Hayle Estuary: 2C Franklin’s Gull on Copperhouse Creek at dusk briefly, before flying off to roost. (G Lawlor, DK Parker)
Hayle Estuary: 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper in a large mixed flock of Dunlin and Ringed Plover at 8am by Tempest Building. (G Fisher). Also, 1 Little Stint still on Carnsew Basin.
Pendeen: adult Long-tailed Skua with Manx Shearwaters, in close by Wra rocks at 0640. (P Combridge, DK Parker)
Seaton Valley Country Park and Downderry: Large flock of White Storks overhead, at least 60, circling using the thermals. One bird on ground in Country Park (D Spooner). Then c70 White Storks seen over Looe Island at 11.02. (A Langdon). Later, 30+ White Stork over Duporth Bay, St Austell around 13.30. (P Wilkins). About 70 White Stork over Ruan Pool, Windmill Farm at c17.00. Later, 74 White Stork landed at Predannack Airfield and remained on the runways until at least 19.15. (M Grantham). Note, these birds are from the Knepp Estate Re-introduction scheme in Sussex.
Trevoll, Newquay: 1 juv Marsh Harrier. (B Bosisto)
Downderry: 0635-0800, 1 Velvet Scoter, 105+ Gannet, 3 Balearic Shearwater, 105+ Manx Shearwater, a Cory’s Shearwater and 11 Mediterranean Gull west. (A Payne)
East Pentire, Newquay 5.30-7.00 pm: 206 Manx Shearwater, 2 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Storm Petrel, 1 Mediterranean Gull. (D Grose)
Saltash: 12+ Dunlin, 11 Ringed Plover, 2 Whimbrel, 9 Greenshank, 107 Redshank, 60+ Curlew, 22 Black-tailed Godwit, on ebbing tide, at Kingsmill Lake. (P Kemp)
Calstock: 4 Common Sandpiper & 15 Teal on wetlands at 16.00. (P Kemp)
St John’s Lake: 47 Curlew, including 1 from Dartmoor reintroduction project – yellow flag on each leg, and 1 green ring under yellow flag on 1 leg. Also, 17 Whimbrel, 31 Ringed Plover, 7 Dunlin, 1 juv Sanderling, 1 Grey Plover in partial summer plumage, 60 Oystercatcher, all Sango Island area, from St John side, rising tide this afternoon. (M Jordan)
Wadebridge: 5 Common Sandpiper, 5 Oystercatcher, 3 Curlew, 4 Dunlin, 2 Kingfisher behind Bridge bike hire. (S Grose)
Porth Reservoir: 8 Great Crested Grebe (5 ad+3 juv), 7 Cormorant, 2 Raven over, 1 Little Egret, 5 Coot, 2 Teal, 3 Grey Wagtail. (S Grose)
Gannel Estuary: 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 f Kingfisher opp boating lake. (S Grose)
Tresillian & Tresemple Pool: 1 Coal Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Robin, 3 Blue Tit, 6 Wood Pigeon, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 3 Common Sandpiper, 4 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 8 Curlew, 15 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck & 4 ducklings, 15 Black-Headed Gull, c30 Herring Gull. (I & C Sowerby)
Bottallack: 1 Kestrel. (M Yelland)
Rock: 3 Raven over. (S Grose)
Newquay Zoo: 2 Sparrowhawk (hunting large roosting corvid flock at dusk). (S Grose)
Helston Boating Lake: 1 Little Grebe, 3 (1m 2f) juvenile Tufted Duck, 1pr Mute Swan, 50+ Mallard, 40+ Coot, 2 Moorhen, 6 Canada Goose, 1 Grey Heron, 60+ Herring and Black-headed Gull. (10.00 – 11.00). (M Webb)
Hayle Estuary B3301 Causeway: 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Curlew, 2 Little Egret. Ryan’s Field: 1 Grey Heron, 1 Curlew, 100+ Canada Goose. (14.30 – 15.30 M Webb)
TJW