Thursday 12th December 2024

Thursday 12th December 2024

We are pleased to confirm that the public highway around Stithians Lake is now open to vehicular traffic, allowing access to all of the bird hides.

Torpoint: Pied Crow, photographed in private garden. (Birdguides)

Boscathnoe: Little Bunting in nearby wild bird mix, Yellow-browed Warbler, 3 Firecrest, Woodcock, Wigeon. (P St Pierre)

Hannafore: 2 Purple Sandpipers. (S Sanderson/Twitter)

Loe Pool: Yellow-browed Warbler. (Birdguides)

Restonguet Creek: Great Northern Diver. (J Chapple)

Walmsley Sanctuary: 1 Cormorant; 2 Grey Heron; 1 Little Egret; 12 Mute Swan; 3 Little Grebe; Canada Geese; 2 Shelduck; 3 Greylag Geese; 18 Shoveler; 3 Gadwall; 3 Tufted Duck; 3 Pintail; Wigeon; Teal; Mallard; 1 Coot; 1 Herring Gull; 1 Marsh Harrier; 2 Buzzard; 1 Kestrel; Woodpigeon; 1 Pheasant; 1 Kingfisher; Curlew; 1 Stonechat; Redwing; 1 Song Thrush; 4 Meadow Pipit; Jackdaw; Starling. ( A. Parker et al )

Chapel Amble & Middle Amble Reserve: 1 Grey Heron; 2 Little Egret; Moorhen; Teal; 1 Buzzard; 1 Peregrine; 2 Snipe; 1 Water Rail ( heard ); Large flock of about 150 Woodpigeon; 2 Collared Dove; 1 Stonechat; 1 Dunnock; 1 Robin; 2 Blackbird; Redwing; 2 Blue Tit; 1 Chaffinch; 2 Greenfinch; 6 Meadow Pipit; 2 Magpie; Rooks; Crows. ( A. Parker et al )

Lower Predannack: Large flock 1000+ Golden Plover (J Evans)

Croft Pascoe pool: 2 Whooper Swan. Seen at 09:30 am, 6 Mallard (J Evans)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Great White Egret, 32 Lapwing, 21 Snipe, 14 Wigeon, 80+ Teal, 1 Common Gull, I Bullfinch (male), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker. (J St Ledger) 6 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Pintail. (K White)

Falmouth; Pennance Point: 1 Black-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Whimbrel. (J St Ledger)

Marazion beach: 3 Gannets diving and feeding just off beach, 1 x Great Northern Diver, Long Rock Pool male and female Blackcap. (M James)

Newlyn Harbour: 3 Great Northern Diver. (M James)

Penzance: Eider off seafront. (A McKechnie)

Lower Tamar Lake: 2 Willow Tit, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 9 Goosander 3m 6f, 4 Moorhen, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Coot, 23 Mallard. (R Mudge)

Siblyback Lake: 1Great Northern Diver , 3 Cormorant , 17 Little Grebe , 15 Coot , 8 Teal , 6 Tufted Duck , 1m Pochard , 2 Snipe, 90+ Lesser Black-back Gull , 3 ad . Yellow legged Gull , 10+ Redwing. (K Pellow)

St John’s Lake, Torpoint: 4 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 21 Brent Goose (17 Dark-bellied, 4 Pale-bellied), 1 female Common Scoter, 1 Great Northern Diver, 4 Avocet. [A Pearson].

Tresillian River: 1 fem Goosander. (M Jones)

Carnkie, Helston; 1 (f) Great spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 60+ Goldfinch & 10+ Greenfinch. (A Lea)

Davidstow Woods: 6 Crossbill, 3 Mistle Thrush , 100s Golden Plover, c300 Lapwing , 2 Goldcrest , 4 Coal Tits , 7 Meadow Pipit, 4 Raven. (D Dennis)

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