Wednesday 16th October 2024

Wednesday 16th October 2024

Porthcurno: 1 Red-breasted Flycatcher, in first ash trees down from car park, at 13:00. Also 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 1 Marsh Harrier west. (A Harris)

St Gothian Sands LNR: 1 Glossy Ibis, 19 Mediterranean Gull, 9 Little Grebe, 18 Curlew, 20 Pied Wagtail, 8 Linnet, 5 Coot, 3 Turnstone, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Dunlin. (S Grose)

Davidstow Woods: 1 Great Grey Shrike showing well by cattle grid on road to Crowdy reservoir at 12.36 pm. (D Grose)

Davidstow/Crowdy3.30 pm: 1 Great Grey Shrike, 1 Marsh Harrier. (T Potterton)

Nanquidno: 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Firecrest, 4 Swallow, 4 Snipe. (A Harris)

Land’s End: 1 Black Redstart, 2 Redwing, 29 Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting. (IC Whitehouse, MD James)

Camel Trail towards Bodmin: 1 Great White Egret, c30 Goldfinch, c20 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Jay, 2 Water Rail, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 4 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Siskin over, c4 Kingfisher, 1 Sparrowhawk , 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.

St Ives Island: 14:00 to 15:45: At least 7 Cory’s Shearwater loitering offshore, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 3 Common Scoter, 1 Wigeon plus 60+ auks, 50+ Gannets, 10+ Kittiwakes all west. (A Lobb)

Newlyn Harbour: 65 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Kingfisher. (S Grose)

Lelant Station: 143 Mediterranean Gull, 47 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow legged Gull, 1 Common Gull, 2 Greenshank. (S Grose)

Maer Lake1000+ Canada Geese. (T Potterton)

Porthgwarra: 14.30: 1 male Siberian Stonechat in valley opposite coastguard cottages. (A Harris)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Great White Egret, 1 Curlew, 2 Widgeon, 15 Teal, 1 Grey Wagtail. (J St Ledger)

Newquay, Treloggan: 40+ Pied Wagtail (coming in to roost on sycamore tree in Lidl supermarket carpark). (S Grose)

Kenidjack: 1 Yellow-browed warbler, 5 Chiffchaffs, 1 Firecrest calling, 1 Jay around donkey paddocks. (P Clarke)

Traboe Cross: 1 Lapland Bunting still plus 100+ Golden Plover overhead and 5 Meadow Pipits. (T Pinfield)

Lizard Village: 1 Rosy Starling behind “Robin’s campsite” sign in a garden with feeders (always apart from 60+ common Starling up on wires). (T Pinfield)

Late Submission, 15/10/24, Cremyll: 24 Cattle Egret, 1 Firecrest. (M Jordan)

Late Submission, 15/10/24, Walmsley Sanctuary: 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier. (D Roberts)