Wednesday 6th November 2024

Wednesday 6th November 2024

Skewjack: 1 Rough-legged Buzzard. (A Tomkins)

Skewjack Farm: 1 Rough-legged Buzzard, 6 Common Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Snipe (over). (J St Ledger, A Lea)

Sennen, Trevear Farm: American Golden Plover, 400+ Golden Plover, 90+ Lapwing. (K Pellow)

Cliff top, south of Bude: 2 Choughs. One initially, feeding on grass on cliff top, joined by another 10mins later. (J Edmonds)

Hayle Estuary1 Avocet. (C Dale)

Hayle Estuary1 Avocet. (J Elvin)

Hayle Estuary: Late pm – 1 Avocet, 16 Cattle Egret. 1 Water Rail and 1 Firecrest near hide at Ryan’s Field. (A Lobb)

Ryan’s field: 12.30: 1 Avocet. (J Elvin)

Ryan’s Field: 1 Avocet this afternoon. (D Cains)

Longrock: 1 Snow Bunting, 1 Sandwich Tern over. (J Noon)

Longrock Beach: 1 Snow bunting.  (T Culmer)

Hepworth Sculpture Garden, St Ives: Firecrest (heard) and female-type Black Redstart. (G Jones)

Trevithick Estate, St Merryn: Turtle Dove in garden at 1.50pm. (R Hughes)

St Breward, Bodmin Moor: 1 Red Kite mobbed by corvids. (I Stennett)

Walmsley200+ Canada Geese, 2 Greylag Geese, 2 Barnacle Geese, 2 white Geese, 8 Swans including Juv, 8 Gadwall, 12 Mallard, 10 Widgeon, 8 Teal, 10 Shoveller, 3 Little Grebe plus many other ducks at distance, 35 Curlew, 1 Green Sandpiper and 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Tit, 2 Blue Tit. (J Marshall)

Lower and Higher Bosistow farm: 3 Black Redstart, all females on farm rooftops. (A Tomkins)

Pendeen: 7 Barnacle Geese, 2 Gadwall, 1 Wheatear. (P Combridge)

Downderry: 3 Great Northern Diver, 3 Little Egret, 40+ Gannet, 55+ auks and a Kittiwake before 08:15. Later, 2 Firecrest in a local garden. (A Payne)

Hannafore Beach: 9am- 11am: 3 Brent Goose, 44 Oystercatcher, 14 Turnstone, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Little Egret, 6 Rock Pipit, 3 Ringed Plover, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Grey Seal. (S Sanderson)

St Ives Island am: Passing west 1 Great Skua, 1 Wigeon, around 2000 auks 80/20 in favour of Guillemots, 1 Purple Sandpiper on the rocks. (A Lobb)

St Gothian Sands: 1 Snow Bunting. (J Elvin)

Camel Estuary, Wadebridge to Padstow: 6 Canada Goose, 12 Mute Swan, 7 Shelduck, 110 Wigeon, 54 Mallard, 6 Teal, 1 Goosander, 4 Wood pigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Moorhen, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Little Grebe, 120 Oystercatcher, 75 Lapwing, c.2000 Golden Plover, 21 Ringed Plover, 110 Curlew, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Turnstone, 30 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 65 Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 200 Black-headed Gull, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 12 Great Black-backed Gull, 150 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 8 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Magpie, 20 Jackdaw, 120 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 5 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Linnet, 2 Red Admiral. (M Scawen et al.)

Tresillian River, Tresillian to Tresemple Pool (low tide, 14.40 – 15.55): 2 Whooper Swan still opposite Tresemple Pool, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 10 Redshank, 27 Curlew, 4 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron. (A Nicholson)

Long Rock Pool: 1 Great White Egret. (T Pinfield)

Kenidjack: 2 Chough, c 6 Chiffchaff (by Donkey Paddock), 1 Swallow. (T Pinfield)

Wadebridge1 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Mandarin Duck (2m 1f), 1 Cormorant, 1 Curlew. (V Booth)

Private garden, Mullion: 1 Black Redstart (male). (S Bray)

Lanivet: 14.00-17.00: 4 male Blackbird, 6 Starling, 3 Pied Wagtail, 15+ Rook, 70+ Herring Gull over, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Wood Pigeon, 4 Magpie, 15+ Jackdaw and c10 House Sparrow. (B Crowle)

Porthilly: 2 Great Northern Diver, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Brent Goose (Pale bellied), 1m Kingfisher, 1 Greenshank, 67 Oystercatcher,1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Wigeon, 1 Mute Swan, 35 Turnstone, 7 Curlew, 5 Rock Pipit, 2 Raven over. (S Grose)

Lizard Village: 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Black Redstart, 1 White Wagtail on The Green. (B Nicholls)