Monday 1st February 2021

Monday 1st February 2021

Late News, 30/01, Mount Hawke: 1 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Jay, 1 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 2 Blue Tit,12 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 20 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 1 male Bullfinch in a private garden. (RB & PC Girling)

Late News, 31/01, St Breward: 2 Redwing in Holy bush. (J Stedman)

Loe Pool: 1w Ring-billed Gull and 1 Bittern Penrose end. (I Maclean, J Jones)

Eurasian Bittern – Joe Jones

Eurasian Bittern – Joe Jones

Polbathic Creek: 1 Firecrest.  (A Blonden)

Gwennap Sewage Works: 2 Water Rail, 1 Snipe, 1 Chiffchaff. (S Turner)

St. Buryan: 1 Hen Harrier (ring-tail flew west towards Tregadgwith in the afternoon), 60 Lapwing, 11 Meadow Pipit (N R Rogers)

Marazion Marsh RSPB: Water Pipit, 2 Mute Swan, 34 Canada Geese, 2 Teal, 4 Mallard, 3 Moorhen. (DK Parker)

Penzance: Juv Glaucous Gull on rocks off Wherrytown. (M McKee)

Rosemullion: Black Guillemot, 1 Velvet scoter with 5 Common Scoter, Black-throated Diver, 6 Great Northern Diver. (M Broadbent)

Mawnan: 4 Woodlark with small Skylark flock in nearby fields, c. 2000 Linnet, c. 500 Chaffinch, c. 200 Goldfinch, c. 20 Siskin and 1 Lesser Redpoll. (M Broadbent)

Roundwood Quay: 1 Brambling in large finch flock, also 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Firecrest. (S Taylor)

Brambling with Chaffinch – Simon Taylor

Penryn Estuary: 1 Kingfisher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Knot, 4 Greenshank, 5+ Curlew, 2 Blackcap, 3 Little Grebe, 4 Oystercatcher, 3 Teal. (T Johnson, P Oldcorn)

Truro: 1 Avocet still present. (D Eva)

Mount Hawke: 33 Starling on overhead wires. (RB & PC Girling)

Mawgan Porth: 68 Canada Goose, 1 Shoveler,  2 Snipe, 10 Curlew, 105 Lapwing, 207 Black-headed Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 90 Herring Gull , 6 Great Black Backed Gull, 4 Lesser black Backed Gull. (B Bosisto)

Porthcothan: 5 Corn Bunting, 6 Yellow Hammer, 2 Reed Bunting, 21 Meadow Pipit, 1 Firecrest with Goldcrest, 1m Sparrowhawk and 2 Jay. (C Moncaster)

St Eval: 1f Hen Harrier and 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker. (C Moncaster)

Wadebridge: 1 Great White Egret in field between Amble Dam & Trewornan farm entrance at 07.27am. (S Grose)

Rock: 1 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Goldcrest from a private garden. (S Grose)

Plaidy near Looe: 51 Oystercatcher, 20 Curlew, 1 Guillemot, 4 Fulmar. (D Spooner).

Bude Marsh: 200 Lapwing , 2 Cattle Egret , 3 Chiffchaff, 50 Teal, 1 Shelduck. (S Windle)

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