Late news, 20/12, Plaidy Beach, nr Looe: Female Black Redstart on rocks, 7 Fulmar on cliff face near Plaidy Beach. (C&J Duffy)
Late news, 20/12, Padstow farm shop/Crugmeer: 1 Barn Owl, 1 Tawny Owl, Redwings and Snipe. (S Grose)
Hayle Estuary RSPB: 1 near-ad Spoonbill still 09:30, 1 Black-headed Gull in almost full sum plum. (R Veal)
Jubilee Pool, Penzance: 21 Purple Sandpiper, 25+ Turnstone, 23 Ringed Plover, 13 Dunlin & 1 Black Redstart. (JH & K Dalziel)
Crowlas: 1 ad Common Gull. (R Veal)
Newlyn: 1 Great Skua distantly, 1 Red-throated Diver, 3 Great Northern Diver offshore; 2 Firecrest at Sandy Cove. (R Veal)
Drift Reservoir: 1 Wren , 2 Blue Tit , 2 Cormorant , 15 Mallard , 50+ Canada Goose , 1 Buzzard. (K Bowers) Also a Pink-footed Goose. (M Ahmad)
Georgia, Nr Amalveor: 2 Fieldfare, 1 Firecrest HO. (R Veal)
Coverack: 1 Iceland Gull, 3 Mediterranean Gull and 2 Great Northern Diver. (P Bedford)
Mawgan: 1 Brambling in garden. (P Bedford)
Torpoint: Firecrest, again in rear garden in Goad Avenue. (GJ Tamblin)
Lower Porthpean: 1 Surf Scoter and 1 Long-tailed Duck still.
Dozmary Pool: Drake Lesser Scaup still.
St Feock Parish Church: 1 Hawfinch, 4 Bullfinch (3m, 1f), 4 Chaffinch, 1 m Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Greenfinch, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Pheasant, 10 Redwing (S Van Hear)
Ponsanooth: 1 pair of Blackcap daily visitors in garden and 1 Brambling (a first for my garden). (S Williams – photos)
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Brambling – Stephen Williams
Charlestown: 2 (m + f) Blackcaps. (D Hastilow)
Allet: Juv Glaucous Gull, juv Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Brambling and c50 Chaffinch in stubble field to the north of Allet. (CWT)
Penadlake, near Lanreath: 25 Siskin, 11 Snipe, 1 Marsh Tit. (DJ Spooner)
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