Thursday 13th August 2020

Late news, 12/8, Delabole: Still a party of at least 20 screeing Swifts here. Very late as usually gone by mid July. Certainly local breeders as we have 2 or 3 colonies, and flying low. Presumably young birds. No doubt the heatwave responsible: no cool nights until the rain arrived overnight today (13/08). Unclear whether they have been returning to nests overnight or remaining on the wing. (N Page)

Feock: A pair of Swifts still with young in the nest. They occupy a space under the barge boards of a cottage, which is adjacent to the owners’ bedroom and the young can be clearly heard. Droppings are still appearing beneath the nest and I have seen a swift entering the nest site during the day as well as at 8.45 at night, presumably to roost. Two swifts can be seen feeding over the cottages. They are silent apart from the occasional single call as one leaves the nest. The other local breeding swifts and the bigger screaming party have not been seen for 2 weeks. (K Dalziel)

Stithians Reservoir: 2 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Tufted Duck, 10 Teal, 27 Curlew (D Eva)

Gannel Estuary: 1 juv Mediterranean Gull, 2 Dunlin, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Grey Wagtail, 5 Little Egret. (S Grose)

Drift Reservoir (NW corner only): 1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Reed Warbler. Also a Great Black-backed Gull swallowing a large trout in one gulp! (D Flumm) Adult Spotted Sandpiper still present today commuting between hide and the boardwalk. Also in NW arm : 1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank and a Kingfisher on post in creek. (T Vicenza) 4 Great Crested Grebe, 3 juv Grey Heron, 19 Cormorant, 7 Chiffchaff 11.15 – 12.25. (M Webb)

Great Black-backed Gull – Dave Flumm	Great Black-backed Gull – Dave Flumm
Great Black-backed Gull – Dave Flumm	Great Black-backed Gull – Dave Flumm

Marazion Marsh RSPB: 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Water Rail, 1 Kingfisher, c12 Reed warbler, 2+ juv Whitethroat, 3 Greenfinch including 1 juv on main marsh, fem type Tufted Duck on Longrock Pool. (DK Parker, S Rogers)

Wheal Martin Clay Trails: Dipper singing for the third day in a row. (R Hollis)

Rame: 2 Pied Flycatcher, 1 f Redstart, 1 Sedge Warbler,10+ Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Wheatears, 4 Yellowhammer, 4 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat,1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Bullfinch,15+ Chaffinch,1 Greenfinch,1 Buzzard. (C Buckland)

Hayle Estuary RSPB: 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Whimbrel, 3 Greenshank and 10+ Med Gulls. (M Coller)

Bude: Great White Egret still. (A Davey)

Skewjack: 2 Marsh Harriers at 13:00. (B Mellow)

Porthcurno: Juv Knot, adult Golden Plover, c40 Med Gull, juv Yellow-legged Gull. (K Wilson)

Sennen Cove: 104 Med Gulls. (T McKinney)

Porthgwarra: Tree Pipit dropped into Ardensawah this evening. (M Wallace)

St John’s Lake: 2 Sandwich Terns, 12 Med gulls. (C Buckland)

Thursday 13th August 2020

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