Wednesday 2nd August 2023

Wednesday 2nd August 2023

Porthgwarra: 1 Fea’s-type Petrel, 5536 Cory’s Shearwater, 131 Great Shearwater, 68 Sooty Shearwater, 10560 Manx Shearwater, 5 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Pomarine Skua, 526 Gannet, 11 Fulmar, 19 Storm Petrel, 3 Kittiwake, 15 Guillemot. (R Irvine) 200+ Great Shearwater, Wilson’s Petrel, 3 Pomarine Skua. (S King) Another Fea’s-type Petrel reported at 1302.

Pendeen (0530-1930): 1 probable Scopoli’s Shearwater (seen from both the lighthouse and lower car park 0958), 1004 Cory’s Shearwater, 49 Great Shearwater, 52 Sooty Shearwater, 9 Balearic Shearwater, 6 Wilson’s Petrel, c150 Storm Petrel, 4 Arctic Skua. (S Rogers, P Marshall, B Bosisto et al) Also (0530-1130): Another presumed Scopoli’s Shearwater (0718), 1 Dunlin, 1 Oystercatcher, 5 Whimbrel. (B Bosisto) Additionally, 1 Wilson’s Petrel at 1301. (R Wilkins) 49,300 Manx Shearwater. (L Evans)

St Ives Island (11:40-18:30). 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 16 Whimbrel, 14 Oystercatcher, 2 Great Skua, 6 Guillemot, 3 Razorbill, 4 Kittiwake, 2 Sooty Shearwater, c.20,000 Manx Shearwater, 21 Cory’s Shearwater, 5 Balearic Shearwater, 47 Fulmar, 2 Wilson’s Petrel (15:33, 17:23), 51 European Storm Petrel, 17 Mediterranean Gull, 4 Black-backed Gull, 428 Gannet, 12 Shag, 1 Kestrel, 2 Barn Swallow. (P Nason)

Pendeen, Higher Bojewyan: 1 Hooded Crow present again feeding in woodland garden. (R Gore)

Crowdy Reservoir: 11 Great crested Grebe +2 juv, 1 Egyptian Goose (on eastern shoreline away from Canada Geese), 2 Little Grebe, 4 Tufted Duck.(S Grose)

Mousehole (0630-0910): 850+ Cory’s Shearwater, 30+ Great Shearwater, 6 Sooty Shearwater, 3000 Manx Shearwater, 4 Storm Petrel, 250+ Gannet, 3 Kittiwake. (P St Pierre)

Rame Head (0900-1330): 1793 Manx Shearwater, 13+ Balearic Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 11 Fulmar. (K Pellow)

Penlee: 3 Balearic Shearwater, 13 Storm Petrel. (T Blackburn)

Marazion beach (evening): 9 Mediterranean Gulls (inc.2 juv’s); 15 Sanderling; 10 Ringed Plover & 1 Dunlin. (J Hawkey)

Chapel Amble: 1 fledged Tawney Owl.(S Grose)

Porth Reservoir: 26 Great crested Grebe (18 adult & 8 juv), 1 Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck, 1 Mandarin, 21 Coot (inc 1 pr with 5 juv and 1pr with 4 juv), 3 Kingfisher, 7 Grey Wagtail. (S Grose)

Gannel Estuary: 32 Canada Geese,1 Grey Heron, 9 Little Egret,1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail opp boating lake at high tide this eve (S Grose)

Stithians Reservoir: 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Lapwing, 1 Dunlin, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Little Grebe, 1 Teal, 10+ Swift. (J St Ledger)

Stithians Lake (Feeder Hide): 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 4+ Great Tit, 12+ Blue Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 4+ Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler. (A Lea)

Millpool (private garden): 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker probing in lawn for ants for 20 mins, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Great Tit inc 2 juv, 1 juv Blue Tit, 4 House Sparrow, 2 Blackbird, 5 Pond Skater, 4 Red Admiral, 3 Large White (M Claughton)

Hayle Estuary RSPB, Ryan’s Field: 1m Kingfisher, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Whimbrel, 3 juv Shelduck, 100+ Canada Goose, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 40+ Black-headed Gull. (M Webb)

Walmsley Sanctuary: 14 Canada goose, 7 Mute swan (2 ad + 5 juv), 10 Gadwall, 14 Mallard, 1 Swift, 3 Wood pigeon, 2 Stock dove, 2 Moorhen, 1 Green sandpiper, 2 Herring gull, 1 Cattle egret, 3 Grey heron, 1 Little egret, 3 Buzzard, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion crow, 12 Sand martin, 3 House martin, 15 Swallow, 1 Sedge warbler (B Ide, M Scawen, A Taylor)

Penwithick: 1 Sparrowhawk 2 Jay 2 Magpie 3 Carrion Crow 11 Chaffinch 4 Greenfinch 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 Collared Dove 2 Woodpigeon 1 Stock Dove 2 Jackdaw 7 Goldfinch 2 Siskin 4 Greenfinch 9 Blue Tit 4 Great Tit 3 Coal Tit 2 Marsh Tit 1 Willow Tit 3 Dunnock 3 Robin 4 Blackbird 15 House Sparrow 6 Swallows over 1 Buzzard over 1 Wren 2 Nuthatch. (V Booth)

Dodman Point: 2 Cory’s Shearwater reported.

Portreath: 3 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Storm Petrel reported.

Marazion: 2 Cory’s Shearwater reported.