Drift Reservoir: adult Least Sandpiper still (in front of hide on opposite shore), 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 8 Little Egret, 30 Swift, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail. (D Flumm, J St Ledger, A Lea)
Hayle Estuary RSPB, Ryan’s Field: Golden Plover sp. presumed European this evening. (per Twitter)
Stithians reservoir: 8 Curlew, Whimbrel, 10 Grey Heron, 11 Common Sandpiper, 22 Cormorant, 18 Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Little Egret, 100+ Swift, Sand Martin, House Martin, 20+ Swallow, Chiffchaff, 20+ Herring Gull, Buzzard, Goldfinch, Clouded Yellow butterfly (C Foote, T Weston)
River Fowey – St. Winnow to West Wood: 9 Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron, 12 Little Egret, 16 Mute Swan, 4 Shelduck, 31 Mallard, 36 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Oystercatcher, 10 Redshank, 7 Greenshank, 144+ Herring Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 56+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Swallow; 1 Magpie, Crows; Woodpigeon, 2 Robin, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Linnet, 3 Goldfinch ( A. Parker )
Walmsley Reserve: Marsh Harrier, Cattle Egret x3, Green Sandpiper x2, Lapwing, Sedge Warbler. (R Griffiths)
Polbathic Creek: 4 Common Sandpiper, being chased and hassled by Swallows. (A Blonden)
Downderry: 58 Gannet, 5 Balearic Shearwater west, whilst 3 Common Scoter and a Mediterranean Gull east, 0555-0705. This afternoon 7 Clouded Yellow along coast. (A Payne)
St Agnes Head: 3 Stonechat, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Gannet, 4 Shag, immature Kestrel. (R Bunt)
Rosewall Hill: 1 juv. Cuckoo being fed by Meadow Pipit ( D Eva )
Dobwalls: 16 Swift flying west (C&J Duffy)
Kingsmill Lake: 8 Whimbrel, 10 Dunlin (9ad + 1 juv), 3 Ringed Plover (1ad + 2 juv), 40+ Curlew, 19 Greenshank, 81 Redshank, 2 ad Black-tailed Godwit, 19 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 500+ Black-headed Gulls & 700+ Herring Gulls (P Kemp)
Penzance: 3 Turnstone in harbour car park, 22+ Swift over Wharfside. (P Taylor, H Mitchell)
Late submission, 27/7, St Ives: 2 Cory’s Shearwater, 6 Balearic Shearwater, 3 Sooty Shearwater reported 0645-1315.
Late submission, 27/7, Nanjizal: 205 trapped and ringed, including 129 Sedge Warbler, 15 Reed Warbler, 4 Grasshopper Warbler, 9 Whitethroat, 31 Willow Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 6 Swallow, 1 Green Sandpiper. Also c150 Swallow and c100 Sand Martin roosted. Please keep to public rights of way. (K Wilson, R Veal)
Late submission, 27/7, Porthgwarra: 28 Storm Petrel trapped and ringed overnight into 28th. Also 1 Common Sandpiper and 1 Snipe heard over at 0200. (West Cornwall Ringing Group)
Late submission 27/07, Scillonian III, Penzance to Wolf Rock: 22 Gannet, 131 Manx Shearwater, 2 Guillemot, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, & Black-headed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 10 Common Dolphin, 8 Harbour Porpoise, 5 dolphin sp, 1 Minke Whale (just east of Wolf Rock). (P Taylor, H Mitchell)
Late submission 27/07, Wolf Rock to St Mary’s: 237 Manx Shearwater, 14 Gannet, 9 Guillemot, 1 Great Skua, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 10 Common Dolphin. (P Taylor, H Mitchell)
Late submission 27/07, St Mary’s to Wolf Rock: 50 Shag, 68 Gannet, 9 Manx Shearwater, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Kittiwake, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Fulmar, 3+ Bluefin Tuna, 4 Common Dolphin, 4 Risso’s Dolphin. (P Taylor, H Mitchell)
Late submission 27/07, Wolf Rock to Penzance: 35 Gannet, 96 Manx Shearwater, 1 Cormorant, 4 Kittiwake, 3 Guillemot, 1 Fulmar, 6 Common Dolphin, 3 Harbour Porpoise, 2 Bottlenose Dolphin, 1 Ocean Sunfish. (P Taylor, H Mitchell)
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