Tuesday 6th September 2016

Tuesday 6th September 2016

Hayle Estuary RSPB, Ryan’s Field: 16 Bar-tailed Godwit, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Kingfisher, 4 ad Med Gull. Lelant Saltings: 2 Common Sandpiper, 40 Redshank, 5 Greenshank. Carnsew Pool: 1 Turnstone, 15 Sanderling, 130 Dunlin, 7 Ringed Plover, 7 Sandwich Tern. (R Veal)

Downderry: 2 Sandwich Tern, 6 Common Scoter and 9 Balearic Shearwater flew west before 0810. Also 4 Sandwich Tern east and 3 White Wagtail on the beach. (A Payne)

Boat Cove: 1 Hudsonian Whimbrel.

Helston Loe Pool: 1 Dalmatian Pelican.

Siblyback Lake: 1 Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper, 8 Ringed Plover, 1 juv Cuckoo and 1 Kingfisher. (C Buckland – photo, M Beer)

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Colliford Lake: 2 Whinchats, 5 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 30 Lapwing and 5 Common Tern. (C Buckland, M Beer)

St John’s Lake: 9 Pale Bellied Brent Goose, 8 Sandwich Tern, 11 Med Gull, 2 Ringed Plover, 7 Turnstone and 14 Dunlin.(C Buckland, M Beer)

Marazion Marsh RSPB: 2 Mute Swan, 5 Mallard, 2 Teal, 1 drake Pochard, 6 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Grebe, 18 Moorhen, 1 Water Rail, 1 Kingfisher and 3 Cetti’s Warbler. (DK Parker)

Marazion Beach: 1 Buff-breasted Sandpiper and 1 Curlew Sandpiper. (M Rawlings)

Land’s End: 1 Wryneck by Trinity Pool.

Madron: 1 Wryneck along track at Ding Dong.

MJS & DKP