Porthgwarra: 1 possible juvenile pale-morph Booted Eagle reportedly flew high NNW viewed from Coastguard Cottages late afternoon. (Birdguides) In addition, (08:00-13:10) 118 Cory’s Shearwater, 139 Manx Shearwater, 14 Sooty Shearwater, 8 Great Shearwater, 3 Balearic Shearwater, 4 Arctic Skua, 1 Fulmar and 1 Ringed Plover. (S Rogers, D Balmer, S Rowe, N Rogers et al) Also, 25 Cattle Egret flew over the cove this morning. (R Archer) Also, 1 Black Redstart at Coastguard Cottages reported. (Birdguides)
Lands End: 1 possible Red-breasted Flycatcher in Swingates private garden this morning. (per G Hodgson)
Pendeen: 1 Pink-footed Goose heading east this morning. (P Combridge) Also, c400 Cory’s Shearwater, 6 Sooty Shearwater and 60 Common Scoter past this evening. (R Archer)
Drift Reservoir: 1 Pink-footed Goose still. (P Clement)
Lizard Point: 9 Great Shearwater, 1 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Pomarine Skua, 1 Sooty Shearwater and 1 European Storm Petrel reported. (Birdguides)
Chynalls Point, Coverack: 1m Long Tailed Duck. (S Wood, J Foster)
Sennen Cove: 6 Cory’s Shearwater, 3 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Great Northern Diver and 19 Cattle Egret flew through. Also a Merlin in the top fields. (G Hodgson)
Nanquidno: 1 Ring Ouzel at Nanjulian Farm this evening. (G Hodgson)
St Hilary: 1 Swallow at lunch time after the rain. (F Stuart)
Marazion, Green Landing: 1 m Kingfisher, 7 Rock Pipit, 5 Curlew, 3 Mediterranean Gull. (S Grose)
Green Landing/Trenow Cove: 279 Black-headed Gull, 17 Mediterranean Gull, 16 Oystercatcher, 2 Raven over, 1 Chough (no rings). (S Grose)
Hayle Estuary: 169 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Common Gull, 39 Great Black backed Gull, 13 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Whooper Swan over. (S Grose) In addition, 1 Whimbrel, 5 Greenshank, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Whooper Swan and 3 Pintail. (D Balmer)
St Ives Island: (08:00-10:00) 1 Cory’s Shearwater and 3 Great Northern Diver. (15:45 to 17:45) 296+ Cory’s Shearwater, 12 Manx Shearwater, c100 Auks, 2 Puffins and and 3 Great Northern Diver. (A Lobb)
Gwithian: 1 Snow Bunting at rear of the beach reported. (Birdguides)
Godrevy: 1m Kestrel. (J Richards)
Gerrans Bay, Pendower Beach: 2 Sandwich Tern fishing and gradually moving south just offshore this afternoon. (D Hall)
Malpas: 1 Kingfisher, 1 Little Grebe around the Marina. (A Hill)
West Pentire: 1 Snow Bunting. (J Braiden)
East Pentire, Newquay: (13:00-15:00) 9 Cory’s Shearwater, 17 Manx Shearwater, 39 Common Scoter, 100+ Gannet, 5 Kittiwake and 2 Common Gull. (D Grose)
Porth Reservoir: c40 Mallard, 15 Black-headed Gull, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Tufted Duck, 6 Coot, 8 Moorhen, 3 Robin, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Goldcrest and 1 Pied Wagtail this afternoon. (N Best)
Colliford Reservoir: 1 Water Pipit reported. (Birdguides)
Penlee: (08:50-12:10) 3 Arctic Skua, 6 Skua sp (including 1 probable Long-tailed & 3 probable Pomarine), 12 Manx Shearwater, 67 Mediterranean Gull, 4 Common Scoter and c70 Kittiwake. (P Aley) In addition, (09:45-13:00) 12 Arctic Skua, 1 Pomarine Skua, 12 Manx Shearwater and 2 Balearic Shearwater passed. (P Kemp)
Late submission, 19/10, Pentreath to Caerthillian: 20+ Linnet, 2 Chough, 2 Raven, 9 Rock Pipit and 20+ Herring Gull. (B Nicholls)
Late submission, 19/10, Men-an-Tol: 519 Golden Plover in a single flock. (D Parker)
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