Tuesday 12th April 2022

Tuesday 12th April 2022

Porthgwarra: Little Bunting in pines at eastern end of Trevean at 8:25am. (M Wallace)

Chapel Amble: 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Ruff, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 White-fronted Goose. (R Wilkins) Also 10 Pied wagtail 1 Yellow Wagtail 4 Black tailed Godwits 5 Teal 2 Little Ringed Plover. (A Tomkins) 1 European White-fronted Goose and 8 Greylag Geese. (A Langdon)

Marshgate: 1 Swift flying NE. (J&B Teague)

St Martin: Hoopoe . (M Nattrass)

Twelveheads: Hoopoe heard calling from Bistro cafe at 1330. (M Wilson)

Botallack: Hoopoe still 300m West of Count House. Also 1 Little Ringed Plover in off then East, Osprey East at 0820. (S Rogers)

Mount’s Bay (from Scillonian): 1 ad Pomarine skua (with spoons) 10 minutes from Penzance. (J Headon)

Land’s End: 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Whitethroat. (P St Pierre)

Sennen: fem Ring Ouzel. (P Clement)

Pendeen: 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Yellow Wagtail and a male Black Redstart (P Combridge)

Trevose: 1 Merlin, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Wheatear. (R Wilkins)

Falmouth: female Merlin over private garden. (M Burnley)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Barnacle Goose (D Eva) Also 1 Swallow, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Canada Goose, 4 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 2 Skylark, 1m + 1f (pair) Reed Bunting, 10 Linnet, 4 Goldfinch, 8 singing Willow Warbler, 3 singing Chiffchaff, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Buzzard, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pheasant from causeway to dam path. (S Van Hear)

East Pentire; Newquay: 10 Swallow, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit. (B Bosisto)

Wadebridge: Whooper Swan by Chapman & Hewitt boatyard. (W Delacour)

Spit Beach, Par: 12 Whimbrel, 8 Eider (all m.) 2 Fulmar, Lesser Black-back Gull, Little Egret, Kestrel, Stonechat, 2 Chiffchaff, Goldcrest. (R Hampshire)

Drift Reservoir: 6 House Martin, small dark Canada Goose (possibly Polgigga bird). (R Veal)

St Gothians/Godrevy: 2m Wheatear, 6 Sand martin, 1 Swallow, 2 Shoveller, 5 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 2 Linnet, 3 Stonechat, 1 Skylark, 1 Rock pipit, 3 Meadow pipit. 28 Grey Seal. (D Peers)

Nanjizal: 11 Blackcap, 13 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler trapped and ringed. Also 1 House Martin, 4 Swallow, 1 Siskin. Please keep to public rights of way. (J Overfield, R Veal)

Bugle: pr Bullfinch, pr Siskin coming to feeders. (K & D Hill)

Rame/Penlee: 3 Swallow, 1 Sand Martin, 5+ Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Whitethroat. (G Lewis)

Rame Head – Polhawn – Penlee: 40 Chiffchaff (mostly singing ), 12 Blackcap, 5 Willow Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Swallow, 5+ pair Stonechat, 13 singing Skylark. (K Pellow)

Newquay: 1f Sparrowhawk.(S Grose)

Wadebridge,Guineaport: 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Teal, 1 Kingfisher.(S Grose)

Rock: 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Great spotted Woodpecker, 3 Greenfinch from private garden.( S Grose)

Porthilly Point: 5 Sandwich Tern, 16 Sand Martin, 1 Ruff, 1 Skylark, 1 pr Rock Pipit, 1 Raven. (S Grose)

Porth Reservoir: 13 Great crested Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3prs Coot, 1m Bullfinch, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap (2m,1f), 1 Song Thrush, 1 Great spotted woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Tawney Owl heard, 9 Swallow, 5 Sand Martin.(S Grose)

Reskadinnick: 1 Green Woodpecker. (I. Bennallick)

St Winnow: 4 Swallow. (K Hambly-Staite)

Bodinnick: 1 Great White Egret. (K Hambly-Staite)

Downderry: 7 Sandwich Terns, a Common Gull and an Arctic Skua early morning. (A Payne)

Trink: Green Woodpecker yaffling over fields. (P Geddes)

Padstow: imm Iceland Gull, 6 Sandwich Tern this evening. (R Augarde)

St Clement’s Isle: juv Glaucous Gull still. (M Elliott)

Hannafore, West Looe: 7 Sandwich Tern, 12 Turnstone, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Curlew and 8 Oystercatchers. (J Eames)

Stepper Point: Black Redstart reported.

Late submission, 11/04/22, Hayle Estuary: 30+ Sandwich Tern, 1 Commic Tern. (B Toms)

CBWPS would like to wish regular contributor John St-Ledger a Happy Birthday! Hope you have a bird-filled day John !

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