Wednesday 20th September 2023

Wednesday 20th September 2023

Porthgwarra: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler (car park), 1 Melodious Warbler (Trevean), 1 Wryneck, 1 Whinchat, 3 Willow Warbler, 3 Wheatear after morning rain. (M Wallace)

Porthgwarra (0945-1230): 350+ Cory’s Shearwater, 200+ Great Shearwater, 3 Balearic Shearwater, 200+ Sooty Shearwarer, 40+ Storm Petrel, 1 Leach’s Petrel, 3 pale ad Arctic Skua, 2 Sandwich Tern, 2 1w Yellow-legged Gull. (M Elliott) 3 Leach’s Petrel reported flew past.

Nanjizal: juv Red-backed Shrike trapped and ringed early afternoon; Melodious Warbler seen. (K Wilson)

Penlee Point (07.15-12.45): Wilson’s Petrel at 09.45, & it or another at 10.00. Also, 84+ Storm Petrel, 16 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Great Shearwater, 37 Balearic Shearwater, 40+ Manx Shearwater, 2 Long-tailed Skua, 27 Arctic Skua, 1 Pom Skua, 1 Great Skua, 2 Commic Terns & 1 juv Little Gull (P Aley, P Kemp et al)

Hannafore Point: 07:50 – 14:30: 1 Drake Eider, 2 Cory’s Shearwater, 6 Manx Shearwater, 5 Balearic Shearwater, 3 Sooty Shearwater, 16 European Storm Petrel, 1 Wilson’s Petrel (at 09:20), 1 Leach’s Storm Petrel (at 08:03), 600+ Gannet, 10 Cormorant, 4 Shag, 4 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Peregrine, 9 Oystercatcher, 5 Turnstone, 8 Curlew, 2 Whimbrel, 1 dark phase Pomarine Skua, 5 Arctic Skua, 1 ad.w.Mediterranean Gull, 9 Kittiwake, 5 Common Tern, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 bull Grey Seal. (M & R Frost)

Marazion Marsh RSPB: 1 juv Woodchat Shrike again, 1 Whinchat. (P Taylor, H Mitchell)

Pendeen (1300-1630): 49 Cory’s Shearwater, 24 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater,, 17 Sandwich Tern, 23 Storm Petrel, 3 Grey Phalarope, 1 Great Skua, 5 Arctic Skua, 2 Arctic Tern. (P Brinton, M Elliott, S Rogers)

St Ives: 10 Cory’s Shearwater, 9 Storm Petrel, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 30+ Balearic Shearwater, 2 Chough. (A Lobb)

Marazion: Hoopoe still off Green Lane in the small horse paddock north of the pump station. (DK Parker, A McKechnie) 8 Pale-bellied Brent Goose on beach before being flushed. (C Ellis)

Hayle Estuary RSPB: Garganey, 12 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, Ringed Plover, Whimbrel. (C Ellis) Little Stint reported still.

Stithians Reservoir: 6 Curlew Sandpipers, Ruff, 5 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin and Kingfisher. (C Ellis)

Penberth: 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3-4 Raven flkying back and forth over valley. On the beach and rocks, 4 Turnstone and 1 Common Sandpiper. (T Mills)

East Pentire: 2 Arctic Skua, 3 Sandwich Tern , 3 Common Gull late pm. (S Rowe, M Lammas)

Tresillian to St Clement (low tide): 1 Osprey still, (over Tresemple Pool at 16.15 then flew down river), 6 Common Sandpiper, 38 Redshank, 24 Curlew, 7 Greenshank, 1 Snipe (Tresemple Pool), 1 Dunlin, 7 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Teal, 16 Swallow, 52 Carrion Crow on the mudflats in loose flock at St Clement. (A Nicholson)

Porthilly Point: 1 Osprey (flew from cant cove towards Padstow harbour at 12.56pm), 19 Sandwich Tern, 37 Mediterranean Gull, 156 Oystercatcher, 7 Little Egret, 49 Carrion Crow, 3 Turnstone, 7 Curlew, 4 Rock Pipit. (S Grose)

Davidstow Airfield: 1 Sanderling amongst flock of Ringed Plover. (G Williams) 1 Sanderling, 14 Ringed Plover, 1 Yellow legged Gull. (B Craven)

St Erth: Kingfisher. (M Yelland)

Church Cove: Pied Flycatcher. (J Foster)

Swanpool (17:25-19:00): 45 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Great Shearwater, 1 Large Shearwater sp, c150 Manx Shearwater, 1 Pomarine Skua, 15 Storm Petrel, 2 Sandwich Tern. (M Broadbent, F Hutchinson, L Parkerson, C Murphy)

Stithians Reservoir; Stuart Hutchings hide: 6 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 2 Common Sandpiper, 12 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, 9 Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 18 Curlew. (J St Ledger and others)

Maer Lake: 1 Canada Goose, 12 Mallard, 8 Teal, 2 Curlew (very strong winds and rain birds all huddled down in culm grass not showing). (N Bastin)

Bude Pitch & Put Green: 7 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew. (N Bastin)

Lowertown, Helston: 2 Firecrest (A Witheywood)

Polzeath: 2 Chough. (M Taylor)

Lizard Point (1200-1345): c2,000 Great Shearwater, c50 Cory’s Shearwater, 13 Balearic Shearwater, 84 Sooty Shearwater. (B Aspin)

Pendeen: Hooded Crow still at Higher Bojewyan.

Pendennis: Leach’s Petrel reported 1610.

Crows-an-Wra: Hoopoe reported.

Late news, 19/9, St Blazey LNR: 2 Teal, 1 Wigeon, on duckpond. (R Hampshire)

Late news, 19/9, Trago Mills, Liskeard: 3 House Martin (1 flying up to nest, 7+ nests in total) (C&J Duffy)

Late news, 19/9, Looe: ad m Eider feeding by jetty. (G Motley)

Late news, 19/9, Hayle Estuary RSPB: Osprey caught a fish 1700. (C Dale)

Late news, 18/9, Stithians Reservoir: 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Little Stint, 1 Ruff, 2 Common Sandpiper, 7 Pintail (L Parkerson, B Hancock-Smith, F Hutchinson, J Drage Hubert)

Late news, 18/9, Penryn Estuary: 2 Ruff, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Dunlin (L Parkerson, B Hancock-Smith, F Hutchinson, J Drage Hubert)

Late news, 18/9, Wadebridge: Curlew Sandpiper, Greenshank. (K Hawkridge)

Late news, 18/9, Gwithian,: 1 Hoopoe at 7:30am. (P Bawden)

Late submission, 18/9, Poltesco: Hoopoe photographed in private garden. (S Moss)

Late submission, 18/9, Cardinham: Ring-necked Parakeet photographed. (Per J Rance)

Late news, 14/9, Tresillian: 2 Greenshank, 19 Curlew. (D Newbitt)