Sunday 07 October 2012

Sunday 07 October 2012

Marazion Marsh RSPB: 6 Grey Heron, 6 Little Egret, 2+ Cormorant, 4 Mute Swan plus 4 cygnets, 36 Mallard, 9 Teal, 11 ad & 2 juv Moorhen, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 1 Swift sp, 5+ Swallow, c50 House Martin, 2 Stonechat, c30 Meadow Pipit and 2+ Cetti’s Warbler. (D Parker) A Red-rumped Swallow reported late morning.
Marazion: 31 Turnstone on the beach and 3 Sandwich Terns offshore. (D Parker)
Cot Valley: Yellow-browed Warbler and 2 Firecrests in trees before allotments. (R Carrington et al)
Coverack: Redwing and Redstart at Little Treleaver. (J Foster)
Lizard: Yellow-browed Warbler in Church Cove in the church car park. (T Blunden)
Nanquidno: Wryneck flew from Ashmoor Cottage (horse field below the airfield) to field by Gurland Farm. (C Moore) Yellow-browed Warbler in the row of sycamores below Nanjulian Farm, also 6 Siskin, 1 Redstart and two Firecrest . (A Hartley, R Carrington and J Chapple)
Sennen: 3 Glossy Ibis near Brew but mobile, later at Trevorian and then Escalls Chapel and a Hooded Crow in fields south west of Trevear Farm. (A Hartley, J Chapple and K Jones)

Glossy Ibis at Escalls Chapel, Kate Jones.

 

Glossy Ibis at Escalls Chapel, John Chapple.

Hooded Crow Trevear Farm, Adam Hartley.

Camel Estuary: 31 Pale-bellied Brent Geese off Padstow and a Red-rumped Swallow flew south with 45 Swallows at Tregunna at 16:15. (D Julian)
Pendennis, Falmouth: Drake Common Scoter and a Med Gull. (L Sampson)
Windmill Farm: 400 Golden Plover, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 9 Wheatear, 3 Dunlin, 2 Kestrel, Buzzard, Song Thrush and Bullfinch on CBWPS walk, plus Fem/Juv Marsh Harrier and 1 Stonechat. (D Wright)
Pendeen: 4 Raven, 50 Meadow Pipit, 1 Kestrel; also 2 Whinchat. (per A Hartley)
Hayle Estuary RSPB: Little Stint off the car wash.
Kenidjack: 2 Yellow-browed Warblers plus a Redstart and 2 Pied Flycatcher in the valley.
Mount’s Bay: 3 Pale-bellied Brent Geese flew past St Michael’s Mount at 13:00.
Tregeseal: 2 Yellow-browed Warblers and a Redstart.
Porthgwarra: 2 Whinchats on the moor and Yellow-browed Warbler in Middle Copse.
Cape Cornwall: 1 Lapland Bunting over.