Monday 25th April 2022

Monday 25th April 2022

Botallack: 1 Hawfinch around derelict chimney on coast path towards Pendeen.

Amble Marshes, Chapel Amble: 1 Little Ringed Plover (A Langdon)

Bodmin Moor: One pair Lapwing 6 Great Crested Grebe,  6 Buzzards in thermal, Bodmin Moor. (D Dennis)

Porthgwarra: 4 Ring Ouzel at Porthgwarra between Carn trevean & Carn barra (M Wallace)

Marazion: 30+ Whimbrel on Great Hogus Rocks, Marazion.16:00 (R Trueman)

Kennack Sands: 16 Whimbrel, 1 Lesser Whitethroat singing (D Collins)

Caerthillion, Lizard: female Common Redstart (D Collins)

Dobwalls: White-tailed Eagle (from the IOW reintroduction scheme presumably) N over the village at 9.45 (C & J Duffy)

Stithians Reservoir: (causeway to dam path); 1 Grey Heron, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Canada Goose, 4 Mallard, 1 Swallow, 15 Linnet, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 6 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1f Blackcap, 3 Dunnock, 3 Wren, 2 Buzzard, 300 Herring Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 30 Rook, 20 Carrion Crow, 10 Jackdaw, 2 Buzzard (S Van Hear) Grasshopper Warbler (R Griffiths)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Great Crested Grebe, 3m Mallard, 4 Cormorant, 25 Canada Goose, 1 Moorhen, 2 Jay, 8 (5m 3f) Reed Bunting, 7 (4m 3f) Chaffinch, 2 Robin, 2 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 10+ House Sparrow, 1m Blackbird, 1 Magpie, 2 Woodpigeon 14.30 – 15.15. (M Webb)

Battery Rocks Penzance: 35 Purple Sandpiper, 5 Turnstone (L Colliver)

Carnsew Pool: 8+ Whimbrel (R Griffiths)

Boscregan: 2nd cal year Hobby over. (P Taylor, H Mitchell)

Land’s End Airport: Glaucous Gull in field opposite terminal. (P Taylor, H Mitchell, B Hibbett, P Clement)

Bartinney: Willow Warbler at Bartinney near the pool top of track, has ring on right leg. (R Chiffers)

Downderry: 12 Common Scoter and 85+ auks moved west before 0720. Also 8 Whimbrel inshore. (A Payne)

Hendra, Nanquidno: 4 Whimbrel 25 Sand Martin 25 Barn Swallow 2 Ring Ouzel 4 Northern Wheatear. (P Fraser)

Marazion: Whimbrel 95 through during the afternoon, 7 Sandwich Tern. (P Fraser)

Swanpool: 2 Little Grebe + 2 chicks, 9 (6m 3f) Mallard + 3 ducklings, 15+ Coot, 5 Moorhen, 2 m&f Blackcap, 3 Robin, 2 Great Tit, 2 Cormorant 13.00 – 13.50. (M Webb)

Polbathic Creek: Mallard with 10 ducklings (A Blonden)

Par: 14 Whimbrel, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Sandwich Tern, 1 Common Tern, 1 Great Northern Diver (summer plumage), 1 Black-throated Diver (summer plumage), 9 Eider (8 male, 1 female), 5 Common Scoter, 2 Reed Warbler. (B Bosisto)

The Rumps: 16 whimbrel, 1 puffin, 7 swallows and 3 whitethroat further back along the coast path. (P McKeogh)

Kenidjack: 1 Great Horned Owl (believed to be a local escape). (L Proctor)

Late Submission,23/04, Widemouth Bay, Black Rock: All day; hundreds of swallows and sand martins, fewer house martins, migrating north along beach (continued on Sun am too). Also 4 whimbrel; male whitethroat. (C Owen)

Late submission, 24/04, Sennen Quarry: 2 Siberian Chiffchaff. (M Ahmad)

Late submission, 24/04, Penzance: 52+ Purple Sandpipers at Battery Rocks. (M Elliott)