Gull. (D Flumm, S Rogers, P St Pierre, P Combridge, P Clement et al).

Late News, 14/03, Tregonning Hill, nr Helston: 3 Fieldfare. (C Benton)

Coverack: 1st winter Glaucous Gull (A Witheywood)

Glaucous Gull – Andrew Witheywood

Godolphin Cross: Blackcap in song. (C Richards)

Cape Cornwall: 1m Wheatear, Peacock butterfly. (D Flumm)

Godrevy: 1 adult Iceland Gull, 1 adult Glaucous Gull, 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull at waters edge this afternoon. (R Stone) Also, adult Glaucous Gull, White-fronted Goose, Mute Swan nesting, 1 Northern Wheatear and 14 Shoveler. (P Freestone)

North Cliffs: 2m+2f Stonechat, 5 Skylark, 2 Raven, 1m Wheatear. (B Young) Also, 23 Guillemot, Cormorant with nesting material and Fulmars. (P Freestone)

Gerrans Bay: 7 Black-throated Diver, 5 Slavonian Grebe (2 in summer plumage), 9+ Great Northern Diver, 6 Mediterranean Gull, 4 Common Gull, 1 Kestrel (female, over). (J St Ledger)

Slavonian Grebe – John St Ledger

Black-throated Diver – John St Ledger

Maenporth, Falmouth: adult Little Gull, 49 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 48 Mediterranean Gull, 4 Common Gull, 2 Kittiwake and 1 Great Northern Diver. (M Broadbent)

Flushing to Penryn: 8 Redshank, 15 Mute Swan, 1 Oystercatcher, Little Egret, Raven and a Heron devouring an Eel. (C Foote)

Ruan Lanihorne: 46 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 42 Shelduck, 14 Wigeon, 6 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 12 Oystercatcher, 8 Curlew, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 38 Redshank, 5 Greenshank. Also 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Reed Bunting. (D Hall)

Devoran: Greenshank with 4 Redshank. (R Smith)

Playing Place: Leucistic Starling, first seen 04/06/20. (T Hall)

Tresillian to Tresemple Pool: 14 Cattle Egret, 55 Shelduck, 44 Redshank, 15 Curlew, 6 Greenshank, 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 2 Oystercatcher, 6 Teal, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Little Egret. (A Nicholson)

Carnanton Woods: 1 Barn Owl at Spitfire Corner. (S Grose)

Camel Estuary, Padstow: 1 Sandwich Tern and 1 summer plumage Mediterranean Gull. (R Augarde)

St Minver Highlands: 1 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 3 Skylark, 5 Greenfinch, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Snipe. (S Grose)

Respryn: 1 Dipper and 1 Redwing. (J Johnson)

Siblyback Reservoir: 1 female Ring-necked Duck, 13 Tufted Duck , 5 Teal , 10 Mallard , 4 Little Grebe. (K Pellow)

Dozmary Pool: 4 Ring-necked Duck, 2 male Greater Scaup and 1 Common Pochard. (C Selway)

Maer Lake, Bude: 321 mixed flock of Gull, 7 Teal, 5 Shelduck, 1 Moorhen, several Jackdaws and Carrion Crows. (H Kendall)

Tywarnhayle: (09.35 – 10.05) 1 Herring Gull, 3 Woodpigeon, 3 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch. (RB & PC Girling)

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