Late News, 20/08, Rumps/Pentire Head: 2 Blackbird, 10 Black-headed Gull, 1 Buzzard, c50 Carrion Crow, 2 Chiffchaff, 25 Cormorant, 1 Dunnock, 10 Fulmar, c50 Gannet, c50 Goldfinch, 30 Great Black-backed Gull, c300 Herring Gull, 6 House Martin, 20 House Sparrow, c50 Jackdaw, 4 Kestrel, 6 Kittiwake, 30 Linnet, 7 Magpie, c100 Manx Shearwater, 10 Mediterranean Gull, 6 Oystercatcher, 2 Pheasant, 1 Pied Wagtail, 6 Raven, 1 Robin, 30 Rock Pipit, c50 Rook, 20 Shag, 1 Skylark, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Stonechat, c50 Swallow, 1 Wheatear, 2 Whitethroat and 30 Wood Pigeon. (The Martin Cutland Nature Walk per C Travis)
Late News, 20/08, Porthgwarra: 1 Whinchat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Tree Pipit 2 Wheatear on the moor. (H Bradshaw)
Porthgwarra: 1 Balearic Shearwater (07.30 – 08.00), 2+ Tree Pipit on moor and 2 Sparrowhawk. (H Bradshaw)
Nare Head: 2 Choughs for at least an hour. (K & H Sparks)
Stithians Reservoir: 2 Ruff (juv), 7 Common Sandpiper, 1 juv Ringed Plover, 8 Curlew, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 male Blackcap and 1 Grey Wagtail. (J St Ledger)
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Ruff at Stithians. John St Ledger
Argal Reservoir: 4 Swift feeding at 07:00. (J St Ledger)
Drift Reservoir (members only): 2 Wheatear, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Egret, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank and 5 Common Sandpiper. Also Clouded Yellow and Grey Squirrel. (B Field, C Moore & S Maycock)
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Black-tailed Godwit, Kingfisher & Wheatear, Simon Maycock.
Hayle Estuary RSPB: 3 Ruff, 5 Greenshank, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 11 Little Egrets and 1 Wigeon on Lelant Water, 106 Ringed Plover, 64 Dunlin & 2 Turnstone at Carnsew Pool and 6 Mediterranean Gulls in Ryan’s Field. (J Hawkey)
Gorrangorras: 36 Redshank, 9 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Dunlin and 1 Curlew. (D Chaney)
Argal Reservoir: 11 Great Crested Grebe (including some large young), 3 Mute Swan (2 ad 1 young), 15+ Mallard, 1 Little Egret (only my second here), 1 Grey Heron, 2 Common Sandpiper, 25 Black-headed Gull, c20 Mallard, 200+ Swallow, 1 House Martin, 3 Sand Martin, 300+ Linnet flock (including lots of juv), 3+ Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail and 6+ Willow Warbler. (D Chaney)
College Reservoir: 100+ Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-headed Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 35+ Mallard, 3 Great Crested Grebe (ad, 2juv), c5 Moorhen, c5 Coot, 1 Grey Heron and 1 Grey Wagtail. (D Chaney)
Porthgwarra: 2 Great Shearwaters at 07:55 and 2 Balearic Shearwaters.
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