Wednesday 13th April 2022

Wednesday 13th April 2022

Porthgwarra: 2 Little Bunting including singing male at Trevean. (M Wallace)

Pendeen: 1w male Rosy Starling reported still.

Kingsmill Lake: 1 Common Tern, 34 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Oystercatcher, 34 Shelduck, 12 Teal, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Great crested Grebe, 6 Little Egret & 2 Grey Heron (P Kemp)

Godrevy: Snow Bunting. (R Crocker)

Kenidjack: 1 Hoopoe (flew over valley towards golf course in morning). (N R Rogers)

Marazion: 5 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew (in afternoon)(N R Rogers)

Caradon Hill Area: 5 Yellowhammer, 1 Redstart, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Wheatear, 2 Stock Dove, (L Birtwistle)

Marazion Marsh RSPB: 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Siberian Chiffchaff, c40 Sand Martin. Also drk Common Scoter, sum plum Black-throated Diver, 2 Great Northern Diver, 4 Sandwich Tern offshore. (R Veal)

Pendeen: 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Sedge Warbler (P Combridge)

River Tamar, Halton Quay: 1 Grey Heron; 2 Little Egret; 4 Shelduck; 2 Mallard; 2 Canada Geese; 8 Herring Gull; 2 Great Black-backed Gull; 2 Pheasant; 2 Red-legged Partridge; 1 Robin; 1 Pied Wagtail; 1 Swallow; 1 Chiffchaff. (A. Parker)

Pentire Head: 3 Swallows. (H &M Taylor)

Chiverton: 1 Mistle Thrush at Chiverton House. (C+J Keast)

Swanpool: 1 Common Sandpiper (flying between raft and pavement), pair of little grebe with 2 chicks (R Bowyer)

Seworgan: 1 Swallow, 1 Cuckoo. (K Cully)

Cubert: probable Willow Warbler. (N Davis)

Hayle Estuary RSPB, Carnsew Pool: 4 Oystercatcher, 4 pr Shelduck, 1 Mute Swan. Estuary: 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Shelduck, numerous Herring, Great Black-backed & Lesser Black-backed Gulls. (M Webb)

Wadebridge: 1 Whooper Swan among Mute Swans just down stream from the A39 bridge ove the River Camel. (A Pierce)

Colliford Lake: Chiffchaff, Willow Warblers in pine trees near hide, 2 Greylag Geese, Lesser Black-backed and Herring Gulls, Long Tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Great Spotted Woodpecker. (J Horsey)

Gurnard’s Head: 1 Yellow Wagtail flew inland. (P Taylor)

Little kelynack: Grasshopper warbler calling. (C Moore)

Rock: 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Great spotted Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Orange Tip, 6 Stick Insect. (S Grose)

Porthilly Point: 7 Sandwich Tern (1 with smalll white plastic ring on right leg),1 Ruff, 3 Red legged Partridge. (S Grose)

Camel Estuary, Wadebridge to Tregunna: 1 Red-legged partridge, 2 Canada goose, 6 Mute swan, 1 Whooper swan, 24 Shelduck, 9 Mallard, 5 Wood pigeon, 2 Collared dove, 42 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey plover, 1 Whimbrel, 19 Curlew, 27 Black-tailed godwit, 2 Common sandpiper, 8 Black-headed gull, 12 Great black-backed gull, 170 Herring gull, 2 Lesser black-backed gull, 1 candidate Baltic race Lesser black-backed gull, 3 Cormorant, 5 Little egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 6 Rook, 15 Carrion crow, 1 Blue tit, 2 Great tit, 1 Willow warbler, 3 Chiffchaff (+about 15 heard), 1 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 5 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 8 House sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Pied wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch, 4 Palmate newt (M Scawen et al.).

Late submission, 12/04, Hayle Estuary RSPB: 8 Sandwich Tern, 1 Common Sandpiper. Also 2 Chiffchaff on Ryan’s Field. (M James)

Late submission, 12/04, Dobwalls: 1 Swallow (C&J Duffy)

Late submission, 12/04, Kennal Vale: 1 pair of Dippers and 2 pairs of Grey Wagtails. (S Williams, R Bowyer)

Late submission, 11/04, Ruan Lanihorne: 1 Barn Swallow returned to nest site in village. (K Birkett)

Late submission, 11/04, Halzephron, Lizard: 10 Gadwall offshore, before flying toward Helston. (K Wallace)