Monday 6th May 2019

Monday 6th May 2019

Late news, 5/5, Looe Island: 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Blackcap, 2 Blackbird, 5 Carrion Crow, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Common Sandpiper,  45 Cormorant (plus 20 of this year’s juveniles), 1 Curlew, 2 Dunlin, 2 Dunnock, 6 Fulmar, 10 Goldfinch, 73 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 145 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Little Egret, 11 Mallard,  24 Oystercatcher, 3 Pheasant, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Raven, 4 Rock Pipit, 12 Shag, 6 Swallow, 5 Whimbrel, 8 Woodpigeon, 11 Wren. (D Spooner)

Dunlin, Derek Spooner

Marazion Marsh RSPB: Drake Garganey this morning, also 1 Gadwall, 2 Swift. (S Rogers, B Lawson) Glossy Ibis flew in at 10:35. (P Walsh)

Marazion Beach: 26 Whimbrel, 5 Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plover, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit non breeding plumage. (S. Rogers, B. Lawson) Small wader movement this evening: 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, 10 Sanderling, 8 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 8 Ringed Plover. (S Rogers)

Bar-tailed Godwit, Steve Rogers

Bar-tailed Godwit, Steve Rogers

Hayle: 3 Swift over Foundry Square again, 5 House Martin (J Evans)

Cheesewring, Minions: 3 Swifts. (J Downes)

St Dennis to Whitemoor: 1 Cuckoo, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Stonechat, 7 Linnet, 1 Kestrel, 2 Swallows, 3 Blackcap & 1 Buzzard. (P Ash)

Cuckoo, Paul Ash

Cuckoo, Paul Ash

Polgigga: 2 Red Kite over Raftra Farm. (S Rogers)

Nanjizal: 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Siskin, 4 Collared Dove, 1 Chough (B Bosisto)

Longdowns: 1 Red Kite circling at 10:45. (C Benton)

Tregonning Hill, nr Helston: 1 Hobby flew quickly SE at 15:00, 6 Buzzard together, 2 (m&f) Kestrel, 4 Raven, 6 Swift, 6 House Martin, 3m Whitethroat. (C Benton)

Carnmenellis: 1 Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 2m Cuckoo, 4 Raven (pr and 2 fledglings), 5 Stonechat (2prs, 1 fledgling), 2 Wheatear, 5 Whitethroat, 4 Grasshopper Warbler. Also 16 Red Deer, 1 black Rabbit. (C Benton)

Lizard Point: 2 Yellow Wagtails with Cattle at Housel Bay, 32 Whimbrel, 1 Raven. (J & D Chapman)

Lizard Village: 13 Red Kites east through today. (T Blunden)

Penwithick: 2 Siskin, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 11 House Sparrow, 5 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting, 6 Goldfinch, 4 Dunnock, 3 Starling, 4 Blackbird. (K Bowers)

Downderry: early this morning 10 Whimbrel, a Common Sandpiper, a Wheatear and two Swifts. (A Payne)

Looe, Hannafore: 1 Dunlin, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Shelduck, 2 Whimbrel, 1 m Stonechat, several Rock Pipit, 1 Swallow. (I Juliane)

Gannel Estuary: 1 Whimbrel. (N de Freitas)

Par Lake: 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Cormorant, 40 Canada Geese, 1 Fox on the island. (C Hooper)

Barnacle Goose, C Hoooper

Cormorant, C Hooper

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