Tuesday 2nd November 2021

Tuesday 2nd November 2021

Crows an WraAmerican Golden Plover flew over field where it was seen yesterday opposite undertakers, calling, and flew off towards Sennen. (T Pinfield, J Turner)

Pendeen: Red-breasted Flycatcher reported at lighthouse at 1.45pm. (RBA)

Pendeen (07.15 – 11.30): 1 Pomarine Skua, 1 Great Skua, 2 Great Northern Diver, 3 Red-throated Diver, 1 Manx Shearwater, 865 Kittiwake, 12 Common Scoter and Snow Bunting. (S Rogers et al).  Also, 14.30 – 15.30: 100 plus auks and 100 plus Kittiwakes, 1 Great Skua and flock of 30 Mediterranean Gulls past. (T Pinfield, J Turner)

Gannel estuary: 1 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 5 Curlew, 8 Redshank. (J Green)

Dozmary Pool: 5 Ring-necked Duck (incl. one female), 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Pochard, 2 Shoveler, 20 Teal. (M Pass).  Also, 250+ Golden Plover over, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Moorhen, 2+ Little Grebes. (B Craven)

Ring-necked Ducks – Brian Craven

Siblyback lake: ad male & 1st/w male Ring-necked Duck; also, 2 adult female & 1st/w male Greater Scaup & adult Yellow-legged Gull. (P Kemp)

Porthgwarra: 2 Siberian Chiffchaff (1 ringed), 3 nominate Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest in 60ft Cover. 5+ Chiffchaff, eastern Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Blackcap, 2 Mistle Thrush in Hidden Valley, 2 fem/imm Black Redstart on Coastguard cottages. (DK Parker)

Cape Cornwall Golf Course: Lapland Bunting 1, Skylark 65 over. (P Fraser)

Old Lizard Head: 1 Snow Bunting, 1 Lapland Bunting over, 1 Swallow, 5 Brambling over. (D Collins)

Snow Bunting – David Collins

Bass Point: 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Swallow, 5 Brambling over. (D Collins)

Lizard Village: 2 Swallow and 2 Black Redstart. (P Taylor, H Mitchell)

Porthgwarra: 2 Black Redstarts, 1 by coastguard cottages and 1 at Hella Point. (M Coleman)

Black Redstart – Mike Coleman

Trevean: 5 Brambling + Firecrest + 700 Woodpigeon and 35 Stock Dove over. (M Coleman)

Lands End – Vis-mig 07.15 – 11.30: 1,630 Woodpigeon, 120 Skylark, 1 Woodlark (11.05am) 115 Siskin, 100 Chaffinch, 7 Brambling, 2 Merlin, 5 Swallow. Also Black Redstart on boarded up house, 5 Chiffchaff & Cetti’s Warbler in bushes to south of car park. (G Hodgson)

Hayle Estuary: 11 Greenshank, 4 Grey Plover. (G Hodgson)

Drift Res: Black-necked Grebe. (G Hodgson, T Pinfield, J Turner)

Kingsmill lake: 80 Curlew, 70 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Avocet, 11 Dunlin, 15 Greenshank, 124 Redshank, 4 Snipe, 1 Lapwing, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 82 Wigeon & 89 Teal. (P Kemp)

Tremayne Quay, St Martin: 6 Common Redshank, 5 Jay, 4 Shelduck, 1 juvenile Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Common Buzzard. (S Chandler)

St Breock Monalith: 2 Reed Bunting, 12 Raven over, 5 Stonechat. (S Grose)

Rosenannon: 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Snipe, 16 Skylark. (S Grose)

Gwenter:  60+ Golden Plover, 8 Redwing, 30+ Chaffinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Skylark. (S Wood)

St Germans: Peregrine on viaduct. (A Blonden)

Penwithick: 2 Jay, 1 Cormorant, 1 Peregrine, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Blue Tit, 8 Goldfinch, 4 Chaffinch. (K.Bowers)

Peregrine – Kevin Bowers

Cormorant – Kevin Bowers

Jay – Kevin Bowers

Late submission, 1/11, Millpool (private garden): Green Woodpecker probing for ants for 30 mins plus on lawn even through layer of fallen leaves, Grey Wagtail (M Claughton)

 

TJW