Tuesday 25th September 2018

Tuesday 25th September 2018

Late news, 24/9, Rame Church: 1 Melodious Warbler. (A Pearson)

Late news, 24/9, Lizard Peninsula: 1 Firecrest, 1  Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Jay, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 25 Wheatear, 1 Whinchat. (M Pass)

Late news, 24/9, Stithians Reservoir: Curlew Sandpiper. (P Maker)

Wadebridge: 7 Cattle Egret and hundreds of waders flushed by gunshots from lone shooter 50 yds from Burniere Hide at 07:30. (S Grose)

Colliford Reservoir: 1 Pectoral Sandpiper still, 1 Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plover, 6+ Wheatear this morning on west bank short grass areas, from dam. (B Craven)

Porthgwarra: Juv Rose-coloured Starling at Arden-Sawah at 15:05, on its own, not with starling flock. (M Wallace) Also Turtle Dove (St Levan) Merlin,13 Whinchat, 12 Wheatear ,2 Tree Pipit, 5 Siskin, 13 Golden Plover between Porthgwarra and St Levan. (M Wallace)

Porthgwarra to Nanjizal: 3 Whinchat, 5 Wheatear, Tree Pipit over, 12 Golden Plover, Ringed Plover, Siskins over, Increase in Skylark movement. (G Wyatt)

Land’s End/Cycle Track/Treeve Moor: 160+ Meadow Pipit, 8+ Whinchat, 1 Chough (car park), 2-3 Wryneck in Trinity Loop area, 12 Skylark, 52 Golden Plover over, 7 Swallow, 9 Wheatear, 3 Curlew, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Kestrel, 3 Chiffchaff. 1+ Bluefin Tuna, 2+ Common Dolphin in Sennen Bay. (P Taylor, H Mitchell) Also 1 Turtle Dove on Treeve Common. (T Twiggs)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Osprey still. (J Dell) Curlew Sandpiper still present. (S Kolodziejski) 1 Osprey, 1 Greenshank, 4 Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plover. (D. Lamb)

Hayle Estuary: 1 Spotted Redshank still present. (A McKechnie)

Spotted Redshank, Alex McKechnie

Pendeen to Rose Valley: 5 Whinchat and 1 Turtle Dove. (J Swann, P&S Combridge)

Marazion Marsh RSPB: 3 Cetti’s Warbler (only heard), 1 Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff (singing), 2 Little Egret, 2 Moorhen. (T Wilkinson)

Longrock Pool: 5 Little Grebe, 2 Gadwall, 1 Kingfisher, 30 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 2 Mute Swan (1 on nest). (T Wilkinson).

St. Michael’s Way, just north of A394: 2 Coal tit, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker. (T Wilkinson)

Lethytep, Lanreath:  1 Water Rail [unfortunately dead]. (P Hambly)

Tresemple Pool: High tide roost 116 Redshank, 43 Curlew, 16 Greenshank, 2 Dunlin. (M Jones)

Rough Tor: 25 Wheatear, 1 Golden Plover. (B Bosisto, L Payne)

Crowdy Reservoir: 5 Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, 1 Lapwing, 1 Wheatear, 2 juv Great Crested Grebe. (B Bosisto, L Payne)

Davidstow: 1 adult Yellow Legged Gull, 12 Wheatear. (B Bosisto, L Payne)

Newquay, Towan Beach: 2 Ringed Plover this evening. (S Grose)

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