Saturday 30th October 2021

Saturday 30th October 2021

Lizard Point: 1 Buff-bellied Pipit (J Irvine). Seen on way to Kynance along coastal path, where you pass through a stone wall at the top of the hill and into a cut meadow with hay bales in it (about 800m from the Wavecrest Cafe). The bird was on the right, immediately before the stone wall, in the field that is currently waterlogged.

Buff-bellied Pipit – John Irvine

Buff-bellied Pipit – John Irvine

Buff-bellied Pipit – John Irvine

Buff-bellied Pipit – John Irvine

Pendeen: Brown Shrike still. (J Chapple)

Stithians: Hawfinch NE down the valley at Tregonning late afternoon (M Grantham)

Poliggga; Bosistow Lane: Turtle Dove near Bosistow Farmhouse. (A Chard) 32 Swallow. (M Wallace)

Carn Brae: American Golden Plover with 170 Golden Plover before flying south at 12:40pm. (D Balmer)

Walmsley Sanctuary: 2 Glossy Ibis. (A Langdon)

Nanjizal: 94 birds ringed including; 5 Blackcap, 1 Siskin, 1 Reed Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, 60 Redwing. Also 7 Brambling & 1 Woodcock( K Wilson R Veal B Bosisto et al)

St Levan: Snow Bunting in stubble field toward Porthgwarra, 4 Brambling, 1 Firecrest, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Chiffchaff. (R Veal)

Lands End: Lapland Bunting flew west this morning. (Birdguides)

Porthgwarra: 1 Merlin. (V Skilton) 183 Redwing, 66 Chaffinch, Brambling, Swallow, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Snipe over Raftra Farm. (D Balmer) 401 Chaffinch, 142 Redwing, 35 Siskin, 15 Brambling, 75 Woodpigeon, 2 Bullfinch over the valley. ( D Balmer) American Golden Plover flew over Raftra Farm calling towards Porthgwarra at 08:48am. (D Balmer)

Cot Valley: 750 Chaffinch, 10 Brambling, 20 Siskin, 120 Redwing, 120 Woodpigeon, 40 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 1 Merlin, 1 Whimbrel. (N & T Wheatley)

Botallack (9:00am – 9:30am):  2 Barn Swallow, 250 Chaffinch , 2 Brambling, 50 Goldfinch, 30 Siskin. (P Fraser)

Kenidjack: 13 Chiffchaff , 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 120 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 120 Redwing. (P Fraser)

Porthcurno: 5 Blackcaps, 4 Chiffchaff, 120+ Redwing & 30+ Song Thrush dropping into valley feeding on sloe berries before moving on ,2 Bullfinch, 12 Blackbirds, 1 Goldcrest. (JH & K Dalziel)

Marazion Marsh: 1 Peregrine taking starling during starling murmuration over reedbed. (J Hawkey)

Drift Reservoir: Black-necked Grebe still. (A McKechnie)

Black-necked Grebe – Alex McKechnie

St. Agnes Head: 3 Snow Bunting, 1 Lapland Bunting, 500 Chaffinch, 200 Linnet, 50 Siskin west 0930-1130 (D Eva) 500 plus Chaffinch, 7 Brambling, 340 Redwing, 43 Siskin,12 Song Thrush, 7 Blackbird, 3 Jay headed north east. 2 Snow Bunting, 360 Woodpigeon, 300 Meadow Pipit, 74 Skylark, 5 Snipe, 12 Common Scoter, 2 Arctic Skua, 1 Great Skua, 2 Great Northern Diver headed southwest. (G Lawlor)

Godrevy Point: 1 Snow Bunting. (R Griffiths)

Snow Bunting – Regina Griffiths

 

Polly Joke: 200 Redwing, 65 Starling, 120 Chaffinch, 12 Siskin, 15 Greenfinch, 20 Linnet, 17 Goldfinch, 1 male Kestrel, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 3 Bullfinch, 2 Blackcap, 1 Water Rail reported.

Park Head: 1 Woodlark, 63 Skylark, 24 Meadow Pipit, 4+ Brambling, c350 Chaffinch, 43 Siskin, c30 Goldfinch, 8 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, 2 Wheatear, 1 Merlin. (P Roseveare)

Trevose Head: 8 Chough. (D Bate)

Siblyback lake: 3 female/imm Greater Scaup with 2 Tufted Duck, & 2 Tawny Owl’s calling, one in the pines & one below the dam this evening. (P Kemp)

Nanpean: 5 Yellow-legged Gull, sub-adult Scandinavian Herring Gull, 32 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 4 Siskin. (B Bosisto P Roseveare)

Foxhole: 1 Tawny Owl. (B Bosisto)

Truro River: 56 Curlew, 22 Bar tailed Godwit, 3 Black tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 3 Oystercatcher, 19 Dunlin , 78 Redshank, 60+Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 58 Canada Geese, 9 Shelduck, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 213 Black headed Gull, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker. (S Grose)

Boscawen Duck pond: 2 Teal, 5 Muscovey, 112 Mallard. (S Grose)

St Clements, Menadews Farm: 5 Cattle Egret (S Grose)

Tresemple Pool: 2 Kingfisher, 19 Teal, 1 Snipe, 45 Redshank, 2 Greenshank. (S Grose)

River Gannel: 1 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Jay, 1 Kingfisher. (S Grose)

Par Beach Pool: 1 Cattle Egret, 1st winter Mediterranean Gull. (S Croft) 1 Kingfisher, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron flying over head, 6 Greenfinch. ( C Hooper)

Greenfinch – C Hooper

Greenfinches – C Hooper

Kingfisher – C Hooper

Falmouth: 1 Swallow. (S Turner)

Coverack:  5 Swallow (S.Wood)

Freathy: 15 Cattle Egret between Withnoe Farm and Freathy,  seen from coast road. (M Jordan)

Cargreen: 4 Cattle Egret & 12 Dunlin (P Kemp)

Kingsmill lake: 57 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Lapwing, 8 Dunlin, 5 Greenshank, 22 Redshank, 57 Curlew, 1 Oystercatcher, 16 Wigeon & 3 Grey Heron (P Kemp)

Dobwalls: 1 Nuthatch in the garden, 3 Jays, 1 Red Admiral (C&J Duffy)

Lower Tamar Lake: 3f Goosander (first of the winter), 1 Redwing, 2 Willow Tit, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Tufted Duck (1m 1f), 4 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Cormorant. 2 Jay. (R Mudge)

Bude: 1 Cormorant. (K Aversa)

Late submission, 28/10/21, Godrevy Point: 2 Chough. (R Griffiths)

 

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