Wednesday 21st September 2022

Wednesday 21st September 2022

Treraven Meadows: 1 Pectoral Sandpiper. (S Grose, M Lammas, A Langdon) Also, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 5 Curlew, 2 Nuthatch. (S Grose, M Lammas)

Marazion Marsh RSPB: 1 Richard’s Pipit. (Per County Recorder) 1 Wryneck near fence. (P Walsh) 4 (2m 2f) Stonechat, 2 Moorhen. (M Webb)

Marazion Beach: Mixed flock of 50 Ringed Plover and 80 Dunlin, 1 Sanderling, 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Curlew, 2 Little Egret, 12 Oystercatcher (C Taylor). Also a Curlew Sandpiper reported by slipway at 12:30.

Treveal: 1 Wryneck. Also 1 Garden Warbler at Clodgy. (A Lobb)

Predannack Wollas to Soapy Cove: Wryneck, 2 Chough. (S Ford)

Land’s End: Turtle Dove along cycle track this evening. (M Elliott)

Devoran, Point Green: 2 Osprey over, one bird subsequently went up river, other lost to sight over the houses. (M Wilson)

St Keverne: Firecrest NE of sewage works. (P Hopcroft)

Newlyn, Sandy Cove: Grey Phalarope offshore then headed into middle of bay, then seen from Jubilee Pool. (L Proctor)

Nanjizal: 1 Redstart, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Wood Sandpiper. Please keep to public rights of way. (K Wilson)

Penberth Valley: 2 Firecrest North of B3315. (J Eaton)

Siblyback: 3 Wheatear, 9 Teal, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Greylag Geese, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 4 Grey Heron, 26 Little Grebe (L Birtwistle) Also, 1 knot, 10 dunlin, 1 snipe, 2 greenshank, swallow, tawny owl, raven, stonechat, meadow pipit, 1 additional Curlew. (K Baum)

St Agnes Head: 2 Chough, 3 Wheatear, many Gannets over Dolphins and a Kestrel. (J&J Elvin)

Upper Tamar Lake: 1 Little Stint, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 22 Dunlin, 29 Ringed Plover, 1 Ruff, 1 Barnacle Goose, 410 Canada Goose, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, c100 Herring Gull, c60 Black-headed Gull, 35 Lesser Black-backed Gull. (R Lockwood)

Fowey Estuary: 2-3 Osprey. (R Kirkwood)

Porthgwarra: 1 Pomarine Skua, 1 Arctic Skua from Gwennap head this morning. Also 9 Snipe over Polgigga. (M Ferris) Also Wryneck reported at Roskestal.

Drift: 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Ruff, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Dunlin, 1 Wheatear, 1 Kingfisher, 2 White Wagtail, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Garganey, 45 Meadow Pipit. (J St Ledger, A McKechnie, D Flumm, S Williams, M James)

Trevilley: 2 Whinchat, 130 Meadow Pipit, Clouded Yellow butterfly. (D Flumm)

North Bowda: 1 Whinchat. (B Craven)

St Clements: Water Rail. (R Griffiths)

East Pentire: 2 Chough, 50 Meadow Pipit, 2 Wheatear, 1 Whitethroat. (B Bosisto)

Rame: Spotted Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher and 2 Cirl Buntings at coastguard cottages late afternoon. (A Payne)

Colliford Reservoir: 2 Little Stint, 9 Dunlin, 7 Barnacle Goose, 5 Great Crested Grebe, c80 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 1 ad Yellow-legged Gull. (P Roseveare)

Dozmary Pool: 1 Spotted Redshank, 6 Lapwing, 4 Shoveler, 37 Teal, c280 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Yellow-legged Gull. (P Roseveare)

Porthilly point: 29 Ringed Plover, 5 Turnstone, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 19 Dunlin, 4 Grey Heron, 11 Little Egret, 4 Cormorant, 77 Oystercatcher, 3 Curlew,19 Sandwich Tern, 167 Mediterranean Gull,1 Wheatear, 7 Rock Pipit, 5 Linnet, 3 Raven over. (S Grose)

Gannel Estuary: 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Kingfisher. (S Grose)

Wadebridge: 40 Redshank  9 Dunlin 1 Curlew Sandpiper 200 metres below bridge. (M Lammas)

Devoran Quay: (12.00 – 13.00) 2 Osprey (both headed up stream towards, Perranarworthal at 13.00), 6 Bar Tailed Godwit, 25(+) Black tailed Godwit, 96 Curlew, 16 Oystercatcher, 1 Greenshank, 39 Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 8 Teal, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 6 Little Egret. (A Nicholson)

Point Quay: 1 Osprey fishing (unsuccessful dive at 13.15, differentindividual to the Devoran birds), 3 Curlew. (A Nicholson)

Chacewater garden centre: 20+ Long-tailed Tit. (P Roberts)

Rinsey to Porthleven: 2 Chough @ 12.20 flying East & 2 Chough @ 14.25 flying East.  2 Wheatear. 3 Stonechat [1m / 2f]. 20+ Carrion Crow flying West. 50+ Rook in field near Mariners Memorial. (P K Bray)

Feeder Hide, Stithians Reservoir: 1 Kingfisher (mobbed by Magpie), 1 Grey Heron, 2 Moorhen, 3 Snipe, 2 (1m + 1 juv) Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 3 Great Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Robin, 1 Rabbit. (S Van Hear) Also 3 Curlew Sandpiper at North end. (J Lewis)

Calenick: 2 Firecrest. (J Lewis)

Camel Estuary, Wadebridge to Tregunna: 1 Pale-bellied brent goose, 250 Canada goose, 5 Greylag goose, 1 European white-fronted goose, 1 Bar-headed goose, 6 Mute swan, 13 Wigeon, 12 Mallard, 9 Wood pigeon, 75 Oystercatcher, 120 Curlew (including a bird that had been released on Dartmoor), 3 Bar-tailed godwit, 18 Black-tailed godwit, 1 Knot, 2 Curlew sandpiper, 10 Dunlin, 1 Common sandpiper, 65 Redshank, 4 Greenshank, 250 Black-headed gull, 4 Mediterranean gull, 1 Great black-backed gull, 9 Herring gull, 1 Lesser black-backed gull, 21 Cormorant, 4 Grey heron, 37 Little egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great-spotted woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 4 Rook, 55 Carrion crow, 4 Raven, 1 Coal tit, 1 Blue tit, 2 Great tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Starling, 9 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 8 House sparrow, 1 Pied wagtail, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Red admiral, 3 Clouded yellow, 3 Speckled wood. (M Scawen et al)

Wadebridge: 5 Cattle Egret reported.

Calstock Wetlands: 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper reported.

Late submission, 20/9, Nare Head: American Painted Lady photographed (first in Cornwall since 1876). (R Castillo-Nicholls)

Late submission, 20/9, Treraven Meadows: 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, not Ruff {re-identified from photos}. (D Dennis)

Late Submission, 20/9, Treyarnon/Constantine: 9 Mediterranean Gull, 6 Black Headed Gull, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 60+ Turnstone, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Egret, 20+ Herring Gull. (C Taylor)