Tuesday 6th August 2024

Tuesday 6th August 2024

Pendeen (06.15 – 09.30): 1 Wilson’s Petrel, 30 Storm Petrel, 48 Cory’s Shearwater, 4 Great Shearwater, 17 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Arctic Skua, 2 Pomarine Skua. (P Combridge, I Prentice)

Mousehole: 2 Wilson’s Petrel past in the evening. (RBA)

Levant Mine 7.45 – 9.45: 14 Cory’s Shearwater, 3 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Arctic Skua, 25000+ Manx Shearwater. (P Fraser)

Stithians Reservoir: 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Barnacle Goose, 2 Teal, 16 Curlew, 1 juv. Cuckoo. (D Eva, A Lea)

Downderry: 400+ Gannet, 14 Balearic Shearwater, 3 Manx Shearwater, 3 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Great Skua, 180+ Mediterranean Gull and 3 Sandwich Tern, 0610-0730. (A Payne)

College Reservoir, Penryn: 1 Nuthatch, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Robin, 5 Black-Headed Gull. (T F Bray)

Dobwalls: 6 Swift. (C&J Duffy)

Par, beach pool: 1 (f) Pochard. (R Hampshire)

Bedruthen Steps: 1 Fulmar, 1 Cormorant, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, many Herring Gull and 2 Linnet. (A Quincey)

Castle Point, Portmellon: 2 juvenile Stonechat, 1 juvenile Robin, 1 Canada Goose, 2 Swallow, 3 Rock Pipit, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Seal. (I Sowerby)

Hayle Ryan’s Field: 4 Common Sandpiper, 4 juv Shelduck, 34 Canada Goose, 1 Curlew, 3 Little Egret, 47 Black-headed Gull. (15.30 – 14.20 M Webb)

Newquay: 3 Sparrowhawk above the zoo early am. (S Grose)

Boscoppa: 3 Jackdaw with metal ring only on left leg (2) & (1) right leg. (S Grose)

Par Beach Pool: 7 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Pochard, 3 Cormorant. (S Grose)

Truro River: 1 pr Mute Swan with 5 cygnets, 56 Curlew, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Black tailed Godwit, 7 Redshank, 1 Black-headed Gull (metal ring only on left leg, not read but country of origin is Lithuania). (S Grose)

Late submission, 5/8, Mousehole: (7.00-8.45): 48 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 6 Storm Petrel, 50+ Common Dolphin & 1 Harbour Porpoise.  Also, 18.45-20.00: 76 Cory’s shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Arctic Skua. (P St Pierre)

Late submission, 5/8, Walmsley Reserve (members only): 5 Reed Warblers, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Garganey, 1 Teal, 1 Buzzard, 3 Little Grebe, 25 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, several hundred Swallow/Hirundine, 4 Crows, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpipers. 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Coot, 3 Moorhen, 6 Wood Pigeon, 1 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harriers. (J.Goodair)

Late submission 04/08/24 Par, Mountlea: Tawny Owl late evening. (R Hampshire)

TJW