Monday 22 July 2013

Monday 22 July 2013

Late News yesterday, The Lizard: 3 Chough, 1 ad + 2 juv (T Smith photos)

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Late news yesterday, Stithians Reservoir: 1 Green Sandpiper over the Watersports Centre (G Adams)
Newlyn: 1 Balearic Shearwater, 300+ Manx Shearwater, 2 ad Mediterranean Gull, and 3 Sandwich Tern in 1 hr this evening at Sandy Cove (L Proctor)
Croft Pascoe Wood: 15+Crossbill (A.WILLIAMS)
Traboe area: 1 Red Kite (A.WILLIAMS)
St. Erth: 1 Hobby low west at 07.45. (M Spicer)
Stithians Reservoir: 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Lapwing and 1 Teal (D Eva)
Marazion Marsh RSPB: 4 Mute Swan, 19 Mallard, 1 Teal, 1 Cormorant, 8 Moorhen and 4 young, 7 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 4+ Green Sandpiper, 3 Wood Sandpiper, c25 Swallow, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Reed Bunting and 2 Cetti’s Warbler, plus Reed and Sedge Warblers. (D Parker & Sennen Cove Birdwatching)
Marazion: 22 Dunlin 12 Ringed Plover and 3 Turnstone on the beach and 1 Sandwich Tern offshore. (D Parker)
Drift Reservoir (members only): 4 Mute Swan, 155 Canada Geese plus 2 new goslings, 5 Greylag, 10 hybrid geese, 2 Muscovy Duck, 44 Mallard plus broods of 8, 7 & 4 ducklings, 3 Call Duck, 3 Great Crested Grebe plus 4 young, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 4 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 10 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 120 Herring Gull, 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, c5 Swallow, c5 Willow Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler and 1 Sedge Warbler. (D Parker)
St Ives: 1 Balearic Shearwater (Sennen Cove Birdwatching)
Pendennis: 6 Mediterranean Gull off Castle Beach and 3 juv LBBGulls on Gyllyngvase beach (D Chaney)
Swanpool: 100+ Mallard, 8+ Tufted Ducks (D Chaney)
Argal Reservoir: 4 Great-crested Grebe + 2 juv, 1 pair Mute Swan + cygnet, c.300 Herring Gull (mostly imm birds), 5+ Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5+ Black-headed Gull and 2 Mallard (D Chaney)
College Reservoir: 3 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great-crested Grebe, 7+ Canada Goose and 7 Mallard (D Chaney)
Gorrangorras, Penryn River: 4 Greenshank and 16 Redshank at high tide roost. (D Chaney)
Crugmeer: 5 Corn Bunting, 3 Swift, 7 Whitethroat (4 adult and 3 fledglings), 30 Swallow, 40 House Sparrow, 1 Herring Gull, 4 Skylark, 4 Jackdaw, 1 Dunnock, 1 Blackbird. (D Julian & C Selway)
Dennis Cove: 57 Mallard and a young brood of 5, 34 Mallard hybrid, 1 Moorhen, 8 Herring Gull, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Woodpigeon, 2 Dunnock, 22 House Sparrow, 4 Blackbird, 4 Jackdaw, 3 Rook, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldfinch, 2 Swallow. (D Julian & C Selway)
Dinham area: 6 Cormorant, 28 Mute Swan, 8 Little Egret, 345 Black-headed Gull, 286 Curlew, 20 Carrion Crow, 1 Black Swan, 10 Whimbrel, 2 Buzzard, 1 Spotted Redshank, 15 Canada Goose, 21 Shelduck, 25 Rook, 1 Heron, 4 Oystercatcher, 8 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Peregrine, 2 Ringed Plover, 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 Goldfinch. (D Julian & C Selway)
Hawker’s Cove: 30 House Sparrow, 2 Skylark, 1 Blackbird, 3 Carrion Crow, 3 Swallow, 1 Wren, 3 Woodpigeon, 1 Whitethroat. (D Julian & C Selway)
Old Town Cove area: 12 Dunlin, 61 Oystercatcher, 4 Heron, 22 Little Egret, 30 Black-headed Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 85 Rook, 30 Jackdaw, 12 Curlew, 7 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Wren, 2 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Blackbird. (D Julian & C Selway)
Padstow area: 52 Curlew, 8 Little Egret, 31 Black-headed Gull, 76 Herring Gull, 2 Shag, 31 Great Black-backed Gull, 28 Mediterranean Gull, 7 Cormorant, 22 Swallow, 3 Heron, 10 Carrion Crow, 20 Rook, 10 Jackdaw, 11 Sandwich Tern, 6 Sanderling, 2 Oystercatcher, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Blackbird, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Wren. (D Julian & C Selway)
Trebetherick area: 12 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Gannet, 10 Black-headed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Cormorant. (D Julian & C Selway)
Trecerus, Padstow: Shrike Sp., (possibly a Red-backed Shrike), 45 House Sparrow, 2 Collared Dove, 10 Goldfinch, 2 Linnet, 2 Swallow, 3 Buzzard, 4 Starling, 10 Woodpigeon, 2 Carrion Crow, 40 Jackdaw, 50 Rook, 1 Feral Pigeon, 1 Skylark. (P Barlow, D Julian & C Selway)
Treraven Farm: 1 Barn Owl, 1 Green Sandpiper over. (D Julian)
Trevelver: 79 Curlew, 6 Whimbrel, 16 Oystercatcher, 4 Cormorant, 29 Carrion Crow, 410 Black-headed Gull, 71 Herring Gull, 24 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 12 Little Egret, 2 Heron, 4 Mute Swan, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Dunlin, 1 Turnstone, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Blackbird. (D Julian & C Selway)
Trevilling Marsh: 1 Coal Tit, 12 Woodpigeon, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Dunnock, 3 Wren, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 2 Great Tit, 14 House Sparrow. (D Julian & C Selway)
Wadebridge area: 45 Canada Goose, 261 Black-headed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Common Sandpiper, 6 Little Egret, 1 Heron, 22 Mallard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Buzzard, 48 Redshank, possible SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 40 Swifts over the town late evening. (D Julian & C Selway)
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