Porthpean: 21 Great Northern Diver, 4 Black-throated Diver 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Red-necked Grebe, 11 Common Scoter, 2 Surf Scoter, 1 Long-tailed Duck, with 1 1stw Pomarine Skua feeding beyond the oyster farm and settled on the sea. (B Bosisto)
Newlyn Harbour: 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Kingfisher. (S Grose) Sandy Cove: 4 Chiffchaff including 2 (non-calling) Siberian types. (D Nicholson) Also 2 Blackcap (m+f), 2 Firecrest, 1 Black Redstart and 1 Slavonian Grebe offshore distantly. (L Proctor, T Mills)
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Coverack, Mears Beach: 2 Black Redstart, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail and 1 Stonechat all feeding around seaweed on the tide line. Also 1 Firecrest on coast path (P Bedford)
Feock: 1 Hawfinch, 100 Greenfinch (D Eva, S Taylor)
Falmouth: 1m Blackcap in gardens behind Killigrew Street. (D Chaney)
Marazion Beach: 102 Sanderling in front of carpark. (S Grose)
Windmill Farm: 5 Sparrowhawk, 3 Snipe, 1 Chiffchaff, 10 Bullfinch, 3 Stonechat, 9 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare and 2 Roe Deer this morning. (D Wright)
Wacker Quay: 3 Spoonbill, 76 Avocet, 60+ Teal, 26 Wigeon, 6 Black tailed godwit. (C Ellis)
Hayle Estuary RSPB: 28 Mediterranean Gull. Carnsew Pool: 1 Spoonbill, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 fem Sparrowhawk, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Black Swan, 3 Greenshank. (S Grose)
Penzance: 1 sub-adult Caspian Gull; the same bird as at Hayle yesterday, on the rocks off Jubilee Pool this morning where it showed at much closer range. Penzance Harbour: 4 Great Northern Diver and a brief Velvet Scoter. (D Nicholson) Off Jubilee Pool:1 Slavonian Grebe then flew out of bay, 1 Red-throated Diver (with fishing line around it’s neck but it appeared to be coping), 1 Black-throated Diver, 13 Great Northern Diver (R Veal)
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Kenneggy Cove: 9 Fulmar (colony), 1 Blackcap f (non-ringed), 1 Firecrest, 1 Kestrel, (J Evans)
Veryan: Several sightings of a single male Blackcap in private garden today. (N Knight)
Stithians Reservoir: Pair of Great-spotted Woodpecker showing well, 4 Greenfinch, 10 Long -tailed Tit, 2 Reed bunting 4 Coal Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Jay, 1 Coot, Chaffinch, Blue Tit and Great tit and 1 male Mandarin amid Mallard, all from southern cut-off hide. (A James)
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St Gothian Sands LNR: 1 Goosander, 6 Mediterranean Gull, 23 Tufted Duck, 19 Teal, 1 Water Rail, 1 Hybrid Hooded Crow. (S Grose)
Gwithian Towans: 21 Common Gull, 3 Kittiwake, 5 Razorbill, feeding with Grey Seals. (S Grose)
St Merryn, Trevithick estate: 2 Blackcap 1 Robin 4 Blue Tit 22 House Sparrow 3 Blackbird 1 Song Thrush feeding on compost heap and 7 Starling. (R Hughes)
Newtown St Martin: 8 Cattle Egret in cattle field on edge of village. (J Selby)
Traboe Cross: 1 Red Kite flew west at midday. (J Selby)
Coverack: 1 Iceland Gull with limp still present today. (J Selby)
Trebah Gardens: 30+ Brambling. (G Adams)
Durgan, Greeb Beach: 2 Black-throated Diver, 1 Mediterranean Gull. (G Adams)
St Austell: 1 Blackcap in Daniels Lane. (B Bobisto)
Carluddon: 1 Woodcock. (B Bobisto)
Mabe: 2 Blackcap (1m and 1f), 1 Reed Bunting and 4 Long-tailed Tits on garden feeder. (G and H Adams)
Penzance: Probable Rose-ringed Parakeet of unknown origin in Penlee Gardens. (M Grantham) Also 1 Firecrest, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 6 Long-tailed Tit and 12 Redwing. (DK Parker)
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