Saturday 13th July 2024

Saturday 13th July 2024

Swanpool: 1 Black Guillemot, 7 Sandwich Tern. (M Broadbent)

Maer Lake: 12 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Shellduck, 13 Mallard ,2 Teal, 2 Common Sandpiper,1 Snipe, 4 Herring Gull,3 Black-headed Gull, 150+ Sand Martin (hawking over lake), 2 Raven(over). (N Bastin)

Bude Golf Course: Sand Martin Colony doing well, 63 Burrows in use, with 4 in a small colony few meters away. (N Bastin)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Teal, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 juv. Grasshopper Warbler, 2 juv. + 2 adult Sedge Warbler (D Eva)

Downderry: 72 Gannet, 15 Mediterranean Gull and 44 Black-headed Gull west before 0730, while 21 Manx Shearwater east. (A Payne)

Polgigga: juv Yellow-legged Gull. (M Wallace)

Mounts Bay: juv Yellow-legged Gull. (M Elliot)

Marazion MarshGreen Sandpiper. (S Willson) 1 Green Sandpiper, 8 (2ad 6juv) Little Egret, 6 (2ad 4juv) Grey Heron, 4 (1f 3juv) Mallard, 4 (2ad 2juv) Moorhen, 1 Mute Swan (last years cygnet), 11 Canada Goose, 3 (2m 1juv) Stonechat, 1m Linnet, 2 Dunnock, 2 Magpie. (10.15 – 11.15 M Webb).

Coast Path, above Vault Beach: 3 Stonechat (juvenile), 8 Common Whitethoat (adult & juvenile), 1 Robin (juvenile), 5 Goldfinch, 3 Chiffchaff. 1 Green-veined White, 50+ Six-Spot Burnet, 50+ Gatekeeper. (I & C Sowerby)

Charlestown: 1 Black-throated Diver offshore,13 Swift, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Kestrel. (S Grose)Parc

Trammel, Porthleven: 2 Mediterranean Gull on beach. (C Richards)

Shop: Male Yellowhammer carrying food just north of the village. (D Collins)

Falmouth – Gyllyngvase to Swanpool to Maenporth (2.30 to 5.30pm): 3 Mediterranean Gull, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 3 Linnet, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Shag, Grey Heron, 9 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 50+ Herring Gull, 50+ Black Headed Gull, 14 Swift, 20 Barn Swallow, 3 House Martin. (R Beesly)

Saltash; Kingsmill Lake: 2 Sandwich Tern, 1 Whimbrel, 11 Greenshank, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 67 adult & 1 juvenile Redshank. (P Kemp)

Rosemullion & Mawnan (9.15 to 11.45am): 6 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Stonechat, Skylark, Blackcap, 2 Rock Pipit, 3 Oystercatcher, 7 Linnet, 3 Greenfinch, 18 Gannet, 9 Shag, 5 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 50+ Herring Gull, 5 Black Headed Gull, 7 Swift, 16 Barn Swallow, Collared Dove. (R Beesly)
Par, Spit beach/Fishing Point: c.20 Oystercatcher, 16 Turnstone, 12 Curlew, 9 Sanderling, 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Sand Martin, 2 Eider & duckling. 2 (distant) probable Great Northern Diver. (R Hampshire)

Late submission, 12/07/24, Lower Tamar Lake: 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Willow Tit, 2 Mute Swan, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorants, 1 Nuthatch, 9 Chaffinch, 5 Great Tit, 2 Bullfinch. (R Mudge)

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