Wednesday 29th January 2020

Wednesday 29th January 2020

Towan Head, Newqauy: 22 Purple Sandpiper, 10 Turnstone behind Headland Hotel at 09:00. (M Lammas)

Newlyn: Black Guillemot off sandy Cove again this morning. (L Proctor)

Hayle Estuary RSPB: 2 (ad & 4w) Caspian Gull, ad Ring-billed Gull and 9+ Yellow-legged Gull. (M Elliott) Slavonian Grebe still on Carnsew Pool. (B Hibbett)

St Ives Island (07:35-12:00): 286 Gannet, 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Black-throated Diver, 48 Kittiwake, 800 Herring Gulls, 1 Glaucous Gull (seen North of Island for over an hour 11:00-12:00 just off rocks being mobbed by Herring Gulls). (P Nason)

Siblyback Reservoir: 1m Ring-necked Duck, 2 Goldeneye, 200+ Starlings, 4Chaffinch, 3 Meadow Pipit, 4 Stonechat, 15 Tufted Duck, 2 Goldcrest. (R Napp)

Ring-necked Duck, Rickk Napp

Goldeneye, Rick Napp

Kenidjack: Firecrest and 50 Lapwing. (D Flumm)

Drift: Long-tailed Duck, 6 Tufted Duck, 124 Canada Geese, 3 Little Egret. (D Flumm)

St. Clement: Cattle Egret, Firecrest, Kingfisher (P.Carter)

Truro:2 Goldcrest (M & F). Also the Meadow Pipit still frequenting our garden daily since November.  (K&J Mortimore)

St John’s Ford: 1 Firecrest in woods, and Blackcap singing. Also 1 Greenshank. (M Jordan)

Creegbrawse, Chacewater:  1 Firecrest (B Toms)

Camel Estuary Wadebridge to Tregunna: 28  Mute Swan, 1 Whooper Swan, 37  Shelduck, 8 Mallard, 66 Wigeon, 1 Red-legged Partridge, 1  Pheasant, 2  Little Grebe, 5 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 5  Little Egret, 2  Buzzard, 1  Peregrine falcon, 55  Oystercatcher, 1  Ringed Plover, 3  Grey Plover, c. 2000 Golden Plover, 250 Lapwing, 9 Knot, 150 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 47 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 56 Black-tailed Godwit, 75 Curlew, 250 Black-headed Gull, 100 Herring Gull, 31 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 21 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Dunnock, 1 Robin, 3 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 7 Rook, 29 Carrion Crow, 8 Starling, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch (M Scawen et al.).

Crowdy Reservoir: 2 Goosander, 2 Crossbill next to hide, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Crested Grebe,1 ad Yellow-legged Gull, 300+ Golden Plover in the air. (S Grose)

Davidstow Woods: 2+5 Crossbill, 11 Siskin, 5+ Great Spotted Woodpecker. (S Grose)

Camelford: 1 Sparrowhawk. (S Grose)

Wilcove: Green-winged Teal, Whimbrel & Cmonom Sandpiper. (P Aley)

Torpoint: 2 Great Northern Diver & 3 Eider (P Aley)

Hannafore: 3 Slavonian Grebe, Kingfisher, 7 Med Gull & Great Northern Diver (P Aley)

Wacker: 2 Avocet & Great Northern Diver (P Aley)

Seaton: 7 Red-throated Diver (P Aley)

Portwrinkle: 90 Common Scoter & Red-throated Diver (P Aley)

Millbrook: 13 Cattle Egret (Stone Farm), 3 Med Gull & 2 Egyptian Goose (P Aley)

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