Tuesday 22nd September 2020

Tuesday 22nd September 2020

Late News, 21/09, Scillonian Crossing: Scillonian: Great Skua, juv Puffin, 15+ Razorbill, 8 Guillemot, 50+ Manx Shearwater, 200+ Gannet, 4 juv Kittiwake, Minke Whale, 100+ Common Dolphin. (J Howells)

Porthgwarra: Paddyfield Warbler top of the ridge east of the stonewall pool near the elder clump to 09:30 only. Also Tawny Pipit over,Yellow-browed Warbler at SE corner of Trevean at 08:00 and Redstart on track to Three Chimneys. (M Wallace) 1 Whinchat on ridge. (N Rogers)

Lapland Bunting – Chris Townend

Tresemple Pool: 1 Cattle Egret. (S Elton)

Penmount Crematorium: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler at the entrance. (R Wilkins)

Drift Reservoir (members only): 1w Caspian Gull, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, Pintail, Shoveler and 2 Snipe.(M Ahmad)

1st winter Caspian Gull – Mashuq Ahmad

 

Lamorna: 7 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Manx Shearwater, 6 Common Scoter 3+ Risso’s Dolphin from Mermaid II. (M Elliott)

Levant: 6 Balearic Shearwater (M Scott-Ham)

Carnyorth Common: Juv. Cuckoo, 29 Golden Plover (M Scott-Ham)

Marazion: Little Stint still at Red River mouth. (M Ahmad). 2 Grey Plover, 7 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin. (J Witheywood)

Little Stint & Common Redshank – Mashuq Ahmad

Wadebridge: 14 Cattle Egret from Trewornan Bridge. (S Grose) 1 Great Egret over flying north this afternoon. (D Julian)

Crowdy Reservoir:14 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Grebe, 18 Tufted Duck, 1 Juv Common Gull, 79 Black headed Gull, 101 Lesser black backed Gull, 200+ Goldfinch, 51 Pied Wagtail, 1 Whinchat, 3 Stonechat, 3 Siskin, 1 Redstart, 5 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel. (S Grose)

Lower Moor: 7 Lapwing, 163 Rook. (S Grose)

Millbrook: 10 Cattle Egret again. (D Julian)

Rame Head: 2 Ring Ouzel in the churchyard this morning. (B Taggart)

Downderry: Arctic Skua west and 2 Great Northern Divers east early this morning.(A Payne)

Cape Cornwall: Wryneck by EastBound house on coast path between Carn Gloose and Cape Cornwall. (C Townend)

Kenidjack: Wryneck, Water Rail, 8 Stonechat, 26 Robin, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail, 30 Meadow Pipit, Siskin (heard only), 2 Chough. Also 6 Harbour Porpoise & 4 Common Dolphin. (D Flumm)

Wryneck – Dave Flumm

Nanjizal: 138 birds ringed. Migrants included 2 Common Redstart, Yellow-browed Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 107 Blackcap, 4 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler and 3 Grasshopper Warbler. (K Wilson)

Hayle Estuary: 5 Pintail, 1 Spotted Redshank, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit. CarnsewGreat  Egret, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 29 Dunlin; 5 Grey Plover. (J Hawkey).

Carnsew pool: Baird’s Sandpiper, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, Great White Egret, Kingfisher, 3 Greylag Geese over (S.Finch)

Mount Hawke: 21 Collared Dove on overhead wires. Also 1 Jay, 8 Goldfinch. (RB & PC Girling)

Devoran to Point: 5 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 1 Osprey (not ringed) caught fish at 09.30, 2 Spotted Redshank, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Sandwich Tern, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Sparrowhawk (over). (J St Ledger)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Great White Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Curlew, 2 Wigeon. (J St Ledger)

Great White Egret – John St Ledger

Soap Rock vicinity: 2 Wheatear, 4 Whinchat, 50+ Swallow/House Martin, 1 Merlin, 1 Kestrel, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail over, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Hummingbird Hawk Moth. (J Evans)

Lower Predannack: 1 Wryneck, 6 Raven, 1 Skylark, 1 Whitethroat, 10+ Stonechat, 2 Pink-footed Goose feeding at the small pond, then took off over Windmill Farm heading North, 1 Marsh Harrier heard not seen. (J Evans)

Croft Pascoe Plantation: 6 Crossbill over (J Evans)

Old Lizard Head: adult male Ring Ouzel  then probably same bird later by Kynance Road. (T Blundon)

Housel Bay: Yellow-browed Warbler. (T Blundon)

Lizard Downs: Dotterel. (T Blundon)

Caerthillian: Nightingale still south of surfers car park. (T Blundon)

Coverack: 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Turnstone, Curlew, Little Egret, 12 Mediterranean Gull. Red Kite over drifting north at 15:40. (D Wood)

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