Sunday 21st April 2019

Sunday 21st April 2019

Late photo, 19/4, Coverack: Pallas’s Warbler. (S Rogers)

Pallas’s Warbler – Steve Rogers

Pallas’s Warbler – Steve Rogers

Late news, 20/4, Lostwithiel: Cuckoo at about 18:15 up Tanhouse Lane. (M Surgey)

Late news, 20/4, Lands End: 1 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 8 Whitethroat, 4 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow and numerous Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff. (P Rosewveare)

Late news, 20/4, Kenidjack: 30+ Chiffchaff, 20 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler and Stock Dove. (Oriole Birding)

Walmsley Sanctuary: Temminck’s Stint and Little Ringed Plover. (D Julian)

Marazion Marsh RSPB: Glossy Ibis back on the marsh. (L Proctor)

Kynance: 1 Hooded Crow,  1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 ‘Greenland’ Wheatear, 1 Cuckoo, 3 Grasshopper Warbler. (T Blunden)

Zennor: 1 Grasshopper reeling at 01:45 by Eagles Nest. (P Freestone)

Lelant Downs: juv Tawny Owl at St Ives Holiday Village, at 02:00. (P Freestone)

Newlyn Harbour area: 6 Eider, 3 Common Sandpiper on rocks behind Tolcarne Inn. (S Grose)

Penzance Battery Rocks: 31 Purple Sandpiper. (S Grose)

Marazion Beach:1 Eider (resident male) 3 Sandwich Tern. (S Grose)

Marazion: Red Kite east over Rose Hill. (P Fraser) Also 7 Eider (2f:5 imm males), 2(pr) Common Scoter offshore. (J Hawkey)

Hayle: Osprey over the car boot. (P Walsh)

Lamorna: Sooty Shearwater with c1000 Manx Shearwater c2km offshore. (M Elliott)

Chapel Amble: Little Ringed Plover and Water Pipit. (D Julian)

Colliford Reservoir and Dozmary Pool: 52 Canada Goose, 5 Cormorant, 1 ad Mute Swan, 2 Grey Heron, 13 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Mallard, 1 Great Norther Diver, 8 Tufted Duck, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10 Black-headed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 27 Carrion Crow, 1Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Robin, 2 Wren, 1 Dunnock, 2 House Sparrow, 4 Chaffinch, 8 Linnet, 5 Willow Warbler and 1 male Orange Tip. (DAConway)

Creegbrawse, Chacewater: 2 Tawny Owl ( B .Toms)

Hayle Estuary RSPB:  1 Grey Plover, 3 Knot on Ryan’s Field. ( B .Toms, M. Curtis)

Windmill Farm: 1 Cuckoo, 1 Greenshank, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Grasshopper Warbler, 6 Sedge Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Stonechat, lots of Blackcap, Willow Warblers and Chiffchaff. (D Wright)

Predannack Head: Lesser Whitethroat. (D Wright)

Land’s End: 21 Whitethroat, 11 Willow Warbler, 4 Sedge Warbler, 1 White Wagtail. (R Veal, B Mellow, R Augarde)

Polgigga: 1 Yellow Wagtail over and 1 Wheatear nearby. (R Veal, R Augarde)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff , 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Swallow, 2 Linnet, 1 Buzzard, 2 Cormorant, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Buzzard (S Van Hear)

Chysauster: 1 Sparrowhawk over, 2 Yellowhammer, 3 Skylark, 1 Raven, 4 Adder. (S Grose)

Soapy cove, Kynance: 3 Whitethroat, Wheatear, Chiffchaff. (A Witheywood)

Whitethroat, A Witheywood

Chiffchaff, A Witheywood

St Gothian Sands LNR:  1 Pochard, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wheatear, 9 Tufted Duck, 1 Shoveler, 1 Adder.( B. Toms)

St.Ives seawatch: 1 Northern Gannet, 22 Black-legged Kittiwake, 20 Turnstone, 1 Stonechat, and 1 Sandwich Tern. (J Hill)

Mevagissey: 2 Purple Sandpiper on rocks off north side of harbour. (S Roper)

Newquay, Porth Reservoir: 4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Buzzard in the distant.  (C Hooper)

Great Crested Grebe, C Hooper

Great Crested Grebe, C Hooper

Cardinham Woods: around bird feeders behind toilet block, 30+ Siskin, 5 Marsh Tit, 3+ Blue Tit, 6+ Great Tit, 6+ Coal Tit, 2+ Nuthatch, 3 pairs of Grey Wagtail, 4+ Chaffinch, 4 Buzzard. At least 10 Brimstone on the Lady Vale Trail and 5 Orange Tip butterflies. (C Mason)

St. Germans Quay: 4 Swallow back at traditional multi-nest site. (A Blonden)

Ninestones: 1 Cuckoo (A Blonden)

Carnelloe Head, Zennor: 2 Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Swallow.

Higher Crackington: ringtail harrier flying east. (J&B Teague)

Georgia, Bakers Pit NR: Osprey on a fence post eating a fish, m&f Cuckoo also. (R Menari)

Osprey, Richard Menari

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