Thursday 3rd March 2022

Thursday 3rd March 2022

 

Newlyn, Tolcarne: Kumlien’s Gull  just outside Newlyn harbour on the rocks at Tolcarne this afternoon. Red-throated Diver still in harbour. (A McKechnie)

Swanpool: 2 Black Guillemots seen from “Hooked” restaurant, one in winter plumage never strayed more than ten feet from the third pink/orange buoy in the bay working left (east) from Pennance Head. The other is a summer plumage bird about fifty yards east of the same buoy. Also 2 Great Northern Divers and a pod of 8 Bottlenose Dolphins. (T Pinfield)

Tresillian to St Clement: 25 Cattle Egret, 32 Shelduck, 44 Teal, 27 Redshank, 11 Curlew, 4 Greenshank, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe. ( A Nicholson)

Gannel Estuary: 1 Water Pipit, 7 Mediterranean Gull, 320 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Plover, 10 Redshank. (S Rowe)

Marazion Marsh RSPB: male Sparrowhawk hunting the reeds, 10 Canada Geese, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 10+ Chiffchaff, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff. (A Holmes)

St Columb Road: 4 Blackcaps (3m, 1f), 1 Song Thrush. 14 Goldfinch in private garden. (A & B Tregunna)

St Anthony’s Head: 4 Tawny Owls,Buzzard, Female Kestrel (A & B Tregunna)

College Reservoir: Potential Greater Scaup, 20+ Tufted duck, 4 Shoveler (2M/2F), 15+ Wigeon, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard. (C Foote, T Weston)

Wadebridge : 23 Cattle Egret from Trewornan Bridge early am. (S Grose

Rock Helipad Field : 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Sparrowhawk over. (S Grose)

Spit beach, Par: 11 Eider, 2f 9m, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, Little Egret, f Black Redstart, Raven over. Also, small dark Brent type goose briefly seen. (R Hampshire)

Towan Beach; Newquay: 7 pairs of Fulmar on ledges, 58 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. (B Bosisto)

St. Austell: 2 Blackcap in private garden. ( C Hooper)

Hannafore: 1 female Black Redstart, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 3 Great Northern Diver, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Little Egret, 3 Curlew, 5 Shag, 2 Cormorant, 10 Oystercatcher, 21 Carrion Crow, 12 Rock Pipit, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Stonechat, 5 Goldfinch, 5 Pied Wagtail, 6 Dunnock, Wren, Robin, Blackbird. (M & R Frost)

Talland Bay: 3 Gannet, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 male Bullfinch, 1 Grey Wagtail. (M& R Frost)

Porth reservoir: Bittern flew past far hide and went into right side reedbed 12 30 pm. (M Lammas)

Kingsmill lake: 39 Avocet, 3 Greenshank, 31 Redshank & 25 Shelduck (P Kemp)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Canada Goose, 20 Black-headed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1m Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Mallard, 4 Teal, 3m + 1f Reed Bunting, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 10 Snipe, 1 Raven (S Van Hear)

Hayle Estuary, Lelant Saltings: Adult Caspian Gull and summer plumage Mediterranean Gull as the tide dropped this morning. (I Hayes)

Late submission 02/03 Truro, Tesco: 6 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Black Tailed Godwit. (A Nicholson)

Late submission 02/03 Newham: 40 Black Tailed Godwit, 25 Redshank, 2 Curlew, 1 Little Egret, 1 Little Grebe (A Nicholson)

Late submission 02/02 College Reservoir: Female Greater Scaup. (B Rousseau)

Late submission 02/03 Pendeen: 1 Wheatear. (P Combridge

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