Wednesday 18th December 2024

Wednesday 18th December 2024

Boscathnoe: Little Bunting still, in hedgerow of small field between white bungalow and Lesingey Lane at SW 44936 30844 at 9.30am, 2 Reed Bunting in the area and Yellow-browed Warbler still nearby. Male Goosander on small reservoir. (T Twiggs)

East Pentire, Newquay: 8-9.30am: 2 Manx Shearwater, 3 Great Northern Diver, 7 Common Gull, 100+ Kittiwakes, 200+ Gannet. Newquay Boating Lake: 10.30am: 1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Shoveler, 1 Tufted Duck. (D Grose)

Halfway House, A39: c20 Cattle Egret. (D Dennis)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Great White Egret, 120 Lapwing, 100 Snipe, 1m Gadwall, 70 Teal, 60 Mallard, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Gull. (S Van Hear, J St Ledger, R Bowyer) Stithians Stuart Hutichins Hide: 115 Lapwing, 5 Snipe, 106 Herring Gull, 17 Black Headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 8 Widgeon, 7 Mallard, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Jackdaw. (R Bowyer) Stithians Feeder Hide: 2 Bullfinch, 7 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Dunnock,  2 Chaffinch, 1 Robin, 3 Moorhen, 5 Widgeon. (R Bowyer) Stithians Golden Lion Hide: 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Heron. (S Van Hear, J St Ledger, R Bowyer)

Croft Pascoe Pool: 2 Whooper Swan, 1 Greylag. (D Collins)

Lizard Point: 08.45-11.15: 1 Red-necked Grebe, 1 Great Skua, 3 Balearic Shearwater, 8 Manx Shearwater, 1 Red-throated Diver, 4 Great Northern Diver. (D Collins)

Truro Sunny Corner: Avocet still, 3pm. (M Lammas)

Carbis Moor4 Jay, 3 Marsh Tit, 2 Bullfinch (pair), 3 Robin, 5 Blackbird (3m,2f), 1 male Sparrowhawk, 2 Magpie, 2 Collared Dove, 10+ Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 7 Coal Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 4 Dunnock, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m&f), 1 male Blackcap. (V Booth)

Camel Estuary, Wadebridge to Tregunna: 1 Canada Goose, 6 Mute Swan, 19 Shelduck, 18 Wigeon, 11 Mallard, 4 Goosander (2M, 2F), 5 Red-legged Partridge, 11 Wood Pigeon, 3 Little Grebe, 60 Oystercatcher, 150 Lapwing, c.500 Golden Plover, 9 Ringed Plover, 45 Curlew, 33 Black-tailed Godwit, 95 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 30 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, c.250 Black-headed Gull, 18 Great Black-backed Gull, c.200 Herring Gull, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 35 Carrion Crow, 1 Wren, 4 Redwing, 8 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch. (M Scawen et al.)

Chyandour: 1 Great Northern Diver, 3 Black Redstart. (S Grose)

Penzance Harbour: 2 Great Northern Diver. (S Grose)

Newlyn Harbour: 2 Great Northern Diver, 72 Great Black backed Gull (red W:343 & white P:16H), 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull (Blue W672 & metal ring:GY50605), 1 Azorean Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Carrion Crow, 58 Turnstone, 1 Shag, 15 Cormorant, 2 Rock Pipit, 1m Kingfisher, 1m Black Redstart. (S Grose)

Longrock Pool: 1 Cettis Warbler, 2 Water Rail, 2 Little Grebe. (S Grose)

Lelant Station: 5 Goosander, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 51 Common Gull, 12 Mediterranean Gull, 17 Shelduck, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Jay. (S Grose)

Marizion Beach: 16 Pied Wagtail, 13 White Wagtail, 34 Meadow Pipit, 6 Rock Pipit, 5 Raven, 13 Carrion Crow (all on tide line at red river). (S Grose)

Upper Tamar Lake: 2 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 12 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Willow Tit. (R Mudge)

Lanivet: 11.00-16.00: 2 Grey Wagtail, c30 Herring Gull, 6 Blackbird, 3 Robin, c14 House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail, 5 Magpie, c17 Starling, 2 Blue Tit, 4 Coal Tit, 10+ Rook, 1 Carrion Crow, 10+Jackdaw and  2 Woodpigeon. (B Crowle)