Sunday 8th December 2024

Sunday 8th December 2024

Newlyn Harbour: adult Azorean Gull still in harbour. (Birdguides) 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Kingfisher, 48 Turnstone, 5 Black-headed Gull, 47 Great Black-backed Gull, 19 Cormorant. (S Grose)

Pendeen: 1 Leach’s Petrel, 1 Arctic Skua, 5 Great Skua, 3 Great Northern Diver and 2 Red-throated Diver. (P Combridge)

Hayle Estuary: 1+ Caspian Gull, (possibly 2 adults and 1 2nd winter), 2 Yellow-legged Gull (adult and 1st Winter). (M Elliott)

St Buryan: 1 Little Egret in a private garden. (C Barnett)

Boscathnoe Reservoir: 1 Greenshank, 1 Eurasian Wigeon, 6 (4 male) Goosander, 7 Great Cormorant, 1 Coot, 2 Mute Swan and 1 Little Grebe. (T Twiggs)

Tremethick Cross: 1 Brambling on Lesingey Lane. (P St Pierre)

Wherrytown Boating Lake: 1 Greenshank and 8 Mute Swan. (T Twiggs)

Chiverton Farm, Rosudgeon: 13 Curlew, 1 Buzzard. (P K Bray)

Marazion Marsh: 4 Ravens. (S Willson)

London Beach, Marizion: 1 Water Pipit, 1 Black Redstart, 2 Great Northern Diver, 40 Sanderling, 12 Turnstone, 3 Redshank and 3 Ringed Plover. (A Witheywood)

Helston Boating Lake: 6 Northern Shoveler. (S Headland)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Goosander (drake), 1 Great White Egret, 21 Black-headed Gull, 74 Mallard, 1 Domestic Mallard, 10 Herring Gull, 1 Common Gull, 10 Lapwing, 3 Cormorant, 10 Wigeon, 67 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Carrion Crow, 6 Jackdaw, 1 Little Grebe, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Blackbird, 1 Dunnock, 2 Great Tit, 3 Woodpigeon, 6 Magpie, 2 Redwing, 1 Wren, 4 Robin, 4 Chaffinch, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Buzzard, 2 Grey Heron, 156 Canada Goose, 1 Domestic Goose, 8 Snipe, 1 Starling. (S Taylor) In addition, 1 Woodcock, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Redwing, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Magpie, 3 Blackbird, 5 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Dunnock, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Robin, approx 110 Teal (R. Bowyer)

St Ives: (08:45-12:15) 2 Juvenile Little Gull, 10 Great Northern Diver, 5 Red-throated Diver, 4 Black-throated Diver, 1 Storm Petrel, 1 Purple Sandpiper (R Wilkins & B Mellow)

Lelant Saltings: 1 Kittiwake, 21 Common Gull, 1 Spoonbill. (S Grose)

Gothian Sands LNR: 12 Shoveler, 19 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Grebe, 39 Great Black backed Gull,1 yellow legged Herring Gull, 22 Curlew (on the Towans) and 1 Raven over. (S Grose)

Feock, Loe Beach: 2 Great Northern Diver, 6 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Common Scoter and 6 Gannet. (T Wilson)

Truro, Sunny Corner: 15 Wigeon, 40 Teal, 85 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank and 1 Common Sandpiper. (T Wilson)

Penwithick: 8 Goldfinch, 6 Chaffinch, 5 House Sparrow, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove and 3 Jackdaw. (K Bowers)

Newquay: 1f Long-tailed Duck still showing well at Trenance Boating Lake. (Birdguides)

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