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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