Wednesday 23rd October 2024

Wednesday 23rd October 2024

Kynance Farm/Soapy Cove: sub-adult male Hen Harrier, 1 Pink-footed Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Snow Bunting flying south, 2 Mistle Thrushes flying south, 2 imm Arctic Skua flew north over the heath, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest. (D Collins)

Lundy Bay: 0910-1045: 2 Great Northern Diver SW, 40 Redwing, 15 Blackbird, 7 Song Thrush, Chiffchaff, 11 Long-tailed Tit, 420 Chaffinch SW, 2 Brambling SW. (G Stephenson)

St Merryn: 1 Turtle Dove in garden for a 5th day. (R Hughes)

Maer Lake: 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 13 Moorhen, 600+ Canada Geese, 3 Hybrid, 3 Barnacle Geese, 12 Mallard, 23 Teal, 2 Wigeon, 42 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 150+ Golden Plover (between Maer Lake and Bude Marshes), 4 Black-Tailed Godwit, 3 Common Sandpiper, 48 Lapwing, 2 Raven (over). (N Bastin)

Castle Beach, Falmouth: 1 Red-throated Diver, still. (J Irvine)

The Kelseys: 7 Barnacle Goose. (S Rowe)

Porth Joke: 376 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch, 19 Redwing, 8 Song Thrush, 2 Snipe, 3 Water Rail, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Kingfisher. (S Rowe)

Buttermilk Hill to Treveal to St Ives: 1 Chough, 2 Curlew, 98 Redwing, 42 Chaffinch, 35 Common Scoter west and 6 Great Northern Diver in the bay and off The Island. (A Lobb)

Godrevy Point: 1 Snow Bunting. (J Braiden)

Treraven: Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull, House Sparrow, 3 Blackbird, c40 Starling, Herring Gull, 5 Redshank, 4 Magpie, c100 Canada Goose, 5 Lapwing, 8 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Wren, 5 Barnacle Goose, 2 Buzzard, 3 Little Egret, 10 Robin, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Curlew, 2 Dunnock, 4 Pied Wagtail, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Great Tit, 14 Mallard, 20 Teal, 1 Sparrowhawk, Rook, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 Jay, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher. (C&G Horsley)

Camel Estuary, Wadebridge to Tregunna: 70 Canada Goose, 9 Mute Swan, 8 Shelduck, 45 Wigeon, 35 Mallard, 5 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Great-crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 110 Oystercatcher, 70 Lapwing, 2 Grey Plover, 3 Ringed Plover, 120 Curlew (J5), 35 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 5 Common Sandpiper, 85 Redshank, 150 Black-headed Gull, 5 Mediterranean Gull, 8 Great Black-backed Gull, 95 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 11 Cormorant, 7 Cattle Egret, 11 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 4 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 9 Rook, 65 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 4 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Fox, 1 Red admiral. (M Scawen et al.)

Wacker: 15:05, Low tide: 1 Osprey carrying a fish, 5 Avocet, 3 Great-crested Grebe, 3 Little Egret, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 12 Curlew, 97 Teal, 47 Wigeon, 92 Shelduck, 35 Oystercatcher. (M & R Frost)

Stithians: 25 Lapwing, 1 Great White Egret from feeder hide. (B Toms)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Great White Egret, 29 Lapwing, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Wigeon, 8 Teal, 40 Mallard, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Bullfinch. (S Van Hear)

Stithians Reservoir Stuart Hutchings Hide: 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret,  2 m&f Wigeon, 30+ Mallard, 32 Canada Goose, 75+ mixed flock of Gulls 13.10 – 13.30. Feeder Hide: 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2m Chaffinch, 1 Robin, 2 m&f Teal, 13.35 – 14.00. (M Webb)

Eastern Green: 1 Snow Bunting by seating area in line with Costa. (A McKechnie)

Carne/Gilllan Creek: Low tide: 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Grey Heron, 9 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Curlew, 3 Little Egret, 2 Mallard, 2 Mute Swan. (B Nicholls)

Penryn University1 Yellow-browed Warbler briefly near Glasney view, 16:22. (A Turnbull)

Lizard Point: 1 Hobby hunting small bird in the air. (N Hallam)

Porth Reservoir10 Coot, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Great-crested Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 2 Robin, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Blackbird, 2 Wren, 30 Jackdaw, 17 Mallard, 2 Cormorant, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 105 Herring Gull, 12 Black-headed Gull, 1 Jay, 1 Heron, 4 Wood Pigeon, 1 Common Darter dragonfly and 1 Hornet wasp. (A Quincey)

Nanquidno: 2 Yellow-browed Warbler, 1 (F) Blackcap, 1 Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail. (J St ledger & A Lea)

Penberth: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 4 Firecrest, 3 Chiffchaff, 25 Redwing. (P Fraser)

Pendrea, St. Buryan: 100 Golden Plover. (P Fraser)

Lanivet: 15.00-15.30: 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 House Sparrow, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Wood Pigeon, 10+Jackdaw, 5+ Rook, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 male Blackbird, 1 Magpie and also 1 Buzzard flying low over A30 towards Bodmin. (B Crowle)

Lands End: 08:00 – 12:00: 4,755 Chaffinch, mainly before 10:30 in flocks of up to 200. 428 Skylark, 71 Goldfinch, 36 Siskin, 34 Linnet, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Brambling, 17 Redwing, 3 Reed Bunting, 295 Woodpigeon.

Pendeen lighthouse: 13 Common Scoter, 53 Blacked-legged Kittiwake, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Sandwich Tern, 1 Red-throated Diver, 19 Manx Shearwater, 4 Balearic Shearwater, Northern Gannet, 1 Western Cattle Egret, 1 Merlin. (G Hayman)

The Gannel, Newquay107 Black-headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 8 Lesser Black-backed Gull, About 200 Herring Gull, 5 Common Redshank, 34 Curlew, 2 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock, large mixed flock of Jackdaw and Crows. (A Quincey)

Kenidjack: 1 Black Redstart, 1 Porthgwarra & Yellow-browed Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail. (N Truby)

Sennen Cove: 1 male Merlin, 2,Yellow-browed Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest (R Wilkins)