Monday 17th February 2025

Monday 17th February 2025

Pentire Point, towards The Rumps: 1 Wallcreeper seen briefly below Coast Path. (M Dunning)

Marazion (A394 railway bridge): Booted Eagle showed well in flight at 09.10, plus 2 Mediterranean Gull over. (J & D Chapman)

Plain an Gwarry, Marazion: Booted Eagle in pines in private garden late morning, before being mobbed by Rooks and heading toward Crowlas. (M Hutchens)

Penzance, Battery Rocks: Pacific Diver offshore, plus 3 Great Northern Diver, 5 Guillemot, 2 Razorbill, 9 Purple Sandpiper, 3 Sanderling, 1 Ringed Plover, 5 Turnstone on rocks. (J& D Chapman)

Hayle Estuary: Ring-billed Gull still. (A Lobb). Also from Lelant Saltings and Lelant Station: 4 Goosander, 3rd winter Glaucous Gull, adult Iceland Gull (first seen by Steve Rodwell). (G Jones)

Carnon Mine (Devoran): 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Black-headed Gull, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 22 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 4 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 12 Oystercatcher, 16 Redshank, 1 European Robin, 9 Eurasian Teal. (S Norris)

Point Quay: 22 Herring Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull. (S Norris)

Penpol: 1 Eurasian Jay. (S Norris)

Croft Pascoe: 1 Jack Snipe, 200 Golden Plover. (D Eva)

Par Beach Pool: 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 1 m. Tufted Duck, 8 Moorhen, c80 Black-headed Gull, c70 Mallard, c60 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Mute Swan, 3 White farmyard Goose. (S Ashby)

Helston Boating Lake: 3 Mediterranean Gull, 6 pairs of Shoveler, 20+ Black-headed Gull, 20+ Mallard, 10+ Tufted Duck, several Herring Gull, and an obliging Common Sandpiper. (A Holmes). Also 1 Common Sandpiper, apparently for its third winter. (SM Cox)

Marazion Marsh: At least 14 Raven present at 8:15. (SM Cox)

Lanivet 16.00-17.00: 1 Collared Dove, 10 Starling, 2 Herring Gull, 20+Jackdaw, 15 House Sparrow, 1 Green Woodpecker (heard), 3 Carrion Crow (1 with mainly white wings), 3 Magpie, 3 Robin, 4 Blue Tit, 3 m Blackbird, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Great Tit, 5 Woodpigeon, 1 Grey Wagtail and 5 Rook. (B Crowle)

Boat Cove Perranuthnoe: Yellow-browed Warbler making a circuit around the beach, feeding in Tamarisk bushes and sometimes on beach. 1 Chiffchaff too. (G Jones)

Hayle private garden: 1m Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1m Blackbird, 5 (4m 1f) House Sparrow. (M Webb)

Loe Pool, Helston: Cormorant in breeding plumage. (R McLeod)

Quintrell Downs: 1 m Kestrel. (S Grose)

St Columb Major: Dead Barn Owl, presumed roadkill (opp layby at Nine Maidens). No ring. (S Grose)

Wadebridge: 1 Common Gull with 54 Black-headed Gull opp showground. (S Grose)

St Jidgey: 16 Cattle Egret below layby nr Halfway House pub. (S Grose)

Camel Estuary, Burniere Hide: 1 Spoonbill, 2 Common Sandpiper. (S Grose)

Seaton: 21 Moorhen. (A Payne)

Downderry: 3 adult Mediterranean Gull. (A Payne)

 

Late Submission, 16/02/25, Sennen Cove: 1 Bonaparte’s Gull, with Black-headed Gulls on the surf line. (S Clinch)

Late Submission, 16/02/25, Copperhouse, Hayle: 1 Spoonbill. (N Best)

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