Wednesday 30th August 2023

Wednesday 30th August 2023

Sennen: presumed 3cy Azorean Gull still in field behind Escalls Chapel, 3 White Wagtail (N R Rogers) juv Peregrine. (J Jones)

Pendeen (0615-0915): 1 Great Shearwater, 32 Cory’s Shearwater, 3 Sooty Shearwater, 1816 Manx Shearwater, 8 Fulmar, 176 Gannet, 8 Arctic Skua, 3 Common Scoter, 3 Kittiwake, 2 Whimbrel. (T McKinney) Also, 1 Dotterel flew over the lighthouse car park (calling) at about 10.10 (P Combridge)

Jollytown: 1 Ortolan Bunting briefly before it flew south; 1 Pectoral Sandpiper flew over; 1 Greenshank over. (D Collins)

Lamorna: Sabine’s Gull from Scillonian near Tater Dhu. (M Spicer)

Nanjizal: 1 Melodious Warbler and 1 Pied Flycatcher trapped and ringed. (J Overfield, K Wilson)

Wadebridge: 1 Spotted Redshank, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Oystercatcher, on river between Town & Anneka’s Bridges.(S Grose)

Wadebridge, Trewornan Farm: 332 Canada Geese, 7 Greylag, 1 Barnacle Goose. (S Grose)

Hayle Estuary RSPB: 1 Curlew Sandpiper (juvenile), 3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit. (N R Rogers) Ryan’s Field: 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 50+ Curlew, 9 Redshank, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 50+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull. (M Webb)

Kynance: 1 Whinchat, 6 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit. (D Collins)

Stithians Reservoir: 2 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Curlew, 6 Ringed Plover (one had white over green colour ring on left leg and metal over red on right leg) , 2 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank, 1 Golden Plover (S Van Hear, S Kolodziejski) 6 Common Sandpiper. (S Turner) Stuart Hutchings hide: 1 Osprey observed fishing, 6 Ringed Plover in flock with 2 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Curlew, 1 Lapwing, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler. (S Ford)

Walmsley: 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 5 Mute Swans, 15 Canada Geese, 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 8 Cattle Egret, 1 Chiffchaff. (V Booth)

East Pentire (0730-0815): 1 Merlin, 3 Arctic Skua, 5 Gannet, 1 Fulmar. (S. Allen)

Devoran: 3 Osprey. (B Baker, D Smith, S Baker)

Clodgy Point – St Ives Island: 1 Arctic Skua, 2 Whimbrel, 2 Little Egret, 3 Fulmar, 20+ Mediterranean Gull, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Stonechat. Also 1 Pomarine Skua yesterday from the island. (D Northside)

Brown Willy; Bodmin Moor: 6 Wheatear, 15+ Linnet, 4 Raven (circling), 1 Peregrine (over). (J St Ledger, J St Ledger-Renfree)

Millbrook: 2 Cattle Egret with Friesians south of Radford Lane (also reported yesterday), 1 Green Woodpecker in garden feeding on ants, 2 ads + 2 juvs Bullfinch on bird feeders. (B Taggart)

Swanpool: 1 juvenile Shag (R. Bowyer)

Drift Reservoir: 4 ( 2ad 2juv) Great Crested Grebe, 6 (5 ad 1 juv) Little Grebe, 5 Mallard, 4 (3 ad 1 juv) Moorhen, 20 Canada Goose, 4 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Cormorant. (M Webb)

Hannafore, Looe: 1 Eider (m), 4 Turnstones, 7 Pied Wagtail, 400+ Herring Gulls of various ages, feeding on sandflies near the wall along with 100+ Black-headed Gulls, 4 Swallows, 2 Shag, 1 Cormorant, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Mallard, 7 House Sparrow, 1 Crow.  (D Sharp).

Marazion Beach: 3 juv Knot, c50 Ringed Plover, c40 Sanderling, c50 Dunlin, c20 Turnstone, 4 Redshank. Also 2 eclipse drk Eider offshore. 3 Coot, 4 (2 juv) Little Grebe on the marsh and 1 Tree Pipit over. (R Veal)

Crowlas: 2 Tawny Owl. (R Veal)

Newquay, Trevemper sewage treatment works: 3 Tawny Owl, 2 Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff, 18 Magpie. (S Grose)

St Mawgan Village – Trevarrian – Mawgan Porth walk: 15 woodpigeon, herring gull, 1 great spotted woodpecker, house sparrow, rook, 8 robin, jackdaw, 2 pheasant, swallow, 1 green woodpecker, 11 blue tit, 1 great tit, carrion crow, 3 pied wagtail, 1 buzzard, 4 chaffinch, c40 goldfinch, 2 linnet, 3 dunnock, 8 starling, 4 meadow pipit, 5 stonechat, 12 wheatear, 1 rock pipit, c50 oystercatcher, 6 fulmar, 1 raven, 2 little egret. (C&G Horsley)

Rumps and Pentire: 3 Feral pigeon/rock dove, 2 Wood pigeon, 5 Oystercatcher, 25 Black-headed gull, 5 Mediterranean gull, 3 Great black-backed gull, 30 Herring gull, 5 Fulmar, 2 Manx shearwater, 8 Gannet, 5 Cormorant, 3 Shag, 5 Kestrel, 1 Magpie, 14 Carrion crow, 1 Raven, 1 Great tit, 25 Swallow, 1 Wren, 1 Robin, 5 Stonechat, 6 Wheatear, 1 Meadow pipit, 8 Rock pipit, 50 Linnet, 4 Goldfinch, 3 Grey seal, 2 Small white, 5 Common blue, 1 Small tortoiseshell, 5 Speckled wood, 3 Meadow brown, 3 Small heath (M Scawen et al)

Late news, 29/8, Penberth: 140 Cory’s Shearwater, 20 Great Shearwater, 6 Sooty Shearwater reported past.

Late news, 29/8, Porthgwarra: 420 Cory’s Shearwater, 110 Great Shearwater, 2 Sabine’s Gull reported past.