Thursday 25th April 2024

Thursday 25th April 2024

Dovehedge Cove (2km E Pentire Point: Hooded Crow. 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Whitethroat between there and Port Quin. (K Williams/Twitter)

Relubbus: Purple Heron (probably 1s) on small pool along Hayle river valley, from bridleway, but flew SE c1100. Also 4 Blackcap, 1 Reed Warbler. (R Veal)

Windmill Farm: 1 Red Deer (immature male), 1 Roe Deer, 4 Skylark, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 4 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Cuckoo, 1 Plover sp. flushed from large pond (possibly Dotterel), 1 Adder, 1 Whitethroat. (J Evans) 1 Lesser Whitethroat. (G Fisher)

Hayle Estuary, Copperhouse Creek: 1st winter Spoonbill. (Birdguides)

Redruth (Carn Brea): Grasshopper Warbler, one reeling and showing intermittently early evening today in low scrub on left of main path from parking area to monument. (D Offer)

Downderry: on the sea 27 Great Northern Diver and a Red-throated Diver, while on the beach 3 Whimbrel early morning. (A Payne)

Rough Tor: 2 Cuckoo,1 m Redstart, 1 Great spotted Woodpecker early am from the carpark.(S Grose)

Rock Helipad field: 2 prs nesting Greenfinch, 1 Sparrowhawk over.(S Grose)

Marazion Marsh RSPB: 2 Wren, 2 m&f Stonechat, 1m Linnet, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 1m Blackbird, 8+ Swallow, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Magpie, 1m Mute Swan, 1 Moorhen, 22 Canada Goose. (10.00 – 11.00 M Webb)

Lizard Point: 8:45 – 10:40 43 Puffin, C2000 Manx Shearwater per hour, 8 Turnstone, 4 Purple Sandpiper (J.Jones, S.Wood)

Falmouth Bay, viewed from Gyllyngvase: 1 Black- throated Diver, 3 Great Northern Diver (2 in summer plumage), 2 Guillemot. (J St Ledger)

Lower Predannack incorporating Soapy Cove: 2 Swallow, 2 Common Buzzard (1 pale morph consuming Adder), 4 Whitethroat, 5 Stonechat, 6 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff. (J Evans)

Plaidy, Looe: 9 Fulmar (4 nests), 1 Kestrel, 1 Shag (C&J Duffy)

Hannafore, Looe: 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Oystercatcher, 6 Whimbrel, 1m & 1f Stonechat (C&J Duffy)

Northcott Mouth NR Bude: 3 Mallard (on beach), 1 Adult female Kestrel, 100+ mixed flock of Gulls( in field being ploughed)mostly non breeding Herring Gull with a few Lesser Black-Backed gull, 4 Raven, 8 Stonechat, 18 Linnet, 2 Blackcap, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (singing), 4 Sand Martin, 20+ Swallow. (N Bastin.)

Cudden Point: 10 Whimbrel, 5 Great Northern Diver, 3 Whitethroat. (R Veal)

Stithians Lake: 2 (M) Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, numbers of Chiffchaff & Willow Warbler. (A Lea)

Edgecumbe: 1 Grasshopper Warbler, at West Inner Edgecumbe farm. (P Binnie)

Porthleven: 1 Wheatear. (P Binnie)

Land’s End: Marsh Harrier North 0755, Garganey pair South, Great Northern Diver over North, 2 Redpoll North. (IC Whitehouse, MD James.) 1 Wheatear, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 7 Whimbrel. (S Rogers)

Late news, 24/4, Penzance: 62 Purple Sandpiper, 4 Sanderling, 1 Dunlin at Battery Rocks. Also c1500 Manx Shearwater, 130+ Kittiwake, c40 Common Gull in Mount’s Bay. (M Elliott)

Late news, 24/4, Culdrose: 1 Cuckoo. (J Overfield)

Late news, 24/4, Pendeen: ringtail Montagu’s Harrier over c1300. (P Combridge)

Late news 23/4 West Portholland: Possible Golden Oriole between West Portholland and Treviskey. (C Hiorns)

 

DC