Saturday 31st August 2024

Saturday 31st August 2024

Hayle Estuary RSPB; Carnsew Pool: 1 Little Stint, 2 Knot. (D Parker) Semi-palmated Sandpiperjuv Curlew Sandpiper. 30 Dunlin, 2 Little Stint on main estuary. (G Lawlor)

Ryan’s Field RSPB: 1 Kingfisher , 1 Common Sandpiper , 10 Black-Headed Gull , 1 Grey Heron , 1 Little Egret , 50+ Canada Goose. (K.Bowers)

Hayle Estuary: 15 Ringed Plover , 6 Meadow Pipit , 5 Curlew , 3 Little Egret , 6 Oystercatcher , 1 Redshank , 1 Greenshank . (K.Bowers)

Carnsew: 4 Cormorant , 3 Curlew , 1 Ruff , 2 Oystercatcher.(K.Bowers)

Marazion: adult Semi-palmated Sandpiper with waders just east of the Godolphin. (per F Duff, N R Rogers)

Pendeen: 1 Common Nightingale (P Combridge)

Soapy Cove: 1st winter Woodchat Shrike still. (Birdguides)

Mawgan Porth: 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Ortolan Bunting flew overhead this evening. (B Bosisto & P Roseveare)

Tregony: 1 Ring-necked Parakeet. (E Gray)

Chapel Porth; St Agnes: Temminck’s Stint flew north . (R Evershed)

Chynhalls Point: At least 300 Great Shearwater between 07:30 and 09:00. Also 45 Cory’s Shearwater, 7 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 2000+ Manx Shearwater (many in rafts on the sea), 1 pale phase Pomarine Skua, 1 Great Skua, 8 Common Scoter, 8 Sandwich Tern, 20 Kittiwake, 120 Gannet. (D. Wood, S. Wood)

Porthoustock: 122 Great Black-backed Gulls loafing on the pier, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, c.100 Herring Gull and 2 Black-headed Gull. (D. Wood, S. Wood)

Sennen Cove: 1 Great Northern Diver in the bay, 12 Curlew, 9 Sanderling, 1 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 3 Sandwich Tern, 1 Little Egret, 1 Wheatear, 10 Porpoise (B Steel)

Porthgwarra: 1 Whinchat, 10 Tree Pipit, 16 White Wagtail. (M Wallace) 531 Great shearwater, 107 Cory’s Shearwater, adult Pomarine Skua and 10 Sooty Shearwater. (Birdguides)

Drift Reservoir: 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Curlew. (J Marshall)

Treen: Tree Pipit, Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Willow Warbler. (M Elliot)

Stithians Lake: 1 Osprey. (D Carrier)

Grochal: 1 Wryneck, 1 Tree Pipit. (D Collins)

Truro: 1 Kingfisher flew over County Arms pub garden. (T Wilson)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Little Stint, 2 Dunlin, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Snipe, 6 Teal. (D Eva) 2 Carrion Crow, 6 Pied Wagtail, 20 Jackdaw, 2 Magpie, 1 Buzzard, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 4 Cormorant, 1 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 2 Great Black Backed Gulls, 76 Herring Gull, 3 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 6 Ringed Plover and 1 Moorhen. (A Kirk)

St Merryn: 2 White Stork over at 1:40pm. (R Hughes)

Park Head, Bedruthan Steps1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Northern Wheatear, 1 Wren. (A Quincey)

Porth Mear valley mid afternoon: 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap (m), 15+ Willow Warbler, 2 Kestrel, 2 Raven. (D Grose)

Pentire;  past Pentireglaze Haven to Pentire Point and back via The Rumps: 3 Sanderling on the haven beach. Little Egret in the next bay.2 Chough,  5 Ravens, including 3 together not far from the point. 2 Kestrels (m & f) near Corn Head. Back at the car park, an estimated 200 Linnets and 150 Swallows on wires. (J & C Birkett)

Walmsley Sanctuary 4 Cattle Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard,1 Kestrel,1 Greenshank
1 Dabchick, 2 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Gadwall, 4 adult Mute Swans, 5 cygnets
6 Moorhen, 4 Coot. (
A Quincey)

Gannel Estuary: 1 Kingfisher, 3 Ringed Plover,1 Wheatear, 5 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 9 Little Egret, 1 Raven over.(S Grose)

West Pentire East: 5 Chough, 3 Greenfinch. (S Grose)

Towan Head: 5 Wheatear, 3 Rock Pipit, 4 Stonechat,3 Mediterranean Gull,1 Fulmar, 2 Purple Sandpiper, 11 Oystercatcher, 3 Turnstone. 13 Shag , +7 Cormorant below Huers hut. (S Grose)

Saltash: 27 Greenshank, 107 Redshank, 71 Curlew, 3 Whimbrel, 29 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, 3 Oystercatcher, 7 Teal & 2 Grey Heron on rising tide at Kingsmill lake – 13.00-15.00. (P Kemp)

Spit Beach; Par: 9 Eider,  24 Ring Plover, 8 Turnstone, 2 Dunlin, 1 Sanderling pm. (R Nappin  M Lammas)

Tresillian/Tresemple Pool: 100+ Canada Geese, 8 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard. (I Stennett)

Late submission, 30/08/24, Upper Tamar Lake: 11 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 6 Cormorant, 1 Lapwing, 1 Wheatear, c300 Canada Geese, c70 Black-headed Gull, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 2 Bullfinch, 6 Blue Tits, 3 Coal Tits, 3 Robin, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Great Tit. (R Mudge)

Late submission, 30/08/24, Jollytown; Kynance: 1 imm Woodchat Shrike, 1 Whinchat, 2 Pied Flycatcher, 16 Chough, 30 Linnet, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 8 Stonechat, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Sparrowhawk. (D. Wood, S. Wood, A. Witheywood)

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