Middle Amble. There will be a work party at the reserve from 9 am to approx 2pm on Thursday 22nd August. Walmsley should be unaffected. Thanks. Adrian.
Crowdy Reservoir. The site will be closed for circa 4 weeks to allow the safe felling and extraction of conifers from the site. Following this, native species will be re-planted. Per County Recorder
Hayle Estuary RSPB: Semipalmated Sandpiper in flock of Dunlin and Ringed Plover (S Ford) Mediterranean Gull, Curlew, Whimbrel, 4 Dunlin, 200+ Canada Geese, Grey Heron, Black Headed Gull, Great Black Backed Gull, Black tailed Godwit. (M James)
Pendeen: 9 Sabine’s Gulls, all between 0900-50. (P Combridge)
RSPB Scillonian III wildlife cruise, Penzance to Wolf Rock: 63 Gannet, 145 Manx Shearwater, 2 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Kittiwake, 1 Cormorant, 2 Fulmar, 18 Common Dolphin. Wolf Rock to St Mary’s: 10 Manx Shearwater, 3 Gannet, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Sandwich Tern. St Mary’s to Wolf Rock: 1 Kittiwake, 714 Manx Shearwater, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 21 Gannet, 52 Great Shearwater, 17 Cory’s Shearwater, 10 Common Tern, 1 Arctic Tern, 1 Fulmar. Wolf Rock to Penzance: 14 Cory’s Shearwater, 30 Great Shearwater, 1 Great Skua, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 35 Gannet, c2,000 Manx Shearwater 7 Kittiwake, 2 Fulmar, 35 Common Dolphin. (P Taylor, H Mitchell)
Truro, Sunny Corner/Boscowan Park: 13 Greenshank, 40 Redshank, 1 Whimbrel, 48 Curlew, 1 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull. (T Wilson)
Marazion Marsh RSPB: 60 – 70 White Stork circling very high then moving east at midday. (P Moore)
Egloshayle: 5 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper,1 Mistle Thrush. (S Grose)
Little Trelyn: 2 Great spotted Woodpecker.(S Grose)
Porth Reservoir: 1f Kingfisher, 1 Common Sandpiper,1Treecreeper, 3 Grey Wagtail, 2 Chiffchaff ,all below the dam wall.(S Grose)
Penryn River & surround: 6 Canada Goose, 15+ Curlew, 20+ Redshank, 20+ Black headed Gull, 5 Mute Swan, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Oystercatcher, 5 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 50+ Goldfinch,. (T Chambers)
Windmill Farm: 1 Wood Sandpiper. (S Taylor)
Windmill Farm, Lizard: 62 White Stork over at 10:35, circled the area then head up the coast past Kynance at 11:20 (S.Wood, J.Jones)
Hayle Carnsew Pool: 6 (2ad 4juv) Rock Pipit, 2 (ad & juv) Redshank, 1 Whimbrel, 6 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant. (10.15 – 11.30 M Webb).
Hayle: Ryan’s Field: 1 Kingfisher, 13 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant. (I Stennett)
Stithians Reservoir: 1 Green Sandpiper, 21 Curlew, 2 Shoveler, 5 Teal, 1 Kingfisher. (D Eva)
Predannack Airfield: 70+ White Stork until 10.00am. (A Lea)
Lizard Point: 50 White Stork flew in from the north at 11am. (P Murphy)
Kynance Cove: Flock of at least 20 White Stork . (J Vaughan)
Lost Gardens of Heligan: 1 Robin. ( I Sowerby)
Camel Estuary: 1 Osprey at 7:30am this morning. (R Kirkwood)
Rumps and Pentire: 2 Wood pigeon, 3 Oystercatcher, 7 Black-headed gull, 2 Mediterranean gull, 4 Great black-backed gull, c50 Herring gull, 4 Fulmar, c40 Manx shearwater, 24 Gannet, 5 Cormorant, 12 Shag, 2 Kestrel, 3 Carrion crow, 8 Swallow, 2 Wheatear, 3 House sparrow, 7 Rock pipit, c100 Linnet, 2 Grey seal, 2 Common Blue, 3 Speckled Wood, 4 Meadow Brown. (M Scawen et al.)
Par Beach: 70 Goldfinch. (R Hampshire)
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