Monday 30th December 2024

Monday 30th December 2024

Trethewey: 1 Glossy Ibis still. (D Eva)

Boscathnoe: Little Bunting still, in hedgerow at SW 45236 30876 with 2 Reed Bunting at 1.15pm. (T Twiggs)

Par Beach: 10 Eider Duck, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 2 Great Northern Diver + 1 decapitated corpse on shoreline. (E Mayhew)

Flushing: Female type Black Redstart (in same area as yesterday), 2 Firecrest. (R Martin)

Stithians Reservoir, Golden Lion cut-off: 1 Great White Egret, 50+ Teal. (J St Ledger, J St Ledger-Renfree)

Stithians Reservoir, Stuart Hutchings Hide: 100+ Lapwing, 2 Great Crested Grebe. (J St Ledger, J St Ledger-Renfree)

Stithians, Feeder Hide: 1 Bullfinch (f), 1 Chiffchaff, 7 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Wren, 3 Dunnock, 3 Robin, 2 Magpie, 2 Moorhen, 1 Rabbit. (A Kirk)

Stithians, Stuart Hutchings Hide: 63 Lapwing, 6 Teal, 1 Coot, 4 Snipe, 1 Little Grebe, c40 Herring Gull, 15 Black-headed Gull, 7 Shag. (A Kirk)

Trelissick: 2 Blue Tit, 3 Robin, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Blackbird, 1 Wren. (S Norris)

Gannel Estuary: 1 ad Iceland Gull. (S Rowe)

Mawgan Porth: 6 Cattle Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 60 Canada Goose, 8 Wigeon, 12 Shoveler, 92 Teal, 90 Lapwing. (S Rowe)

Cliff Road, Newquay: Huge Starling murmaration overflying to Narrowcliff and Station Road at 16:25. (N Barnes)

Marazion Marsh: 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Pied Wagtail, 4 Stonechat. (I Stennett)

Trebah Beach: 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Shag (R. Bowyer)

Swanpool Beach: 14 Turnstone, 1 Shag, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Pied Wagtail. (R. Bowyer)

Carrick Roads from Restronguet Weir: 5 Red Breasted Merganser, 1 Velvet Scoter, 1 Eider, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Great Black-backed Gull. (C Taylor)

Restronguet Weir:  1 juv Eider, 2 Great Northern Divers, 8 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Great Black-Backed Gull. (P Pearson)

Sunny Corner, Truro : 1 Avocet, min 20 Dunlin, Wigeon, 2 Greenshank. (P Pearson)

Hayle, Copperhouse Creek: 1 Greenshank, 25+ Redshank, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Little Egret, 100+ Wigeon and Teal 13.45 – 14.45. (M Webb)

Tresillian: 220 Stock Dove. (R Wilkins)

Wadebridge: 179 Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 101 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull behind Bridge bike hire. (S Grose)

Lower Tamar Lake: 20 Goosander 8m 12f, 2 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 2 Grey Heron, 17 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck 2m 1f, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Cormorant, 5 Coal Tit, 1 Dunnock, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Marsh Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Great Tit, 1 Willow Tit. (R Mudge)

Marazion Beach: 2 Sandwich Tern, 1 on rocks with Black Headed Gulls and 1 heading west towards Penzance on shoreline. (R Hamilton-Ahearne)

Par: 2 Tawny Owl (m. f.) calling 9pm. (R Hampshire)

Millbrook: 1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Pintail. (R Bonser)

Looe: Common Sandpiper on estuary. (R Bonser)

 

Late Submission, 29/12/24, Spit Beach, Par: 10+ Great Northern Diver, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 18 Common Scoter, 1m Wigeon, 12 Eider (6m, 6f), 1 Mute Swan, 3 Curlew, 2 Rock Pipit, 1 Grey Heron, 1m Stonechat, numerous Gannets and Cormorants feeding just off Par beach (I Toogood-Johnson)

Late Submission, 29/12/24, Hannafore Point: 2 Black-throated Diver. (R Bonser)

 

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