Hayle Estuary (RSPB): 1 White-winged Black Tern (10.30-10.50), 1 Arctic Tern, 3 Common Tern, 30 Sandwich Tern. (D Eva, P Jarvis). Later, 10 Sandwich Tern and c75 Common Tern. (D Parker)
St Ives Island (15:50-17:50). 12 Dunlin, 1 Arctic Skua, 31 Common Tern, 5 Sandwich Tern with 1 White-winged Black Tern at 17:42 heading west, very close inshore (<50m), 17 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Common Gull, 40 Manx Shearwaters, 2 Bluefin Tuna (P Nason, T Murch)
Porth Kidney beach: 17 Little Tern and 90+ Common Tern. (M Jones). Also, 10 Little Tern, 108 Common Tern, 20 Sandwich Tern, 300 small waders. (R Wilkins). Later, 20 Little Terns, 1 juv Black Tern, c90 Common Tern, c20 Arctic Tern, 15+ Sandwich Tern. (M Elliot)
Porthgwarra: 4 Wilson’s Petrel, 7 European Storm Petrel, 19 Cory’s Shearwater, 9 Balearic Shearwater, 3 Arctic Tern, 2 Puffin, 5 Mediterranean Gull. (S Rogers, G Taylor, N Rogers, P Cunningham).
Lizard, Bumble Rock (06:30 – 16:45): 4 Wilson’s Petrel (09:03, 15:05 x2, 16:14), 1074 Cory’s Shearwater, 15 Great Shearwater, 16 Balearic Shearwater, 6 Sooty Shearwater, c30,000 Manx Shearwater, 59 European Storm Petrel, 1 Great Skua, 2 Arctic Skua, 4 Puffin, 2 Sandwich Tern, 3 Common Scoter, 4 Whimbrel, 2 Swift (in Manx line), 1 Sand Martin (in Manx Line), 8 juv Yellow-legged Gull, flock of 300 large shears sat on sea for last hour. (M Broadbent, S Bearhop, S Votier, J Chapman, D Chapman, N Bailey, D Collins, S Wood, J Jones)
Pendeen: 1 juv Cuckoo and 1 Tree Pipit. Also, 1 Garganey past at 3pm. (P Combridge)
Hannafore: (High Tide), 1 male Eider, 1 Curlew, 3 Cormorant, 2 Black-headed Gull. (D Sharp)
Penlee Point: 500 Gannet, 10 Sandwich Tern, 10 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Manx Shearwater, 12 Common Dolphin, 1 Fin Whale, between 0930 and 1230. (M Jordan)
Stithians Reservoir: Stuart Hutchings Hide – 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Egret, 7 Curlew, 2 Little Grebe, 5+ House Martin, 2 Swallow, 4 Pied Wagtail, 6 Grey Heron. From Feeder Hide – 1 Little Egret and 3 Grey Heron and from Golden Lion Causeway – 3 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron. (all P K & T F Bray). Also, from Stuart Hutchings Hide; 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 2 Teal. Also numbers of Hirundine. (J St Ledger, A Lea)
Maer Lake: 3 Wood Sandpipers in the evening. Earlier, 1 Grey Heron, 12 Moorhen, 14 Canada Geese, 25 Mallard, 6 Teal, 1 Female Shoveler, 2 Shelduck, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, 1 pos Wood Sandpiper, 4 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 4 Raven (over). (N Bastin).
Lower Tamar Lake: 1 Willow Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Mute Swan, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 2 Jay, 2 Moorhen, c20 Mallard. (R Mudge)
Fal River: Between King Harry ferry and Truro, including the creek that goes up to Cowlands: 10 Common Sandpiper (4 together), 4 Greenshank, 15 Redshank, 2 Curlew, 10 Grey Heron, similar number of Little Egrets, c. 30 Mallard, 15 Mute Swan (inc. 3 cygnets at Coombe and 4 in Truro). Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers at Coombe. (M Moxon)
Par Beach Pool: 7 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper. (S Grose)
Castle an Dinas: 78 Lesser Black backed Gull. (S Grose)
Porth Reservoir: 7 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, 8 Great crested Grebe. (S Grose)
Penlee Point: From 1915 – 2045, steady stream of Manx Shearwater and 4 Storm Petrel, 3 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Cory’s Shearwater and 14 Common Scoter. (M Jordan)
Late submission, 12/8, Devoran: 12 Ringed Plover, 42 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank, 90 Redshank, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Whimbrel, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Mediterranean Gull this evening. (T Wilson)
Late submission, 12/8, Pendeen: 128 Common Tern, 12 Arctic Tern, 28 Sandwich Tern, 2 Wilson’s Petrel, 2 European Storm Petrel, 1 Shoveler, 13 Common Scoter, 2 Arctic Skua, 41 Knot, 300+ Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 5 Grey Plover, 14 Cory’s Shearwater, 6 Great Shearwater, 6 Balearic Shearwater, 5 Sooty Shearwater. (S Rogers, N Rogers, G Taylor, P Combridge, G Lawlor).
TJW