Thursday 14th November 2024

Thursday 14th November 2024

Newlyn: Ad Azorean Yellow-legged Gull again. (T Mills, P Combridge, N. Rogers et al)

Gwithian: 2 Egyptian Geese at St Gothian Sands, then flew E. (Birdguides)

Hayle Estuary, Copperhouse Creek: 1 Egyptian Goose. (Birdguides)

Hayle Estuary: 4 Pink-footed Geese flew over Carnsew, towards Copperhouse. (Birdguides)

Carharrack: 2 Hawfinch flew over. (Birdguides)

Lower Tamar Lake: 7 Whooper Swans, 4 Cattle Egret, 2 Willow Tit, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Bullfinch, 10 Goosander 3m 7f, 3 Tufted Duck 2m 1f. (R Mudge)

Upper Tamar Lake: 3 Shoveler 2m 1f, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Wren. 9 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Goldfinch. (R Mudge)

Lanivet. 10.00-15.00: 10 Starling, 13 House Sparrow, 7 Magpie, 8 Wood Pigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 7 male Blackbird, 6 Herring Gull, 60+ Rook, 40+ Jackdaw, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Robin, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit and 1 Grey Wagtail. Also small flock of Goldfinch heard.
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Longrock: Snow Bunting. (G Fisher, D Sharp)

Penzance: 32 Purple Sandpiper at roost, Battery Rocks. Also 1 fem/juv Black Redstart on rooftops, Lidden area. (T Mills)

Fourlanesend, Cawsand: 28 Cattle Egret. (TJ Hopper)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Great White Egret, 1 Green Sandpiper, 166 Lapwing, 17 Snipe, 29 Teal, 11 Wigeon, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Firecrest. Also 4 Roe Deer. (J St Ledger, S Van Hear)

Trenance Boating Lake: 1 Long Tailed duck, 1 Scaup. (J Green)

Little Fistral: 20+Purple Sandpiper, 25+Turnstone, 20+Oystercatcher. (J Green)

Higher Crackington:  Young Swallow.  (J Teague)

Kingsmill Lake, Saltash: 11.30-14.00: 102 Avocet, 59 Black-tailed Godwit, 76 Redshank, 12 Greenshank, 2 Grey Plover, 12 Lapwing, 2 Oystercatcher, 21 Dunlin & 30 Curlew. Also, 13 Mallard, 110 Wigeon, 16 Teal & 14 Shelduck, on the rising tide at Kingsmill Lake (P Kemp, K Baum)

Kenidjack: Yellow- browed Warbler and several Chiffchaffs near the donkey paddock (T Bird)

Kenidjack valley: 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 2 Firecrest, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1Goldcrest at the donley paddock, and in the rest of the valley and coast: 1 Grey Wagtail, Carruon Crow, Jackdaw, 9 Blackbird, 35 Woodpigeon, 24 Chaffinch, 3 Great Tit, 3 Dunnock, 2 Magpie, 5 Robin, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Wren, 1 Pheasant, 2 Raven, Herring Gull, 100+ Starling, 2 Chough, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Northern Diver. (G Horsley)

Hayle Estuary: Spotted Redshank and an adult Argentatus and adult Yellow Legged Gull amongst the gulls by old station. (J Croft, G Fisher)

Late submission 13/11 Polbathic Creek: Great White Egret, (A Blonden.)

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