Thursday 15th March 2018

Thursday 15th March 2018

Newquay: 1w Ring-billed Gull on Trenance boating lake at 09:05 and 10:10.

Porthpean: 3 Surf Scoter. 1st winter male showing black body plumage, large white nape patch and orange colour on bill. A 1st winter female and the 3rd showing a smaller, paler nape patch suggesting another 1st winter female. Also female Long- tailed Duck, 2 Great Northern Divers and an unidentified but smaller diver sp. (T Marchese)

Carnon Downs: 4 Chiffchaff (collybita), female Blackcap, Goldcrest at sewage treatment plant. (T Marchese)

Stithians Reservoir: Great White Egret at Golden Lion cut-off. (T Marchese)

Maer Lake: 7 Ruff, 3 Bar-tailed Godwits. (B Craven)

St Gothian Sands LNR: 1m Scaup, 1m Shoveler, 6 Teal, 3 Coot, 1 Water Rail and 14 Med Gull. (MJ Spicer)

St Erth: 1m Brambling. (MJ Spicer)

Longrock Pool: 5 Shoveler, drake Tufted Duck, 9 Little Grebe, 24 Moorhen and 1 Coot. (MJ Spicer, DK Parker)

Nanjizal: Black Redstart and Wheatear at Carn Les Boels. (MD Wallace)

Delabole: 1 Sand Martin. (N Garnsworthy)

Pentire Point: 1 Wheatear. (N Garnsworthy)

Trevose Head: 3 Wheatear (2m 1f) (B.Toms)

Cape Cornwall: Male Wheatear, male Black Redstart and male Stonechat. (N Wheatley)

Saltash: Male Black Redstart on the Church. (P James)

Rame Head:Wheatear (M Buckle)

Polgigga: 1 Wheatear, 2 White Wagtail, 2 Firecrest and 3 Chiffchaff along Bosistow Lane. (MD Wallace)

Porth Reservoir: 1 fem Mandarin, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Coot. (S Grose)

Millbrook Creek: 10 Redshank, 12 Shelduck, 20 Teal, 6 Curlew and 2 Whimbrel. (R Napp)

Whimbrel, Rick Napp

Charlestown: M & f Blackcap in private garden. (D Hastilow)

Truro: 1m, 1f Siskin in a private garden. (D Jenkins)

Swanvale Nature Reserve: 1m Blackcap. (S Court)

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