Sunday 3rd April 2016

Sunday 3rd April 2016

Thank you to all those contributors who are submitting in the new guideline format, you’re making our compilation task significantly easier each night. Details for preferred formats for submissions and photographs are  HERE

Late news, 2/4, Cape Cornwall: Sand Martins, about 40/hr and Swallows about 10/hr over a 5-hour period passing over the Golf Course. (S Turner)

Late news, 2/4, Gannel Estuary: 3,Black-tailed Godwit and 45 Lesser Black-backed Gull. (S Rowe)

Late news, 2/4, Rame: 1 Swallow. (D Allan)

St Just: 1 white-phase Gyr Falcon. (N Wheatley). This bird was later seen perched at Woon Gumpus (J Ryan) and seen flying from Chun Castle/Great Bosullow area (D Flumm) and later in Men-an-Tol area, when last seen at about 4pm.

Hayle Estuary RSPB Reserve, estuary: 1 Ring-billed Gull, 43 Mediterranean Gull and 12 Sandwich Tern. (S Turner, D Eva) Ryan’s Field: 1 Spoonbill. (S Turner, D Eva)

St Gothian Sands LNR: 7 Wheatear. (S Turner)

Hayle, The Bluff: 17 Sandwich Tern. (S Turner)

Truro: 1 Willow Warbler in private garden. (D Jenkins) Truro, Idless: 7-10 Redpoll regularly visiting nyger feeder. (B Kennett)

Drift Reservoir (members only): 1 Iceland Gull and 8 Sand Martin. (D Flumm) 

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Slavonian Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Little Grebe, 100+ Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 5 Little Grebe and 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (male). Also 1 Fox. (J St Ledger, J&B Teague)

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Restronguet: Osprey over in the morning. (J Chapple)

Sancreed: 1 Osprey north 16:38hrs. (D Flumm)

Windmill Farm: 4 Willow Warbler, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Wheatear, 1 Stoat and 5 Adder.  Woodchat Shrike seen again at 1600. (D Wright, J&B Teague)

Newlyn, Sandy Cove: 3 Black-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 ad Sandwich Tern (west). (R Veal) Harbour:  4 Rock Pipit, 1 1w Mediterranean Gull, 1 ad Shag, c30 Turnstone. (R Veal)

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Callington, Kit Hill: 1 Short-eared Owl. (R Lillicrap)

Park Head: 4 Swallow and 6 Bottlenose Dolphin. (M Taylor)

Rame: 16 Swallow,1 House Martin, 30 heard, 14 seen Chiffchaff and1 Mistle Thrush. (C Buckland)

Polgigga: 1 Hoopoe over Bosistow Lane this morning. (B Dallas) Later refound in horse paddock at end of Bosistow Lane. (M Wallace)

Porthgwarra area: 1 Firecrest, 1 Black Redstart, 1 White Wagtail, 28 Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap and 3 Wheatear. (M Wallace)

Penzance: 1 Osprey over at 18.00.

Perranuthnoe: 1 Hudsonian Whimbrel again on beach west of Boat Cove.

Porth Joke: 1 Merlin, 4 Wheatear, 16 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 16 Chiffchaff and 12 Willow Warbler. (S Rowe)

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