Late News: 09/09, Walmsley: Confirmation that yesterdays ringed Glossy Ibis was ringed as a chick this season at Donana National Park, Spain. (P Roseveare)
Lizard Point 06:30 – 10:15: 1 Great Shearwater, 4 Sooty Shearwater, 12 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Storm Petrel. (D Bedford)
Scillonian III crossing am: 3 Cory’s Shearwater, 4 Great Shearwater, 4 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 15+ Storm Petrel this morning. Return crossing: 1 Fin Whale (P Taylor)
Treen cliff seawatch (14:00-16:30): 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Storm Petrel, 5 Common Scoter west. Hundreds of Manx Shearwaters feeding up to 3 miles offshore plus 6 Risso’s Dolphin (in pods of 2 and 4, the former thought to be the 2 seen at Porthgwarra 8th August), c100 Common Dolphin in 3-4 pods and a single pod of c20 Harbour Porpoise (D Flumm)
Porthgwarra: 4 Great Shearwater, 5 Balearic Shearwater and 20+ Sooty Shearwater.
Penzance Pelagic this eve: 15 Great Shearwater, 1 Cory’s Shearwater, 5 Balearic Shearwater, 25 Sooty Shearwater, 1000+ Manx Shearwater, 18 Storm Petrel, 3 Bonxie, 3 Arctic Tern, 1 Minke Whale, 30 Common Dolphin. (S Rogers, L Wilkins, M Elliott).
Nanjizal: 247 birds ringed and 2 controls, including 158 Sedge Warbler, 44 Willow Warbler, 9 Reed Warbler, 3 Grasshopper Warbler, 13 Whitethroat, 3 Garden Warbler, 1 Melodious Warbler. (K Wilson)
Walmsley Sanctuary: 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 81 Dunlin, 1 Shoveler, 4 Cattle Egret (inc 1 juvenile), 2 Glossy Ibis, 2 Stoat. (B Bosisto) Also 2 Clouded Yellow butterflies. (D Thomas)
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Camel Estuary: 16 Dunlin, 19 Redshank, 2 Common Tern (1 ad,1 juv ),1 Bar-headed Goose, 9 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 346 Curlew,1 Ringed Plover, 1 Clouded Yellow butterfly. (B Bosisto)
Penzance: Hundreds of Jackdaw coming to roost in the town every evening, alighting on any prominence before moving to the trees for the night. (R Phillips)
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Siblyback Reservoir: 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 14 Little Grebe, Kingfisher, Little Egret, 2 Redstart, Spotted Flycatcher and 5 Wheatear. (The water level is very high still, not much exposed mud). (P Phillips)
Collyford Reservoir: 2 Common Sandpiper, 14 Wheatear and 1 White Wagtail. (C Buckland)
Rock helipad field: 2 Mistle Thrush, 16 Greenfinch. Porthilly Farm: 16 Mediterranean Gull feeding on insects. (S grose)
St Buryan: 1 Spotted Flycatcher. (M Bishop)
Perranuthnoe: 8 Little Egret, c30 Curlew, c8 Dunlin, c8 Ringed Plover, 6 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel (Adam Hartley)
Tregonetha Downs: 1 Barn Owl. (S grose)
Hayle Estuary RSPB (6 7pm): 6 Greenshank, 1 Whimbrel, 6 Dunlin, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ringed Plover. (M Puxley)
Nanquidno valley: Begging/calling juvenile Tawny Owls in sycamores. (M Puxley)
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