Tuesday 6th February 2018

Tuesday 6th February 2018

Late news, Chapel Amble: 10+ Water Pipits recently.

Late news, 5/2, Camborne: 1 male Blackcap on feeders in garden in centre of town on and off all day. (D King)

Late news, 5/2, Perranuthnoe: Firecrest in bushes near beach café. (D King)

Late news, 5/2, Wacker Quay: 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Spoonbill, 11+ Avocet, 1 Greenshank. (D Allan)

Newquay: Black Redstart sheltering from the snow at the back of 15 Bay View Terrace on a drain pipe at 09:00. (S Harper)

Black Redstart – Sheila Harper

Wadebridge: Hawfinch in Coronation Park. (DI Julian)

Marazion: Male Firecrest in a private garden. (DK Parker)

Malpas: Goldcrest male and female Blackcap and male Siskin in private garden. (M Costa)

Praa: Chiffchaff, Stonechat, Song Thrush. (C Richards)

Towan Head, Newquay: Still 7 Red-throated Divers 4 Common Scoter, Lots of Auks, Shags and a few Gannets. 2 Purple Sandpiper and 1 Grey Plover on rocks. Also 5 Porpoise. (M Lammas)

Ludgvan: 1 f Brambling in a private garden. (R Menari)

St Gothian Sands LNR: 1w & 2w Glaucous Gulls still. (T Phelps)

Lelant: Male Firecrest in private garden. (K Rolleston)

Porthpean: 3 Surf Scoter, 1 Velvet Scoter and 1 Long-tailed Duck still.

Newquay boating lake: 1w Ring-billed Gull still present. (M Lammas)

Camel Estuary: 2 imm Whooper Swan still at Burniere Point. (DI Julian)

Chapel Amble: 10 Water Pipit and 1 Rock Pipit. (DI Julian)

Wilcove: 1 Green-winged Teal again. (T Mills)

Porth Reservoir: 7 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Firecrest next to first hide. (S Grose)

Truro, in private garden:  2 (m and f) Siskin on nyger, also 1 Goldcrest in Camellia  and 1 Redwing feeding on ground. (D Jenkins) R. Allen, near Victoria Park:  1 Dipper. (D Jenkins)

Feock: 1 Brambling (m) and 2 Siskins (pair) on garden feeder.  (K Dalziel) Feock churchyard: 1 Hawfinch, 1 Brambling, 6 Bullfinch, 8 Greenfinch, 2 Blackcap (m&f) plus usual  Great Tit, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Goldfinch, Chaffinch. (W Chegwidden)

Siskin and Goldfinch, Kate Dalziel

Penzance garden: 1 pair of Bullfinch eating apple tree buds.  (R Phillips)

Camborne: 1 male Blackcap on feeders in garden for second day. Plus 2 Collared Dove. (D King)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Barn Owl flew over road between hides at southern end of reservoir at 2130hrs. (PJ Freestone)

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