Thursday 7th November 2024

Thursday 7th November 2024

Penzance: 1 Bonaparte’s Gull (adult winter),  1 Sandwich Tern, 2 Purple Sandpiper, 14 Brent Geese (13 Dark-bellied, 1 Pale-bellied (NR Rogers, A McKechnie)

Land’s End to Nanjizal: 4 Black Redstarts, 2 Ring Ouzel, 1 Rough-legged Buzzard. 6 Chough. (J Elvin.)

Trevear Farm: American Golden Plover present with around 700 Golden Plover flock. 1 Grey Plover also loosely associating with the AGP. 1 Woodcock flushed from path around 1km further south. 1 Fieldfare over. (A Lobb)

St just: A Swift sp. south over St Just at midday with two swallows. Appeared similar to common swift but slim with long tail and wings. (F Hawkins)

Kynance Cove: 3+ Ring Ouzel. (Birdguides)

Perranuthnoe: 12 Snow Bunting at Boat Cove. (Birdguides)

Camel Estuary: 1 juv Osprey from Camel trail. (Birdguides)

The Gannel. Newquay: 5 Redshank, 2 Dunlin, 1 Knot, 1 Oystercatcher, 4 Little Egret, 200 mixed gull flock, C125 Black-headed Gull, 51 Curlew, 40 Jackdaw, 12 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Greenshank. (A Quincey)

Porth Reservoir: 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 3 in winter plumage, 4 Tufted Ducks, 14 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 4 Cormorant, 4 Goldcrest, 17 Mallard Duck, 1 Raven, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 13 Herring Gull, 14 Black Headed Gull. (A Quincey )

Par beach: 2 Brent Goose in bay, c.200 Canada Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 hybrid Goose, 1 Little Grebe. (R Hampshire)

Lanivet: 12.00-16.30. 3 Pied Wagtail, 3 Magpie, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Collared Dove, 30+ Jackdaw, 6 Wood Pigeon, 3 Blackbird (2 male, 1 female), 20+ Rook, 1 Carrion Crow (with white markings), 3 Herring Gull, 7 Starling, 1 Robin, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Coal Tit and 1 Grey Wagtail. (B. Crowle.)

Tehidy Woods: 2 Mandarin duck (1m,1f) (A Kirk)

Nanquidno: 2 Ring Ouzels with around 10 Blackbirds in small hedged field opposite Nanjulian Farm. (A Lobb)

Wadebridge: 3 Mandarin over,3 Cormorant,1f Kingfisher,1 Common Sandpiper behind Bridge bike hire.(S Grose)

Rock, Cant Farm: 7 Cattle Egret,1 Little Egret.(S Grose)

Rock Helipad Field: 1 Kestrel, 2 Mistle Thrush,1 Great spotted Woodpecker.(S Grose)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Great White Egret, 1 Curlew, 2 Snipe, 1 Pintail, 4 Wigeon, 1 Kestrel. Also 2 Roe Deer. (J St Ledger)

Hayle: 3 Blue Tit, 2 Magpie, 1Snipe, 3 Robin, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow, c70 Lapwing, c100 Redshank, Woodpigeon, 5 Goldfinch, Herring Gull, 20 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Siskin, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Wren, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Black-Backed Gull, 9 Curlew, Wigeon, Teal, Mallard, 8 Shelduck, 42 Oystercatcher, 3 Grey Heron, 18 Cormorant, Rook, Jackdaw, 52 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Meadow Pipit, 6 Greenshank, 11 Little Egret, 8 Pied Wagtail, 1 Pheasant, 4 Blackbird, House Sparrow, 1 Mute Swan, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, c200 Starling, c40 Dunlin, Canada Goose. (C&G Horsley)

Hayle Causeway : 1 Avocet. 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 8 Shelduck, 150+ Canada Goose, 30+ Redshank, 75+ Teal, 100+ Wigeon, 1 Mediterranean Gull yellow ring A3SZ on right leg, Spoonbill ( M Webb, T.Culmer, et al)

Hayle Ryan’s Field: 1 Avocet, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 46 Redshank. (M Webb, K White)

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