Thursday 28th April 2016

Thursday 28th April 2016

The Lizard Point: 1 Swift and 20+ Whimbrel. (T Thirlaway)

Hayle Estuary RSPB Reserve, Ryan’s Field: 1 juv Spoonbill, 3 Common Sandpiper and 22 Dunlin. Lelant Saltings: 2 Bar-tailed Godwit and 3 Whimbrel. (MJ Spicer)

Lelant Station: 1 Siskin again.

Nanquidno: c15 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap and 2 Whimbrel. (DK Parker)

Bartinney: 1 Cuckoo, 1 Snipe, 4 Reed Bunting and 4 Canada Geese. (DK Parker)

Tresillian to St Clements: 7 Whimbrel and 1 Common Sandpiper. (M Jones)

Lizard to Kynance: 20+ Whimbrel, 2 Stonechat, 1 Kestrel and offshore, numerous Gannet and 1 Fulmar. (J Betteridge)

Perranuthnoe:Hudsonian Whimbrel again at Trenow Cove.

Stackhouse Cove:  A pair of Grey Seals mating for around thirty minutes just off the shoreline,   (During thirty years of marine Photography this amorous old wrinkly is the largest old bull grey seal I ever saw,  Its girth was massive and it must weight in around 500kg but  it was amazingly gentle around the female considering his size which dwarfed her). (A James)

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