Sunday 29th November 2020

Sunday 29th November 2020

Please observe current Government guidelines with respect to travel and coronavirus restrictions (social distancing etc), but do still enjoy your birding locally and responsibly.

Crows-an-Wra: 1cy Sociable Lapwing briefly just North of Crows-an-Wra village c9:00, then relocated 13:00-15:20 in 4th field NE of Tredinney Campsite, later relocated in field East of the stone circle near Boscawen-noon Farm. (T McGowan, J Cook, S Rogers et al) Also ringtail Hen Harrier, 2 Green Sandpiper, 6 Stock Dove, 18 Fieldfare, c120 Lapwing, c300 Golden Plover in the area. (R Veal et al)

Sociable Lapwing – John St Ledger

Penzance: 1 Pacific Diver off Jubilee Pool also c.20 Common Scoter. c.20 Purple Sandpiper, c.20 Turnstone and c.20 Sanderling on the rocks. (M Jones)

Church Cove, Lizard: Red-breasted Flycatcher still present. (S Rogers)

Grade Marsh, Lizard: 1 Richards Pipit. (S Croft)

Bude Marsh: Siberian Chiffchaff. (A Roberts)

Walmsley Sanctuary/ Chaple Amble: 3 Water Rail , 310 Canada Goose, Pink-footed Goose, 72 Wigeon, 7 Mute Swan, 3 Gadwall, 26 Shoveler , drake Pintail, 85 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe , Golden Plover Little Egret, 10 Redwing 75 Fieldfare, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 2 Water Pipit, 1 Yellowhammer. (B Bosisto) In addition, 1 Merlin, 1 Harrier sp, c.150 Curlew, 2 Stonechat, 1 Snipe, c.40 Redwing, c.30 Fieldfare. (A Langdon)

Yellow-browed Warbler – Adrian Langdon

Polgigga: Yellow-browed Warbler along bosistow lane and a Lapland Bunting at Higher Bosistow.
Also Snow Bunting still at Roskestal. (M Wallace)

Drift Reservoir: 1 Green Sandpiper, 21 Stock Dove, 3 Tufted Duck, 2 Wigeon, 11 Little Grebe. (R Veal)

Sancreed: Kestrel, 18 Snipe, 40 Skylark, 8 Fieldfare, Black Redstart, Chiffchaff, 70 Linnet. (D Flumm)

Bartinney: 1 Hen Harrier. (S Williams)

Hen Harrier – Sam Williams

Knavocks: Short-eared owl (G Rogers)

Short-eared Owl – Geoff Rogers

Hayle Estuary: Great Northern Diver on Carnsew Pool for 2nd day. (P Graham) 3 Goosander on Ryans Field. (J Jones)

Helston Boating Lake: 3 Mediterranean Gull, 163 Black-headed Gull, 5m Muscovey Duck, 13 Shoveler, 21 Tufted Duck, 2 Cormorant (high up in macrocarpa tree). (S Grose)

Porthleven Harbour: 19 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 68 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 m Black Redstart (at start of coastal path to Rinsey. (S Grose)

Falmouth Golf Course: 1+ Woodlark with 50+Skylark in fields nearby. Also, 200 Chaffinch, 30 Siskin, 20 Linnet, 10 Goldfinch, 5 Meadow Pipit, 2+ Cirl Bunting. View from golf course, fields are private land. (M Broadbent)

Swanpool: 6f Common Scoter and 1 Great Northern Diver. (M Broadbent)

Perranporth: 61 Lapwing, 7 Golden Plover, 2 Chough (unringed juvs), from Perran Sands. (S Grose)

Trevemper Sewage Works: 2 Mediterranean Gull, 46 Black-headed Gull, 2 Tawny Owl, 1 Kestrel, 7 Buzzard, 31 Linnet, 2 m Blackcap. (S Grose)

Towan Head: 161 Common Scoter, 2 Teal, 1 Great Northern Diver. (S Rowe) Also, 22 Purple Sandpiper, 19 Turnstone, 14 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Plover this afternoon. (M Lammas)

Porth Joke: 1 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Chiffchaff, 15 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 12 Blackbird, 3 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch. (S Rowe)

Gannel Estuary: 1 Water Pipit, 12 Redshank, 2 Dunlin (S Rowe)

Stithians Reservoir: 2 Canada Goose, 2 Pochard and 2 Long-tailed Tit (K Gray)

Camelford: 1 Dipper by the bridge. (S Marquis)

Rocky Valley: 1 Dipper. (S Marquis)

Colliford Lake: C.700 Lapwing and Golden Plover in two areas at North end. Also a Goosander. (A Blonden)

Siblyback Lake: 2  Great Northern Driver, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Tufted Duck, 5 Redwing, 3 Coot, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Raven, 5 Cormorant, 7+ Goldfinch, 50+ Canada Goose, Plus a number of Lesser Black-backed Gull. (D Sharp)

Great Northern Diver – Deena Sharp

Little Grebe – Deena Sharp

Kingsmill Lake: 114 Avocet, 4 Greenshank, 17 Lapwing, 1 Knot, 3 Grey Plover, with 190+ Dunlin & many Redshank, Teal & Wigeon during a low tide count. (P Kemp)

Millbrook: 30 Teal, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Great-crested Grebe, 15 Cattle Egret, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank and 2 Mediterranean Gulls this afternoon. (A Payne)

Downderry: 1 Blackcap and 1 Brambling in private garden this morning. (A Payne)

Calstock: 43+ Snipe and 2 Green Sandpiper. (N Moore)

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