Late News, 23/07, Carn Kenidjack: 1 Common Rosefinch on track to Carn Kenidjack (SW392332) at 16:00 hrs seen feeding on Privet seeds with Linnets for c2 minutes, before flying off, and not seen again. (R Phillips)
Pendeen seawatch 06:00- 08:00: 3 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater, c16,800 Manx Shearwater including a partial albino with white bases to outer primaries on right wing, 31 Fulmar, 78 Common Scoter, 1 adult Bonxie, 26 Kittiwake, 3 juv Med Gull, 1 Swift all west. Also c20 Common Dolphin, c8 Bottle-nose Dolphin. Manx sample counts of 130/minute first hour, 150/minute second hour. (D Flumm) Also 2 Great Shearwater, (07:30-12:30); also 2 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 3 Sooty Shearwater and 2 Storm-petrel.
St Ives seawatch this morning: 7464 Manx Shearwater, 263 Kittiwake, 393 Gannet, 94 Fulmar, 1 Razorbill, 11 Guillemot, 22 Mediterranean Gull, 217 Common Scoter, 7 European Storm Petrel, 3 Black-headed Gull, 1 Shag, 4 Sandwich Tern, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew. (B Bosisto, P Roseveare)
Pendennis Point, Falmouth: 6 Common Scoter, 1 Manx Shearwater, 4 Mediterranean Gull all west, 2 Oystercatcher 08:10 – 08:40. (D Chaney)
Gorrangorras, Penryn River: 24 Redshank, 31 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Little Egret, 54 Herring Gull (all juv), 60+ Back-headed Gull around morning high tide (D Chaney)
Rock, Porthilly Point: 186 Oystercatcher, 75 Mediterranean Gull, 56 Black-headed Gull, 1 Redshank, 9 Turnstone, 2 Curlew, 5 Sandwich Tern, 4 Cormorant, 14 Sand Martin. 2 Dunlin. (S Grose)
Drift: 30 Swift (D Flumm)
Newquay, Towan Head: 1 male Common Scoter still, close in behind toilets. (M Lammas)
Marazion: 2 (prob juvenile siblings) Peregrine seen to attack a Dunlin together but it flew off as they squabbled between themselves. Also 35 Sanderling, 10 Dunlin, 3 Ringed Plover, 1 Turnstone on the beach and 1 Coot on Longrock Pool. (R Veal)
Praze: 1 ad m Siskin at feeder. (T Parrell)
Walmsley Sanctuary: 4 Cattle Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper and 1 Greenshank. (B Bosisto)
Penzance, Promenade: 5 ad Mute Swan. Tolcarne Beach: 8 moulting adult Sanderling, 8 Turnstone, 1 Dunlin, 5 (1 ad + 4 cygnet) Mute Swan and 8 Black-headed Gull. (T Mills)
Hayle Estuary RSPB: 2 Common Sandpiper and 1 Kingfisher on Ryan’s Field. 5 Black Swan on the Estuary.
Penwithick: 4 Woodpigeon, 3 Blue Tit, 7 Jackdaw, 3 Blackbird, 1 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 11 House Sparrow. (K.Bowers)
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