Wednesday 24th July 2024

Wednesday 24th July 2024

St Ives Island 07.30-09.00: Up to 180/min Manx Shearwaters, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 30 Common Scoter, 2 Sandwich Terns, 30 Dunlin. (G Jones)

Hannafore, Looe:  34 Mediterranean Gull (adults and juveniles). (D Sharp)

Rumps and Pentire: 1 Wood pigeon, 7 Feral pigeon/rock dove, 4 Oystercatcher, 6 Great black-backed gull, 27 Herring gull, 2 Fulmar, 2 Gannet, 12 Cormorant, 16 Shag, 2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 1 Magpie, 5 Carrion crow, 1 Blue tit, 3 Skylark, 5 Swallow, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 2 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 4 House sparrow, 1 Pied wagtail, 3 Rock pipit, 3 Linnet, 7 Goldfinch, 2 Grey seal, 1 Red admiral, 9 Gatekeeper, 4 Meadow brown. (M Scawen et al.)

Porthgwarra: 12 Cory’s Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Pomarine Skua (2nd cal-yr), Manx Shearwater (>500 per minute) (west 1505-1650). (N R Rogers)

Downderry: Moving west (0600-0745), 11 Common Scoter, 950+ Gannet, 21 Mediterranean Gull. (A Payne)

Mabe Burnthouse: 1 Sparrowhawk. (K Raven)

Bumble Rock Lizard, 13.20-17.30: 108 Cory’s Shearwater, 3 Great Shearwater, 4 Balearic Shearwater, 12 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Juv LT Skua, 2 Arctic Skua (1 dark,1 pale), 11 Puffin, 5 Storm Petrel. (J Jones, S Wood, D Collins, D Beadle)

Par Beach Pool: 1 juv Green Woodpecker, 6 Mediterranean Gull (3 juv, 2ad ,1 2nd winter), 213 Black headed Gull (35 juv), 2 Common Sandpiper. (S Grose)

Par Garden centre: 3 Siskin, 3 Coal Tit, 9 Goldcrest. (S Grose)

Par Market, East carpark: 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Nuthatch.(S Grose)

Gannel Estuary: 2 Common Sandpiper opposite boating lake. (S Grose)

RSPB Scillonian III wildlife cruise, 24/7, Penzance to Wolf Rock: 94 Gannet, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 7 Herring Gull, 1 Fulmar, 1 Cormorant, 98 Manx Shearwater, 30 Common Dolphin, 3 Harbour Porpoise. (P Taylor, H Mitchell)

RSPB Scillonian III wildlife cruise, 24/7, Wolf Rock to St Mary’s: 40 Manx Shearwater, 2 Gannet, 2 Common Dolphin. (P Taylor, H Mitchell)

RSPB Scillonian III wildlife cruise, 24/7, St Mary’s to Wolf Rock: 40 Manx Sheawater, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 European Storm Petrel, 3 Cory’s Shearwater. (P Taylor, H Mitchell)

RSPB Scillonian III wildlife cruise, 24/7, Wolf Rock to Penzance: 3 Cory’s Shearwater, 4 Fulmar, c2,000 Manx Shearwater, 243 Gannet, 2 European Storm Petrel, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Guillemot, 1 Kittiwake, 43 Common Dolphin. (P Taylor, H Mitchell)

Late Submission, 23/07/23, Idless; Truro: Sandwich Tern flock calling overhead at 22:45. (B Bosisto)