Late news, 24/2, Crackington Haven: 1 Firecrest in conifer trees in a private garden, also Buzzard from 23/2-27/2. (V Hall)

Late news, 25/02, Tredinney Common: 1 Jack Snipe. (M Bishop)

Late news, 26/2, Mousehole: 1w Glaucous Gull on St Clement’s Isle. (M Bishop)

Late news, 26/2, Lamorna: Black Redstart on the beach. (M Bishop)

Late news, 26/2, Godolphin woods: 6+ Firecrest, 4 Siskin, Nuthatch Great Spotted Woodpecker and Coal Tits. (S Turner)

Newlyn: Juv Glaucous Gull, Water Rail, 3 Bullfinch, m & f Blackcap at Sandy Cove. (L Proctor)

Sennen Cove: 2w Glaucous Gull on Cowloe. (M Bishop)

Land’s End: Hybrid Hooded Crow at Mayon Cliff, c50 Gannet offshore, c12 Bottlenosed Dolphin. (P Taylor, H Mitchell)

Saltash: Hawfinch still at the China Fleet club by the picnic area (M Beer)

Walmsley Sanctuary: 31 Gadwall, 6 Pintail, 2 Spoonbill, 3 Water Rail. (Adrian Langdon).

Chapel Amble: 15 Water Pipit + 2 at Middle Amble reserve. (Adrian Langdon).

Drift Reservoir: Black-necked Grebe still, viewable from the car park. (M Bishop) Also 3 Cormorant, 2 Stonechat and 1 Fox. (K.Bowers – photos)

Stonechat & Fox – Kevin Bowers

Mylor Churchtown: 5 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Great Northern Diver, 9 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Razorbill. Also 40+ Common Dolphin and 2 Harbour Porpoise. (J St Ledger)

Restronguet Creek: 1 Slavonian Grebe, 18 Red-breated Merganser, 6 Greenshank, 22 Shelduck. (J St Ledger)

Porthilly Point: 21 Wigeon, 3 Curlew, 4 Shelduck, 1 Greenshank, 4 Ringed Plover. (S Grose)

Rosenannon Downs: 1 Merlin hunting Meadow Pipits roosting in gorse, 3 Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe, 9 Fieldfare roosting in sallows on the moor, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Yellowhammer, 2 Willow Tit in sallows behind sign for ‘Cransworth Common Farm’. 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Barn Owl. (S Grose)

Devoran: 1 Spotted Redshank and 1  Sandwich Tern. (A McKechnie)

Lower Tamar Lake: 1 Goldeneye, 13 Wigeon, 7 Tufted Duck, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 22 Coot, 9 Moorhen, 2 Willow Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Coal Tit, 2 Great Tit. (R Mudge)

Marazion: 3 Gadwall on Longrock Pool. 2 Wigeon on the sea. (R Veal)

Truro: Brambling and Redwing in private gardens. (M Costa, D Jenkins)

Portscatho: 2 female Blackcap regularly in the garden. (R & S Sharp)

Mount Hawke: 1 Grey Wagtail visiting garden pond. (RB & PC Girling)

Charlestown: 2 (m + f) Blackcaps still (D Hastilow)

Feock: BTO Blackcap survey team has colour-ringed 13 Blackcaps this winter in one garden many of which are being seen regularly. In addition there are still an indeterminate number of un-ringed ones coming to the bird table. Just goes to show you have no idea how many birds are out there! (K Dalziel)

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