Monday 20th January 2025

Monday 20th January 2025

Marazion/A30 10:15am: Booted Eagle still. (S Ford). Also Booted Eagle. (S Nutton)

Perranuthnoe: Pacific Diver still from Boat Cove towards St Michael’s Mount: also 3 Black-throated Diver and about 20 Great Northern Diver. (G Jones)

Marazion Marsh: 1 Glossy Ibis on Marazion Marsh lunchtime today, around for at least 20 minutes, then took off, circled a couple of times before heading towards Penzance. (J Lewis). Also 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Snipe, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Raven. (S Ford). Also 1juv Glossy Ibis, 32 Snipe, 40+ Teal, 7 (4m 3f) Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 (1m 2f) Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Dunnock, 1 Robin, 4 Raven, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Magpie 10.30 – 11.30. (M Webb). Also 1 Glossy Ibis. (G Gillard). Also Glossy Ibis, Snipe, Linnet, Teal, Wigeon, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Raven, Mallard. Distant view of Booted Eagle flying over pine trees. (S Thomas)

Sennen Cove: adult Bonaparte’s Gull still (D Eva)

Siblyback Lake: 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 37 Herring Gull, 223 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 125 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Pink-footed Goose. (B Bosisto)

Battery Rocks: 61 Purple Sandpiper, 10 Ringed Plover, 3 Sanderling, 3 Dunlin, 4 Turnstone (D Eva)

Swanpool Beach: 1 Great Northern Diver, 23 Turnstone (R Bowyer)

Falmouth: 2 Great Northern Diver (1 very close to Custom House Quay – at one point in the little harbour – only 20 yards behind Trago Mills!), 1 Little Egret. (J Headon)

East Looe Beach/Promenade: 1 Blackcap, 1 Black Redstart, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Wren, 1 Dunnock, 1 Robin, 1 Blackbird, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Oystercatcher. (M Wilmott)

Spit Beach (Par):  2 Goosander (over), 12 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 12 Great Northern Diver, 1 Redshank & 8 Turnstones. (M Whittaker)

St.Andrews Pool (Par): 8 Eurasian Teal, 1 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker. (M Whittaker)

Par Beach Pool: 1 1w Little Gull, 2 Female Shoveler. (M Whittaker)

Wadebridge: 5 Barnacle Goose, 5 Greylag Goose, 60+ Canada Goose, 20 Teal, 4 Mandarin Duck (2 pairs), 16 Mallard, 2 Buzzard, 4 Goldcrest, Number of Robins and Blackbirds feeding on ivy berries, 1 Dipper, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven. (V Booth)

Restronguet Weir: 1 Black-necked Grebe, 7 Great Northern Diver, 9 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Kingfisher. (J St Ledger)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Great White Egret, 90 Lapwing, 5 Snipe, 20+ Wigeon, 100 Teal, 3 Reed Bunting, 1 pr Great Spotted Woodpecker. ( J St Ledger). Also 1 Grey Heron, 4 Shoveler, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Mallard, 11 Magpie. (C Taylor)

Cligga Perranporth: 1f Black Redstart on old mine structures ( J Savage)

Porthleven, Outer Harbour: Great Northern Diver (S Ford)

Coverack: 2 Mediterranean Gull (S Ford)

Godrevy: 1 Water Rail (S Eastman)

Falmouth – Gyllyngvase to Castle Beach to Pendennis Point: 2 Great Northern Diver, 2 Razorbill, 16 Guillemot, 30+ Gannet, 35+ Turnstone, 12 Oystercatcher, 50+ Shag, 20+ Cormorant, 8 Great Black Backed Gull, 50+ Lesser Black Backed Gull, 150+ Black Headed Gull, 100+ Herring Gull, Blackcap, Rock Pipit, Bullfinch, 2 Goldcrest, Meadow Pipit, Redwing, 4 Pied Wagtail (R Beesly)

Penrose Estate and Helston Loe Pool & Bar: Great White Egret, 2 Firecrest, 7 Goosander, 4 Raven, 5 Common Buzzard, Kestrel, 2 Wigeon, 14 Shoveler, 26 Common Pochard, 12 Great Crested Grebe, 22 Cormorant, 5 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 50+ Great Black Backed Gull, 28 Common Gull, 100+ Herring Gull, 100+ Black Headed Gull, 4 Stonechat, 34 Meadow Pipit, 8 Redwing, Jay, 12 Goldfinch ( R Beesly)

The Bar – Bar Beach – Helford Passage: 2 Eider (females in front of Ferry Boat Inn), 8 Great Northern Diver, Guillemot, 38+ Mediterranean Gull, 21 Turnstone, 11 Oystercatcher, Little Grebe, 24 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 100+ Black Headed Gull, 3 Great Black Backed Gull, 50+ Herring Gull, 25+ Lesser Black Backed Gull, 2 Grey Seal. (R Beesly)

Torpoint/St. Johns Lake: 1 Great Northern Diver, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 3 Little Grebe, 3 Common Scoter.  (K Pellow)

Torpoint Sewage Works: 10+ Chiffchaff, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff. (K Pellow)

Hayle, South Quay (nr Asda): 1 Spoonbill. (J George)

Wadebridge: 1 Great White Egret over east, from behind Bridge bike hire. (S Grose)

Trebetherick: 1 Green Woodpecker. (S Grose)

St Enodoc Golf course: 2 Kestrel, 1 Mistle Thrush. (S Grose)

Rock: 1 Great spotted Woodpecker, 2 Blackcap, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Chiffchaff. (S Grose)

Porth Reservoir: 3 Woodcock over at dusk. (S Grose)

Hannafore: a Slavonian Grebe, 36 Oystercatcher, 8 Turnstone,  a Redshank, a Grey Wagtail, 2 Firecrest, 4 Stonechat and 36 Crow. (A Payne)

Lower Tamar Lake: 1f Pochard, 14 Goosander 4m 10f going to roost at 1750, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Willow Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 4 Tufted Duck 3m 1f, 2 Coot, 8 Moorhen. (R Mudge)

Godrevy, Mutton Cove: 1 Male Black Redstart. (S Eastman)

 

 

Late Submission, 19/01/25, Stithians reservoir, S H & feeder hides: +80 Canada Goose, 1 Great White Egret seen off by a Grey Heron, +20 Wigeon, +40 Teal, +50 Lapwing, 4 Little Grebe, 4 Cormorant, +30 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck(m), 1 Scaup(m), 1 Shoveler(m), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m&f). (T Chambers)

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