Thursday 9th May 2024

Thursday 9th May 2024

Lower Tamar Lake: 07:00  1 Purple Heron, 1 Grey Heron ( back of the stock pond), 3 Great Crested Grebe, 1m Tufted Duck. (R Mudge)

Lockengate: White Stork over this afternoon. ( per P Wilkins)

Hayle Estuary RSPB: Juvenile Kumlien’s Gull, 1 Spoonbill. (Birdguides) 1 x 2nd Cal Glaucous Gull from Lelant at dawn. (M Lenney)

Millpool (private garden) 13:20: 1 Red Kite over (twice in an hour) (M Claughton)

Porth Reservoir: 21 Red Kite, 2 Swift. (B Bosisto)

RSPB Marazion Marsh: 2 Wheatear, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Cettis Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Little Grebe.. (R Hamilton-Ahearne)

Mullion: Red Kite over private garden. (S Bray)

Scillonian (Cornwall side): 140+ Red Kite (mostly towards Porthgwarra), 3 Puffin, 29 Common Scoter, 8 Great Northern Diver, 500+ Manx Shearwater. (M Broadbent)

College Reservoir: 1 Great White Egret, breeding plumage. (F Hutchinson)

Lanner: 1 Wren. (N Dave)

Goldsithney: 4 Swift. (R Hamilton-Ahearne)

Falmouth: 5 Red Kite at 13.45, drifted off east. (S Jackson) 25+ Red Kite (L Parkerson, J Drage Hubert, B Hancock-Smith) 3 Red Kite 17:30 (F Ford)

Swanpool: 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Reed Warbler (L Parkerson, J Drage Hubert, B Hancock-Smith)

Pennance Point: 3+ Great Northern Diver, 500+ Manx Shearwater (L Parkerson, J Drage Hubert)

Edgcumbe: 1 Red Kite over A394 at 13.56. (M Webb)

Sithney Common: 5 Red Kite over field opposite Sithney Primary School at 14.45. (M Webb)

Constantine: 5 Red Kite over garden at 18:00. (T Pinfield)

Newquay: Red Kite flying over Newquay & River Gannel 4.30. (T Burgin)

Penzance: 24 Purple Sands around Battery Rocks beach (A McKechnie) 79 at Jubilee Pool. (M Broadbent)

Cockwells: 1 Red Kite 17:00. (M Jones)

Ruan Lanihorne:  3.45 pm. 2 Red Kites drifting and circling, moving north over upper Fal, one calling. (D Hall)

Gluvian: 17 Red Kite. (B Bosisto)

Bojewyan20+ Red Kites . (A. Hopkin)

Tresowes Green, Ashton: 5 Red Kites, heading east. (J Lewis)

Newquay Trellogan area: 1 Red Kite over at 8am, 1 Red Kite over at 1.30pm, 8 Red Kite over at 2.15 pm. (D Ensor)

Camborne: 2 Red Kite. (D Bromilow)

Davidstow Woods: 3 Red Kites, 4 Buzzards two displaying , 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush, lots Robins , 2 Coal Tit , 7 Siskins , 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Cuckoo, 2 Stonechat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Goldfinch 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 lizards, on way home. (D Dennis)

Wadebridge: 1 Red Kite over Wadebridge bypass bridge. (D Dennis)

Weir: Red Kite  overhead flying towards Truro. (Ffin Williams)

Truro: Red Kite over Cathedral 11:00am. (S Jackson)

Boscastle: 9 Red Kite . (C Lavelle)

Pentire: 3 Swifts, 12 pairs Whitethroat, 3 Whimbrels, 25 Razorbill/Guilimot. 1 Blackcap, and numerous Larks and Linnets.(J & J Elvin)

Godolphin Hill: 1 Red Kite, soaring with hirundines, 10.30. (C Richards)

Lizard Point: 5 Red Kites in of the sea over Lizard Lighthouse 9am to 9. 40. (C Chivers)

Carn Bosavern, St Just: 1 Red Kite 08:45. (T Murray)

Perranwell Station: 1 Red Kite. (S Mylam)

Little London: 1 Great Northern Diver in breeding plumage at 7.00am (R Hamilton- Ahearne)

Late report 08/05 High Lanes, Cubert: 3 Red Kite circling at low altitude under a hovering Kestrel. (M Brooks)

Late report 08/05 Aerohub (A3059): 2 m Whitethroat singing from low bushes. (M Brooks)

Late report 07/05 Penzance: 33 Purple Sandpipers. (D Diskin)

late report 07/05 Boyton: 9 Red Kite. (R Loy)

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