Saturday 17th May 2014

Saturday 17th May 2014

Late news, 13/5, Polruan: 1 Spotted Flycatcher and 1 Wood Warbler. Polridmouth: 45 Whimbrel. (C Whiteman)
Late news, 16/5, Par Sands: 2 Rock Pipit. (C Whiteman)
Late news, 16/5, Helman Tor: 1 f Wheatear. (C Whiteman)
Late news, 16/5, St Ives, Buttermilk Hill: 3 Cuckoo and 1 Red Kite. Trendrine Hill: flock of 14 Common Buzzard. St. Ives Town: 1 Red Kite. (V Stratton)
Late news, 16/5, St Buryan: Red Kites and 1 Black Kite. (M Ahmad)

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Black Kite, M Ahmad
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Red Kite, M Ahmad

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Red Kite, M Ahmad

Sancreed: Single Red Kites at Bartinney 11:35hrs and Botrea Farm 11:50hrs. Also 1 Cuckoo and 1 Garden Warbler Sancreed Beacon. (D Flumm)
Walmsley Sanctuary: 3 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Common Crane, 7 Greenshank, 26 Black Tailed Godwit, 15 Ringed Plover, 20+ Dunlin and 1 Red Kite over. (A Langdon & D Eva)

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Common Crane, Adrian Langdon

Rame, Polhawn Cove: c200 Gannet and a pod of 27+ Bottle-nosed Dolphin. Penmillard Farm: 1 Turtle Dove. (D Courtnell)
Carland Cross: 1 Red Kite. (D Eva)
Goss Moor: 1 Cuckoo, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Goldcrest, Sedge Warblers, Willow Warblers, Chiffchaffs. (S Marquis)
Wadebridge: 1 pair Spotted Flycatcher. (S Marquis)
Bodmin, De Lank Valley: 3 Cuckoo, 4 Whinchat, 5 Wheatear, 6+ Stonechat, 1 Skylark (singing) and Meadow Pipits. (J St Ledger)

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Whinchat, John St Ledger

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Cuckoo, John St Ledger

St Buryan: 1 Red Kite drifting W at 0910hrs. (J Hawkey)
Windmill Farm: 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Sand Martin and 1 Cuckoo. (J Hawkey)
St Erth: 1 Barn Owl. (M Spicer)
Marazion Marsh RSPB: 4 Mute Swan with c6 cygnets, 2 Greylag with c6 goslings, 2 hybrid geese, 15 Mallard with 4 ducklings, 2 Little Egret, 11 Grey Heron, 5 Moorhen, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Swallow, 2 Reed Bunting and 2 Cetti’s Warbler plus Sedge and Reed Warblers. (DK Parker)
Kynance Cove: 2 Cuckoo. (P Martin)

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Cuckoo, Phil Martin

West Penwith: 1 Nightjar, churring. (R Phillips)
Porthgwarra: 1 Red-rumped Swallow. (M Wallace)
Chapel Carn Brea: 1 Black Kite with 3 Red Kite. (Sennen Cove Birdwatching)
Saltash, Churchtown Farm Community Nature Reserve: 1 Ortolan Bunting.
Falmouth, Tregenver Road: 1 Red Kite over. (S Perfect)
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