Wednesday 18th September 2024

Wednesday 18th September 2024

Maer Lake: White-winged Black Tern still present at 14:30pm. If not at Maer it only appears to be hawking over the river Neet Estuary in town, just a little note for anyone else wishing to visit Maer, but spends most of the day at Maer Lake. 20 + Moorhen, 400+ Canada Geese,3 Hybrid, 2 Barnacle Geese, 37 Teal, 3 Shoveler, 4 Mallard, 1 Curlew, 5 Lapwing, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Dunlin. (N Bastin)  1 juv White-winged Black Tern still present. Also 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Lapwing, numbers of Teal, 400+ Canada Geese, . (J St Ledger, A Lea) 1 Great Egret. (A Roberts)White Winged Black Tern was still present from 7.15pm to 7,40pm at Maer Lake, Bude this evening . Also 12 Curlew, 6 Black tailed Godwit. Also 2 Shoveler at The Weir café pond. (A Nicholson)

Cape Cornwall: Melodius Warbler showing well below National Trust car park. (P Clement et al) 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher. (B Dallas)

Buttermilk Hill: 1 Dotterel, in with a flock of 22 Curlew. (V Stratton)

Cape Cornwall Golf Course: 2 Yellow Wagtail. (P Fraser)

Land’s End: 1 Wryneck, 8 Whinchat, 4 Tree Pipit, 2 Yellow Wagtail. (P Marshall)

Nanquidno: 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Whinchat. (B Dallas)

Drift Reservoir: Juvenile Little Stint, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper. (P Marshall)

Kenidjack/ Botallack: 6 Whinchat, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Spotted Flycatcher.  (B Dallas)

Pendeen: 1 Lapland Bunting. (P Combridge)

Caerthillian Valley: 1 Wryneck (sighted earlier in the day by D.Collins), 1 Whinchat. (S.Wood)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Great White Egret, 2 Wheatear, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Lapwing. (S Van Hear)

Par, Spit beach: Great White Egret in from west, driven away eastwards by Little Egret. (R Hampshire)

Chapel Point, Portmellon: 20 Goldfinch, 2 Stonechat, 5 Rock Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 8 House Martin, 1 Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Rook, 1 Raven, 1 Kestrel, 1 Great Black-Backed Gull, c20 Herring Gull (adult & juvenile). 1 Small Copper, 1 Grey Seal. (I & C Sowerby)

Point Quay; Restronguet Creek: 1 Osprey on mine bank post 12:30 to 15:30. (M Wilson)

Helford River: 1 Osprey, a pair of Grey Wagtails, 3 Robins, 5 Little Egrets, 5 Kingfisher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cormorant, 1 Shag, and a Common Seal. Seen from the Koru cafe this afternoon on the rising tide. (J Eames)

Downderry: 8 Common Scoter and 165 Gannet east, 0700-0830. Also  4 Ringed Plover, 2 Mediterranean Gull and 3 Sandwich Tern. (A Payne)

Kingsmill lake, Saltash, 08.00-10.00 ebbing tide, E 5mph, partial cloud: 29 Greenshank, 139 Redshank, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 80 Curlew, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 31 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Knot, 7 Dunlin, 1 Wigeon, 4 Mallard, 3 Great crested Grebe & 6 Cormorant. (P Kemp)

Kelsey Head: 3 Chough, 2 Wheatear, 1 Raven, 2 Jackdaw. (S Netherton)

Fistral Golf Course; Newquay: 9 Chough. (S Netherton)

Porth Reservoir: 2 Little Grebe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great spotted Woodpecker, 40+ House Martin, 1 Terrapin sp.(S Grose)

Porth Joke: 1 Whinchat, 1 Whitethroat late pm. (S Rowe)

Camel Estuary, Wadebridge to Treguna: 105 Canada goose, 3 Barnacle goose, 11 Mute swan, 1 Egyptian goose, 3 Shelduck, 19 Wigeon, 5 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared dove, 55 Oystercatcher, 65 Curlew, 5 Black-tailed godwit, 1 Common sandpiper, 45 Redshank, 180 Black-headed gull, 1 Mediterranean gull, 15 Great black-backed gull, 65 Herring gull, 8 Cormorant, 1 Great white egret, 3 Grey heron, 12 Little egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Jackdaw, 25 Carrion crow, 2 Blue tit, 6 Swallow, 4 Long-tailed tit, 1 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 4 House sparrow, 8 Large white, 2 Red admiral, 4 Speckled wood (M Scawen et al.)

Tehidy: 1 Grey Wagtail. (A Kirk)

Siblyback Lake: 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Coot, 3 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 6 Swallow, 6 Long Tailed Tit, 2 Wheatear, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Buzzard, 1 Black Headed Gull, numerous Teal, Cormorant, Canada Geese, Mallard. (C&J Duffy)

Dobwalls: 1 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, Silver Y Moth. (C & J Duffy)

 

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