Sunday 13th December 2020

Sunday 13th December 2020

Late News, 11/12, Hannafore: 2 Slavonian Grebe off St George’s Island at high tide. (M & R Frost)

Late News, 11/12, St Cleer: Nuthatch observed visiting bird table on 23 occasions in a forty minute period, collecting peanuts. (M & R Frost)

Late News, 12/12, Penrose, Helston: 8 Firecrest. (D Wright)

Late news, 12/12, Coverack: 1 Firecrest near Trevothen, 1 Firecrest at Pednavounder. (D Beadle)

Late News, 12/12, Helford River: 3 Curlew and 5 Shelducks. (M Williams)

Late News, 12/12, Colliford Lake: 2 (m & f) Goosander. Dozmary Pool: 2 male Shoveler, 3 (1m & 2f) Pochard, 1 male Goldeneye, 6 Tufted Duck, 10 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 300 Golden Plover. (M & R Frost)

Hayle Estuary: 2f Goosander, 2 ad Yellow-legged Gull, 1 ad Ring-billed Gull, 16 Common Gull, 9 Mediterranean Gull, 17 Grey Plover, 2 Knot. (J Hawkey)

Polgigga: Siberian Chiffchaff still along Bosistow Lane. (M Wallace)

Gillan Creek: 42 Cattle Egret and 10 Little Egret in the roost at 3.30pm. (J Selby)

Longrock: Juv Iceland Gull flew west from the car park. (P St Pierre)

Wheal kitty St Agnes: 5 Redwing. (J Nevill)

Freathy: Chough again on grass in front of chalet , 50 yds east of bus stop at 10:30. (M Jordan)

Argal Reservoir: 7 Great Crested Grebe (D Eva)

College Reservoir: 1 Great Crested Grebe, 38 Tufted Duck,13 Shoveler, 153 Coot, 2 Goldeneye,13 Teal, 21 Wigeon (D Eva)

Colliford Reservoir and Dozmary Pool: 4 Canada Goose, 1 Cormorant, 6 Mallard, 12 Tufted Duck, 3 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe, 78 Lapwing, 2200 Golden Plover, 194 Black-headed Gull, 118 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 16 Carrion Crow, 9 Jackdaw, 2 Magpie, 1 Stock Dove, 250 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 8 Redwing and 1 Wren. (D Conway)

Par Beach: 375 Black headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 27 Lesser Black backed Gull, 1 Common Sandpiper, 11 Linnet. (S Grose)

Lostwithiel Shirehall Moor LNR: 1 f Peregrine Falcon, 3 Great spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch (above the playpark), 1 Barnacle Goose, 151 Canada Geese, 2 Little Grebe, 61 Mallard, 3 Coal Tit, 19 Goldfinch, 7 Goldcrest, 11 House Sparrow, 43 Greenfinch (feeding on ash seeds next to free carpark). (S Grose)

Porthtowan: 1 Chough on West Cliffs. (I Capdevila-Slater)

Towan Head: 3 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 16 Purple Sandpiper, 35 Turnstone. (S Rowe)

Rosemullion Head: 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Firecrest, 1 Long Tailed Duck (P Oldcorn)

Land’s End: 1 Greenshank on Treve Moor. (NR Rogers)

St Martin-in-Meneage: 1 Firecrest, 4 Little Egret. (D Beadle)

Malpas: Black Redstart in a private garden. Also, on the river 2 Greenshank, 1 Redshank, 1 Curlew, 9 Teal, 9 Mute Swan and a Grey Wagtail. (N Pebody)

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