Saturday 4th November 2023

Saturday 4th November 2023

Walmsley Sanctuary: 1 Long-billed Dowitcher (14:35) feeding with 7 Black,-tailed Godwit for 30 minutes. Also 1 Spoonbill, 12 Cattle Egret, 40+ Curlew, additional flock of 40+ Black Tailed Godwit. (S Lilley)

Amble Marshes: 1 Long-billed Dowitcher (morning, same bird as above). (D Julian)

Hayle Estuary: 1 Green-winged Teal, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Great Northern Diver, 409 Wigeon, 2 Goosander, 121 Teal, 12 Shelduck, 1 Grey Plover, 19 Golden Plover, 17 Ringed Plover, 1 Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 4 Turnstone, 1 Knot, 44 Dunlin, c40 Bar-tailed Godwit, Curlews, Redshank, Herring Gulls, Black-headed Gulls, 85 Mediterranean Gull, 8 Common Gull, 1 Shag, 8 Little Egret, 6 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Redwing, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Canada Goose (M Doyle, M Broadbent, J Drage Hubert, L Parkerson, D Eva, L Gilchrist, C Taylor)

Lizard Point (07:30-10:30): 1 Little Auk, 200+ Great Shearwater, 120+ Sooty Shearwater, 1 Great Skua, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Merlin, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Scoter. (J Jones)

St Gothian Sands NR: Grey Phalarope showed well on main pool. 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 17 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Purple Sandpiper (on rocks on beach), 2 Cormorant, Water Rail, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Stonechat, 2 Skylark, 100+ Linnet, 2 Rock Pipit, 150+ Canada Geese, 16 Tufted Duck, 4 Coot, 6 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe. (P Freestone). 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Wheatear, 1 Reed Bunting. (J St Ledger)

Hayle Harbour: 2 Eider, 1 Red-throated Diver, Cormorants, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Little Egret. (L Gilchrist, S Willson, R Hamilton-Ahearne)

Pendeen (07:00-10:30): 105 Storm Petrel, 4 Great Shearwater, 8 Manx Shearwater, 3 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Turnstone, 1 Merlin, 1 Sandwich Tern, 2 Common Scoter, 2 Common Gull. (P Combridge, S Rogers, P Marshall, N Rogers)

Porthgwarra (08:45-14:45): 227 Great Shearwater, 95 Manx Shearwater, 209 Sooty Shearwater, 17 Storm Petrel. (P Marshall)

Mousehole (07:30-08:30):  1 Cory’s Shearwater, 13 Sooty Shearwater, 12 Great Shearwater, 10 Manx Shearwater 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Great Northern Diver. (P St Pierre, M Elliott)

Drift Reservoir: 1 Common Scoter. (P St Pierre, M Elliott)

Marazion: Great White Egret still on marsh, 23 Pale-bellied Brent Geese on sea. (D Eva). 63 Canada Goose, 27 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron. (R Hamilton-Ahearne)

Newlyn: 1 Black-throated Diver, 2 Great Northern Diver, 20 Kittiwake. (M Doyle, M Broadbent, J Drage Hubert, L Parkerson)

Helston Loe Pool: 2 Gadwall, 5 Firecrest, 12 Chiffchaff. (M Doyle, M Broadbent, J Drage Hubert, L Parkerson)

Devoran Quay: 1 Spotted Redshank. (J St Ledger)

Stithians Reservoir: 38 Lapwing, 7 Snipe, 3 Wigeon, 30+ Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great Black-Backed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-back Gull, 8 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 7 Mallard, 12 Herring Gull, 8 Black-headed Gull. (J St Ledger, C Taylor).

Tresillian River: 4 Common Gull, 4 Med Gull. (M Jones)

Breage: Great White Egret low over Trevena garden centre (C.Beazley)

Wadebridge: 300+ Golden Plover, 12 Lapwing, 50 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Fieldfare. (D Wilson)

East Pentire: 2 Great Northern Diver, 16 Common Scoter, 1 Manx Shearwater this am. (D Grose, S Rowe, M Lammas)

Newquay, Towan Head: 1 Red -hroated Diver, 6 Purple Sandpiper, 11 Turnstone, 1 Goldcrest, 21 Oystercatcher, 3 Rock Pipit, 6 Stonechat, 1 Raven over, 1m Kestrel, 3 Common Gull, 1m Wheatear, 7 Linnet. (S Grose)

Newquay Harbour: 1 Grey Phalarope sadly found dead. (S Grose)

Downderry (07:20-08:30): 19 Gannet, 2 Common Gull,  160 Black-headed Gull, 1 Puffin west. 46 Oystercatcher in afternoon. (A Payne)

Penlee Point (08.00-10.00): 3 Great Northern Divers, 1 Manx Shearwater, 1 adult Mediterranean Gull, 1 Auk, 17 Gannet, 6 Common Scoter. (P Kemp)

Bowling Green Bugle: 1 Water Rail. (K Hill)

Cudden Point: 2 Kestrel. (C Richards)

Boswednack: 1 Firecrest, 18 Goldfinch. (M Wizz)

Late Submission, 03/11,2023, Pendeen: 33 Little Gull. (P Marshall)

Late Submission, 03/11/2023, Drift Reservoir: 1 Common Scoter. (T Pinfield)

Late Submission, 03/11/2023, Penzance, Battery rocks: 29 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 25 Sanderling, 61 Turnstone, 2 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Eider (f). (C Beazley)

Late Submission, 03/11/2023, Penzance, Market Jew street: 4 Turnstone. (C Beazley)