St Buryan: 1 Amur Falcon this morning on post on minor road from St Buryan to Crows-an-Wra (J Lawman). Relocated in same area at 12:35 (P Taylor, H Mitchell, J Ryan, R Wilkins). Seen at Crean with 2 Hobby at 13:05 (J Ryan, K Wilson). Then back on St Buryan to Crows-an-Wra road near electric substation/mobile phone mast from 17:15 until dusk. The road is narrow, frequently used by heavy farm machinery and parking is very limited.
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Marazion: 3 Ringed Plovers (juv’s), 19 Sanderling (s/p), 18 Dunlin (s/p) and 2 Mediteranean Gulls (2cy). (J Hawkey) Also 1 Ad Mediterranean Gull ringed right leg 3YER. (S Turner)
Penzance, off Eastern Green beach: 1 sum plum Sanderling, 2 Dunlin and 1 eclipse male Eider at noon. (T Mills)
Nancledra: 3 juv Barn Owls. (S Turner)
Rock. Porthilly Point: 20 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Sandwich Tern, 1 juv Common Gull, 1 Curlew, 1 Knot. (S Grose)
Walmsley: 3 Cattle Egret still present this evening. (A Langdon)
Falmouth, Pendennis Point: 13 Common Scoter west, good numbers of Gannet and Manx Shearwater distantly, 3 Skua sp. west, 15+ Common Dolphin, 1 Harbour Porpoise, with 6 Mediterranean Gull (4 ad 2 juv) on the rocks, Whimbrel, Kestrel, Whitethroat singing, 1 Green Woodpecker flying around the point calling before flying back inland, seawatch 08:00 – 09:00 hrs (D Chaney)
Drift Reservoir: 12 Common Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 65 Swift, 1 Sand Martin, 6 House Martin (D Flumm, P St Pierre)
Goss Moor: 81 birds ringed at CES (Constant Effort Site) including 36 Blackcap, 6 Garden Warbler, 6 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchiff and a juvenile Willow Tit, first 3 juv Bullfinch and Chaffinch, with Crossbill, Hobby and 8 Swift overhead. (P Roseveare)
Nanjizal: 102 birds ringed including 25 Sedge Warbler (8 ad), 6 Reed Warbler, 5 Willow, Warbler, Garden Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler. (K Wilson)
St. Germans: 1f Reed Bunting has been visiting garden feeders regularly for a month. Today, she brought and fed 2 youngsters. Also Large Elephant Hawk Moth 6th larva/egg found on fuschia. (A Blonden)
Dobwalls: Silver-washed fritillary in private garden. (C&J Duffy)
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