Late news, 9/6, Scillonian, Penzance to Wolf Rock: 50 Manx Shearwater, 2 Storm Petrel, 5 Fulmar, 23 Gannet, 1 Guillemot, 4 Herring Gull, 2 Turnstone. (V Stratton)
Late news, 9/6, Scillonian, Wolf Rock to Penzance: 131 Manx Shearwater, 2 Storm Peterl, 6 Razorbill, 5 Guillemot, 4 Puffin, 39 Gannet, 2 Fulmar, 1 Great Skua, 2 Arctic Skua, 2 Kittiwake. (V Stratton)
Late news, 9/6, Boscegran & Hendra Cliff: 1 Raven, 1 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, Stonechat, 1 Painted Lady, 3 Green Hairstreak. (J Worth)
Late news, 9/6, Downderry: 1 Pomarine Skua west. (A Payne)
Bude Marshes: 34 Jackdaw, 7 Herring Gull, 3 Moorhen, 31 Mallard, 6 Wood Pigeon, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Reed Warbler, 6 Sedge Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff in song, 1 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch, 5 Swallow, 1 Jay, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Raven, 2 Great Tit, 2 Treecreeper, 4 Blackbird, 20+ House Martin, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Dunnock, 1 Rook, 2 Blue Tit, 1 male Reed Bunting, 2 adult Mute Swan with 5 well-grown young, 2 adult Canada Goose with 7 juvs., 1 Magpie, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Robin, 1 male Bullfinch, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Swift. (H Kendall, R Mudge, S Wills)
Helston Boating Lake: 9 Tufted Duck ducklings in 2 families, 19 Mallard ducklings, 1 young Coot, 1 Mute Swan cygnet. Also 1 adult Dipper and 2 Grey Wagtail feeding 1 well-grown young on River Cober. (G Adams)
Tintagel, Lye Rock: 3 Puffin on water. (S Grose)
Newquay Boating Lake: 1 Sparrowhawk. (S Grose)
Chapel Point: 07:05-12:15: 81 Common Scoter, 4 Cormorant, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1500 Manx Shearwater, 5 Storm Petrel, 47 Fulmar, 2 Sanderling, 89 Puffin, 12 Arctic Skua (7 ad pale phase, 2 ad dark phase, 3 sub-adult), 44 Kittiwake, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Med Gull (one 1st summer, one 2nd summer), 2 Arctic Tern, 1 Little Tern. (B Bosistow)
![]() Common Scoter – Bob Bosistow |
Penlee Point: 350 Manx Shearwater, 40 Guillemot, 19 Razorbill, 90 Gannet, 55 Common Scoter, 7 Kittiwakes, 1 Arctic Skua (pale phase), 9 Common Swift in off the sea. (C Buckland)
Downderry: 06:15-08:20: 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Great Skua, 20 Common Scoter, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 9 Kittiwake and 92 Manx Shearwater all moving west. (A Payne)
Penzance to Wolf Rock: 9 Fulmar, 44 Manx Shearwater, 48 Gannet, 1 Sabine’s Gull (just west of Tater dhu), 7 Sandwich Tern, 2 Guillemot and 1 auk sp. (P St Pierre, DK Parker)
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