Tuesday 10th November 2020

Tuesday 10th November 2020

Late news, 7/11, St Just: Black Redstart (female) seen in back garden in Truthwall Lane. (M Blaken)

Late photo, 7/11, White-tailed Eagle over Ladock Woods. Royston Wilkins

Late news, 8/11, East Looe: Black Redstart. (D Spooner)

Boscregan Fm, Nanquidno: Coues’s Arctic/Mealy Redpoll still present but elusive. (N Wheatley et al) Also 2 Great Northern Diver high south, 8+ Brambling, Chiffchaff. (D Flumm)

male Brambling – Dave Flumm

Male and female Brambling – Dave Flumm

Park Head: Dusky Warbler this morning in field hedge adjacent to Car park. Also 1 Brambling, c.80 Chaffinch, 38 Meadow Pipit, 4 Redwing. (P Roseveare)

Porthgwarra: Yellow-browed Warbler,2 Firecrest ,Hen Harrier, 2 Woodcock & Grey Plover this morning. (M Wallace)

Polgigga: 3 Cattle Egret still at Raftra Farm. (M Wallace)

Leswidden; St Just: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler still with 2+ Goldcrest. (J Branscombe)

Copperhouse Creek; Hayle: 2 Ruff, 7 Pink-footed Geese, 6 Shelduck. (J Branscombe) 1st winter Curlew Sandpiper still. (Birdguides)

Wheal Alfred; Hayle: 1 Peregrine. (J Branscombe)

Godrevy Head: Snow Bunting still present this morning, also 2 Chough, Wheatear, 15 Skylark, 17 Meadow Pipit, 1 Knot, 6 Purple Sandpiper, 29 Ringed Plover, 57 Oystercatcher, 315 Shag, 33 Turnstone, 2 Raven, 8 Stonechat, 30+ Mediterranean Gull offshore. (P Freestone)

Snow Bunting – Paul Freestone

St Gothian Sands: 1w Iceland Gull, 2 Common Gull, 18 Mediterranean Gull, 18 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Linnet, 46 Skylark over, 1 drk Shoveler, 12 Meadow Pipit, 8 Coot, 44 Teal, 18 Mallard, 26 Tufted Duck, 12 Little Grebe. (P Freestone)

1st cal Iceland Gull – Paul Freestone

Newlyn Harbour: 25 Turnstone and 1 colour-ringed  3CY Great Black-backed Gull (black on white, L:DU2) ringed at Looe Island as a juvenile in 2018. plus 1 bull Grey Seal. (T Mills)

St Dennis: 2 Black Redstart on the Methodist Church. (P Ash)

Drift Reservoir: Wigeon, Tufted Duck, 5 Mediterranean Gull, 45 Redwing, 2 Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail. (D Flumm)

Changwens; St Buryan: Black Redstart. (B Stone)

Sancreed: Grey Plover & 6 Golden Plover. (B Stone)

Sennen: Hen Harrier reported at Trinity Pool. (P Taylor, H Mitchell)

Truthwall, St Just: 1 juvenile Black Redstart (M Blaken)

Black Redstart – M Blaken

Gannel Estuary: 9 (8ad & 1st W) Mediterranean Gull, 2 Dunlin, 1 Common Gull and 14 Wigeon. (M Lammas)

Towan Head, Newquay: 24 Common Scoter, 1 f Black Redstart, 3 Purple Sandpiper, several Common Dolphin (N Long)

Trevose Head: 1 Black Redstart. (C Selway)

Camel Estuary: 269 Curlew, 19 Bar-tailed Godwit, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 112 Dunlin, 301 Oystercatcher, 489 Lapwing, 55 Redshank, 5 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 62 Shelduck, 29 Wigeon, 39 Little Egret, 3 Kingfisher, 5 Little Grebe, 19 Mute Swan, 500+ Canada Geese, 19 Great Black backed Gull, 4 Lesser Black backed Gull, 21 Mediterranean Gull, 481 Black headed Gull, 2 m Bullfinch, 1 Firecrest, 5 Raven, 86 Carrion Crow, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker. (S Grose)

Crowdy Lake: drake Goosander, 3 Great-crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe. (B Bosisto L Payne)

Penlee Battery NR: 1 Firecrest early afternoon. (D Allen)

Cotehele Quay: Cetti’s Warbler gave three short bursts of song from the reedbed. Also 1f Stonechat and a Stock Dove. (R Smaldon)

Wilcove: 3 Whimbrel, 1 Black-tailed Godwit. Also, large number Teal, plus Wigeon, Redshank, Canada Geese, Curlew, Little Egret. (A Blonden)

The Knavocks: Green woodpecker. (G Rogers)

Green Woodpecker – Geoff Rogers

St Just in Roseland: 4 Great Northern Diver on the Carrick Roads. (P Pearson)

East Looe: 1 Blackcap,1 Firecrest in our garden. (D Spooner)

Truro: 2 (M&F) Blackcap. (I Bott)

Loe Pool: 2 Cattle Egret at Lower Nansloe. (S Bury)

The Lizard: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler. (Birdguides)

Lanlivery: 1 Redwing. (E Mayhew)

 

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