Marazion: 1 male and 1 female Siskin on garden feeder. (D White) 2 Sandwich Tern, 2 Common Scoter, 2 Little Grebe, 4 Greenfinch. (S Grose) Surf Scoter still. (C Smith) 2 Garganey still. (Birdguides)
RSPB Hayle Estuary: 2 Dunlin,1 Curlew, 3 Whimbrel, 7 Little Egret, 19 Shelduck + 6 juv, 1 Song Thrush, 200+ Herring Gull, 7 Lesser Black backed Gull. (S Grose) 1s Black-headed Gull, fem ‘Greenland-type’ Wheatear, 17 Dunlin, 1 Sanderling, 5 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 4 Curlew, Shelduck with 6 ducklilngs. (R Veal) 1 Little Egret, 5 (3m 2f) Shelduck, 27 Canada Goose, 200+ mixed Gull flock, 4 Starling, 1 Wren, 1 Dunnock, 7 House Sparrow. (09.40 – 09.55 M Webb)
Hayle Harbour: 1 pr Oystercatcher (nesting on roof of building behind Philps pasty shop for fourth year), 3 Cormorant,1 Kestrel. (S Grose)
Porthoustock: Pomarine Skua flew past. (Birdguides)
Penzance: 19 Purple Sandpiper from Battery Rocks. (Birdguides)
St Erth: 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m & f). (M Yelland)
Land’s End: Redpoll North 0600; 4 imm Mute Swan South c0730; 1 Reed Warbler, c20 Whitethroat, c15 Swift, c30 House Martin. (R Veal)
Lanhydrock: 2 recently fledged Marsh Tit. (D Hastilow)
Par; Eider update: female and her three are experiencing a choppy sea, plus swimmers, kayaks and a rib fairly close by. No sign of the group which numbered 7m. 3f. yesterday. (R Hampshire)
Par, Spit Beach: 10 Sanderling, 3 Whimbrel, 4 Eider, 2 Rock Pipit, 12+ Oystercatcher. (No sign of Eider ducklings a.m., but dog off lead over rocks despite polite notice on tunnel entrance). (D Sharp)
Stithians Res: 1 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite. Moorhen and Woodpigeon nesting. (D Eva)
Truro: 1 Cuckoo heard In distance. (J Davies)
Newquay Boating lake: 2 Reed Warbler. (S Grose)
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