Sunday 22nd September 2024

Sunday 22nd September 2024

Maer Lake: (0730-1030) White-winged Black Tern flew in at 09:25. Also 1 Ruff, 5 Dunlin, 26 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 1 Redshank, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 60+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 600+ Canada Goose, 2 Barnacle Geese, 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Grey Wagtail, 30 Goldfinch, 6 Meadow Pipits and 6 Skylark. (P.Freestone, B.Dalkas, M.Halliday, A.Holmes) In addition, 2 Grey Heron, 12 Moorhen, 38 Teal, 5 Wigeon, 1 Female Pintail, 5 Shoveler and 1 Kingfisher at 11:00. (N Bastin)

Cape Cornwall: Melodious Warbler still present below car park. (P Fraser et al)

Melodious Warbler – John Chapple

Hayle Estuary: 4 Glossy Ibis flying south @ 13:00. (P Woods)

Land’s End:2 Wryneck, 3 Whinchat, 1 Firecrest, 1 Whitethroat all within 100 yds of Trinity Pool. (P Fraser)

Porthgwarra: 1 Lesser Whitethroat this morning. (M Wallace)

Pendeen: 1 Common Redstart along Lighthouse Road. (P Combridge)

Portheras: 1 Turtle Dove and 1 Grasshopper Warbler. (P Combridge)

Drift Reservoir: 1 Garganey, 1 Wood Sandpiper and 1 Great White Egret this morning. (G Lawlor)

Longrock Pool: 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 1f Wigeon, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan. (S Grose)

Hayle Estuary: 1 Spoonbill, 58 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 ad Yellow-legged Gull, 27 Mediterranean Gull, 31 Ringed Plover, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 7 Black-tailed Godwit over and 2 Kingfisher. (S Grose)

Carnsew Pool: 8 Dunlin, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Little Egret, 3 Redshank, 2 Greenshank (P & S Naylor, R Catlin)

Copperhouse Pool: (high tide, am) c20 Mediterranean Gull, including 2 juveniles, 2 Swallow, 30+ Wigeon, 1 Lesser Black Backed Gull. (P & S Naylor, R Catlin)

Stithians Lake Hide: 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 25+ Ringed Plover, 1 Redshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Lapwing, 15 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Shoveler, 1 Kestrel, 1 Wheatear, 1 Curlew, 10 Teal, 5 Little Grebe, 5 Canada Goose, 1 Great Black Backed Gull. Also 3 Snipe & 1 Woodcock over. (M Saunders, J St Ledger, Simon Van Hear)

Falmouth: c20 Balearic Shearwater off Pendennis Point this afternoon. (Birdguides)

Devoran Quay: 13 Spoonbill, 40 Dunlin, 15 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Ringed Plover, 20 Redshank, 12 Curlew, 6 Oystercatcher, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron. (M Saunders)

Tehidy Woods: 1f Mandarin, 11 Mute Swan, 7 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker and 1 Nuthatch. (S Grose)

Golant: 1 Osprey this afternoon. (P Wakelin)

Colliford Reservoir and Dozmary Pool: 6 Canada Goose, 7 Cormorant, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 11 Coot, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Shoveler, 3 Moorhen, 5 Teal, 19 Lapwing, 3 Golden Plover, 1 Greenshank, 10 Common Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 17 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrow Hawk, 18 Carrion Crow, 33 Jackdaw, 2 Magpie, 1 Starling, 2 Stock Dove, 8 Swallow, 56 Meadow Pipit, 80 Linnet, 2 Chaffinch, 70 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin, 1 Blackbird, 5 Stonechat, 5 Whinchat, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Dunnock, 5 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Robin, 2 Wren, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler and 2 Rabbits. (J Hale, C Reed, N Woods and D Conway)

Crowdy Reservoir: 21+ Tufted Duck, 5 Little Grebe, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 8 Cormorant, 24 Mallard, 1 Wheatear, 5+ Teal. (B Craven)

Callington: 1 Common Kestrel. (J Caine)

Lower Tamar Lake: 2 Willow Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 12 Black-headed Gull, 1m Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron and 2 Coal Tit. (R Mudge)

Late submission, 21/09, Trevescan: 1 possible Yellow-browed Warbler in Sycamores and south side of the gardens. (M Elliott)

Late submission, 20/09, Calstock Wetlands: 1 Barnacle Goose. (P Thompson)

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