Tuesday 7th January 2025

Tuesday 7th January 2025

Boscathnoe: 1 Little Bunting still, in tree in hedgerow at SW 45169 30846 at 9.30am (ringed bird). (T Twiggs)

Bude Marshes: 1 Glossy Ibis (still present on Bude Marsh), 36 Canada Geese, 10 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe (river Neet), small groups of mixed ducks 10+Teal, 3 Wigeon, 2 Shelduck, 1 Merlin, 150+ Lapwing, 3 Curlew. (N Bastin).  Also, Bude nature reserve1 Glossy Ibis. (F Hunt)

Tregaseal Valley: 1 Glossy Ibis over at c12.30 flying E/SE, also, 2 Blackcaps (m & f), 1 Chiffchaff. (P Clarke)

Hayle, Lelant Saltings: 1 ad Ring-billed Gull, 4 Goosander, 1 Dark-belled Brent Goose, 1 Spoonbill, 14 Grey Plover, 10 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 adult Caspian Gulls, 2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls. (G Jones).  Also, 1 Great White Egret at Ryan’s Field.

Helford River: 2 Red-necked Grebe, 7 Great Northern Diver, 3 Wigeon, 50 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Common Gull. (D Collins)

Helford River (off Calamansack): 1 Red-necked Grebe, 1 Great crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Eider, 2 Greenshank, 1 Redshank, 1 Mediterranean Gull. (T Pinfield)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Great White Egret, 9 Snipe, 96 Lapwing, 1 pair Scaup, 21 Wigeon, 100+ Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Bullfinch, 7 Long-tailed Tit. (J St Ledger, A Lee)

Grey Beach, Lowland Point, Coverack: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 4+ Chiffchaff. (R Evershed)

Helston: 3 Siberian Chiffchaff near sewage works. (RBA)

Marazion: 28 Common Scoter, 2 Red-throated Diver, 3 Great Northern Diver, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Water Rail. (G Jones)

Gerrans Bay: 1 Slavonian Grebe, 6 Black throated Diver, 8 Great Northern Diver, 36 Turnstone. (D Eva)

Falmouth; Pendennis Point: 1 Black-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Purple Sandpiper. Also a pod of Common Dolphin. (J St Ledger)

Pendeen: 6 Red-throated Divers, 1 Little Gull, 1 Common Scoter, 3 Fulmar, 20 Manx Shearwater. (R Wilkins, S Rogers & G Lawler)

The Island, St Ives: 08.30-10.00h. Red-throated Diver, 2 Manx Shearwaters. (G Jones)

Siblyback Lake: 2 Great Northern Diver, 7 Cormorant, 18 Little Grebe, 8 Coot, 7 Tufted Duck, 6 Teal  3 Snipe, 140 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 ad Yellow-legged Gull, 55+ Redwing. (K Pellow)

Porth Reservoir: 9 Tufted Duck (6m+3f), 1 Mediterranean Gull. (S Grose)

Redruth: 1 Swallow over at 12.50. (L Cox)

Mutton Cove, Godrevy1 Black Redstart. (G Rogers)

Trebetherick: 3 Chough (landed on Brea Hill and fed for half an hour before flying north),12 Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer.(S Grose)

Penzance, Battery Rocks: 80+ Sanderling, 28 Ringed Plover, only 2 Purple Sandpiper. Also, on South Pier, 18 Turnstone. (P K Bray)

Perranporth, Cligga Head: c60 Gannet, 9 Great Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Herring Gull, 5 Rook, 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 House Sparrow, 12 Starling, 2 Chough, 1 Shag, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Seal. (C Horsley)

Bude, Maer Lake: 1 Grey Heron, 26+ Moorhen, 1 Water Rail, 12 Canada Geese, 25 Mallard, 38 Wigeon, 25 Teal, 3 Shoveler, 36 Curlew, 120+ Lapwing, 120 Golden Plover, 17 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 9 Herring Gull, 49 Black-headed Gull, 2 Raven (over). (N Bastin)

Marazion Marsh RSPB: 2 m&f Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Dunnock, 1 Robin, 1 Carrion Crow, 4 Magpie, 2 Grey Heron, 25 Snipe, 35 Teal, 3 (2m 1f) Mallard, 3 Moorhen 13.45 – 14.45. (M Webb)

Carnkie, Helston: Blue Tits & Great Tits prospecting next boxes, 1 pr stonechat working with me in the garden. (A Lea)

Marazion: 1 Rock Pipit in flight. (J Warner)

Lanivet. 10.30-16.30: 15+House Sparrow, 30+Rook, 20+Jackdaw, 4 Magpie, 3 Woodpigeon, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Starling, 5 m Blackbird, 5 Robin, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Herring Gull (sub-adult, resident) plus large flock of c175 Herring Gull over returning to coast at sunset. (B Crowle)

Tredarvah: 2 Blackcap in private garden. (R Chiffers)

TJW