Tuesday 18th July 2017

Tuesday 18th July 2017

St Buryan: No positive news on the 1st-summer female Amur Falcon today, although there is one unconfirmed report of it east of the minor road to Crows-an-wra briefly though distant (TR19 6EL) at c 09:00 hrs.

Porthgwarra: 2 Great Shearwater from Scillonian III off Porthgwarra this morning, also 2 European Storm-petrel.

Hayle Estuary: 1 juvenile Yellow-legged Gull. (M Halliday)

 
 

All photos – Yellow-legged Gull, Mark Halliday

Par: 5 Adult Med Gull, 4 Sandwich Tern, 1 Common Sandpiper, 40 Sanderling, 6 Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plover. (B Bosistow)

Walmsley Sanctuary: 3 Cattle Egret, 1 Wood Sandpiper (for second day).

Padstow: 54 Med Gull on Camel Est off Padstow this evening. (4 juv). 10 Sandwich Tern and a second cal Yellow-legged Gull. (D Julian)

Padstow farm shop: 2 Barn Owl. (S Grose)

Siblyback Reservoir: 1 Oystercatcher on the southern end of the reservoir, flew off SW over towards Minions. 1 ad Yellow-legged Gull with Herring & Lesser Black-backed Gulls (also present yesterday). Also 4 Spotted Flycatcher. 1 juv Redstart, 11 little Grebe. (P Phillips)

Late Updates:

Newquay, Carnanton Woods: 1 Barn Owl on road sign with damaged wing. (S Grose).

Seaton: 2 Silver-Washed Fritillary. (R Napp)

Silver-washed Fritillary, Rick Napp

West Trethellan, Lanner:  juvenile Green Woodpecker. (R Hampshire)

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