Wednesday 4th August 2021

Wednesday 4th August 2021

Camel Estuary, Dinham Flats: Buff-breasted Sandpiper this afternoon. (D Julian)

Newlyn: Hooded Crow along Gurnick Road. (B Oates)

Nanpean: Tree Sparrow flew east at 8:20am. (B Bosisto)

Clapper Marshes: Wood Sandpiper still. (D Julian)

FalmouthSwanpool lake: Drake Scaup in eclipse still present. (T Wilson)

Siblyback: 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper & 1 3CY Yellow-legged Gull (P Kemp)

Tresemple Pool: 11 Greenshank, 40 Redshank, 44 Curlew, 2 Whimbrel, 1 adult plus 7 juvenile Shelduck (D Eva)

Bradford: 3 Common Redstart (1 ad male, 2 juv – perhaps from separate broods). (K Dalziel)

Redstart, Kate Dalziel

Redstart, Kate Dalziel

Carbilly: 1 juvenile Northern Wheatear. (K Dalziel)

Wheatear, Kate Dalziel

King Arthur’s Downs: Black Darters breeding on bog pools, also Small Red Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer and Four-spotted Chaser. (K Dalziel)

Bodmin Moor: juv Cuckoo. (S Sanderson)

Polgigga: 2 Green Sandpiper over this afternoon. (M Wallace)

Porthgwarra – Trevilley: 26 Sedge Warbler, 6 Willow Warbler, c20 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Warbler, c200 Linnet. (R Veal)

Rumps and Pentire: 3 Woodpigeon, 5 Oystercatcher, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 45 Herring Gull, 5 Fulmar, 120 Gannet, 7 Cormorant, 5 Shag, 1 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 1 Marsh Harrier (juvenile), 6 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 4 Skylark, 8 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 4 Whitethroat, 50 Starling, 1 Robin, 4 Stonechat, 5 Wheatear, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 7 Rock Pipit, 35 Linnet, 25 Goldfinch, 3 Small Skipper, 7 Large White, 6 Common Blue, 2 Painted Lady, 1 Peacock, 1 Dark-green Fritillary, 4 Wall Brown, 15 Gatekeeper, 15 Meadow Brown, 12 Six-spot Burnet (M Scawen et al)

Late news, 3/8, Trevilley: 2cy Iceland Gull still present. (R Veal)

Late news, 3/8, Porthgwarra: Sooty Shearwater and 5 Balearic Shearwater reported past.

Scillonian news: Cory’s Shearwater, 2 Balearic Shearwater reported offshore Land’s End this evening.