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Late video, 18/10, Camel Estuary: Red-crested Pochard. (W Delacour)

Peregrine, Alan James

Godrevy: 4 Snow Bunting by NT car park (R Farnes, D Julian, D Parker)

Snow Bunting, Dave Parker

St Agnes Head: Short-toed Lark still in car park (R Farnes, D Julian, R Treeby)

Chapel Porth: Dusky Warbler still but elusive. Also 2 Firecrest. (D Julian, R Treeby)

Land’s End: Snow Bunting in the car park; Black Redstart at Pordenack Point (Sennen Cove Birdwatching); Merlin, Peregrine, 2 House Martin & Whinchat. Nearby 1 Firecrest at Lower Bosistow & 2 Chough at Cape Cornwall (Oriole Birding)

College Reservoir: 1 Pectoral Sandpiper still (J St Ledger)

Pectoral Sandpiper, John St Ledger

Pectoral Sandpiper, John St Ledger

River Camel, Wadebridge to Tregunna: 1 Little Grebe, 15 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 28 Little Egret, 24 Mute Swan, 120 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 1 Bar-headed Goose, 8 Mallard, 30 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 3 Pintail, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 9 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Moorhen, 40 Oystercatcher, 10 Ringed Plover, 12 Grey Plover, c.500 Golden Plover, 150 Lapwing, 1 Turnstone, 50 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 60 Redshank, 40 Black-tailed Godwit, 80 Curlew, 2 Whimbrel, 120 Black-headed Gull, 12 Mediterranean gull, 3 Common Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 43 Great Black-backed Gull, 60 Herring Gull, 9 Wood Pigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Wren, 1 Dunnock, 2 Robin, 12 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 14 Redwing, 1 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Great Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Magpie, 1 Jay, 55 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 3 Starling, 15 House Sparrow, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch (M Scawen)

Cape Cornwall: 0730-0930, no sign of the Albatross today but 3 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Great Skua and c10 Bottlenose Dolphins (N Wheatley)

Truro: 2 Firecrest around Old County Hall (C Benton)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Wheatear, pair of Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Fox (A James)

Reed Bunting, Alan James	Wheatear, Alan James
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Alan James	Fox, Alan James

St Gothian Sands LNR: 1 ad Pink-footed Goose on the main pool with c200 Canada Goose and 30 Greylags (including the White headed hybrid seen at Drift and Hayle), c17 Golden Plover to NE, 6 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 8 (5m, 3f) Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe. (R Veal, R Farnes)

Pink-footed Goose, Reuben Veal

Hayle Estuary RSPB, Carnsew Basin: 4 Grey Plover, 21 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper and 72 Redshank. Lelant Saltings: 1 imm Spoonbill. (R Veal, D Parker) Ryan’s Field: 1 Little Egret , 2 Herring Gull , 8 Redshank , 1 Kingfisher , 2 Grey Wagtail  (1 ringed). (K.Bowers)

Grey Wagtail, Kevin Bowers

Kenidjack: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat and 1 Willow Warbler. (M Scott-Ham) Coast path to Botallack: 1 Wryneck. (M Scott-Ham)

Cot Valley: Yellow-browed Warbler, Firecrest. (Sennen Cove Birdwatching)

Pendeen: Pied Flycatcher at Calartha Farm (Sennen Cove Birdwatching) Also new Yellow-browed Warbler at Manor Farm and 2 Lapland Bunting over. (P Combridge)

Rame Head: 1 Cetti’s Warbler (C Buckland, M Beer)

River Camel: Dalmatian Pelican still (D Parker)

Dalmatian Pelican, Dave Parker

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