Late news.15/7, Pentewan: 1 Dipper. (B Cain)
Drift Reservoir (members only): 2 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant and 1 Fox cub. (A James)
Grey Heron, Alan James |
Cormorant, Alan James |
Fox, Alan James |
Hayle Estuary RSPB, Carnsew Pool: 1s Spoonbill, 2 Whimbrel and 2 (ad+imm) Mediterranean Gull. Ryan’s Field: 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Kingfisher, 7 juv Black-headed Gull and 2 Swallow collecting mud for a new nest with 4 fledglings present. Also several active Swift and House Martin nests In Hayle near the viaduct. (R Veal)
St Gothian Sands LNR: 3 Tufted Duck, including pr with 3 + young, 1m Pochard, 1 Coot, 1 Dunlin and 1 Ringed Plover. (MJ Spicer) Gwithian: 1 Small Copper butterfly of the form caeruleopunctata. (T McGowan)
Small Copper, Tony McGowan |
Lower Tamar Lake: 1 Willow Tit juv (car park), 1 Nuthatch, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m) juv, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Great Crested Grebe (one on a nest), 8 Tufted Duck, 3 Canada, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Wagtail juv, 1 Blackcap and 2 Swallow. (R Mudge)
Stithians Reservoir: 1 Lapwing and 1 male Tufted Duck ( D. Eva )
Kenneggy and Bessy’s Cove: 1 imm Willow Warbler, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel (1 imm Male), 6 Cormorant, 4 Fulmar (1 imm flapping constantly instead of gliding), Several House Martin,Swift and Swallow, 10 Stonechat, 1 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 10+ Linnet, 2 Grey Seal – adult Females, 1 Stoat – caching young rabbit. (J Evans)
![]() Stoat, John Evans |
Perranuthnoe: 1 Hudsonian Whimbrel again today.
Ruan Lanihorne: 1 Dalmatian Pelican.
Falmouth Bay: 1 adult Pomarine Skua flew west also 1 Sooty Shearwater from AK Wildlife Cruise.
Padstow: 27 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Common Tern and 2 Sandwich Tern. (D Julian)
Walmsley Sanctuary: 1 Whinchat and 5 Green Sandpiper. (D Julian)
Porthgwarra: 1 Pom Skua and 2 Sunfish 08:00-09:00. (R Archer)
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