Author: RVeal

Praa Sands: Only one new bird for the week, number 44, small flock of Linnet flying over. (Matt Southam)

Grampound: Lesser Black-backed Gull for 42. (Robert Nicholls)

Constantine: Surprisingly for my garden a House sparrow chirruping Friday. First sighting here since last March. Now on 47. Ravens still here daily but nest building on hold. I think it has been too windy. Still averaging about 28 species per day and a top single day figure of 34. (Tim Pinfield)

Perranarworthal: Lockdown list here has risen to 42 with Mistle Thrush, Redshank, Green Woodpecker & Common Gull added over the last week or so. Desperately hoping the Spoonbill that has been seen nearby will follow. (Stu Bearhop)

Marazion: Common Gull and Teal for 58. (Dave Parker)

Coverack: Heard-only Raven in the mist for 43. Plenty of Kittiwakes and Lesser Black-backed Gulls in the bay but couldn’t get either on the list. (Dan Beadle)

Lanlivery: up to 35 with Grey Wagtail extra. (Phil McVey)

Constantine: Two additions. Canada Goose and finally a Goldcrest. This takes me to 47. Still going for 50 by end of the month. {News of the moment from here is that I am watching daily a pair of Ravens building their nest in the firs outside the dining room window. I can see them through my scope from inside the house. They have only just started in the last couple of days so the structure is as yet no more than a small pile of sticks but I am hoping for great things. They have tried to breed here before but I was not able to confirm success. This year their nest is more visible so I should know one way or the other.} (Tim Pinfield)

Mabe Burnthouse: It’s been mostly quiet over the last week but one new addition today – a Sparrowhawk briefly in flight before dropping below the rooftops opposite. (Dan Chaney)

Liskeard: not much new in the garden, Siskins, Coal Tits, Great and Blue tits, so spent a half hour scoping across the valley from the comfort and warmth of the front room. The resident buzzard was seen, perched  on one of the new fence posts erected on farmland. Just about to give up when a Thrush was sighted. Upright stance, very pale front, but with distinct smudges on the chest. White underwing when in flight.  A Mistle Thrush! So my total is now 26.  Slow but sure! (Deena Sharp)

Coverack: The garden list is definitely benefitting from the end of uni exams. A fly-by Kestrel brought up 40, male Bullfinch for 41. A male Sparrowhawk has been visiting regularly so I’ve started keeping track of his success rate. So far 3 attempts, 3 misses. Also watched a female House Sparrow with a small white feather, which it carried around for a little while before being chased through the bushes by a male. Perhaps some early courtship? (Dan Beadle)

Garden Listing 23rd January 2021

Coverack: Got the ‘scope on the roof for the first time this year and gave the garden list a boost. Fieldfare, flyover Grey Wagtail, distant Gannet and Feral Pigeon, taking the list to 39. (Dan Beadle)

Praa Sands: I went outside to set off on morning walk to see 41, pair of bullfinches foraging in garden, looked up to see 42, two Starlings fly over and walked to the gate to see 43, a Med Gull on the green amongst the feeding Black heads. (Matt Southam)

St Keverne: Two additions: Chiffchaff (23rd) and Carrion Crow (on 20th). (Helen Norton)

Crowlas: A long overdue Collared Dove and a distant Great Black-backed Gull additions taking the list up to 41. (Reuben Veal)

Marazion: Chiffchaff for 54. (Dave Parker)

Constantine: Now that the weather is warming the new species are beginning to appear. Added three since I last wrote: Golden Plover, Mallard and Siskin so now on 45. Plenty of common stuff which I saw at the end of 2020 yet to see this year, eg Linnet, Goldcrest, Firecrest and Grey Wagtail.  May make 50 by February! (Tim Pinfield)

Tresillian: Inland woodland and farmland. Now up to 37, full list – Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Robin, Blackbird, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Buzzard, Carrion Crow, Jay, Woodpigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Pheasant, Wren, Mallard, Redwing, Rook, Peregrine, Stock Dove, House Sparrow, Fieldfare, Jackdaw, Moorhen, Chiffchaff, Song Thrush, Cormorant, Green Woodpecker,,, Starling, Meadow Pipit, Herring Gull, Barn Owl, Grey Wagtail, Stonechat, Mute Swan, Skylark (Andrew le Masurier)

Trethurgy: Garden List so far for 2021 is on 36: Grey Heron, Canada Goose, Sparrowhawk , Herring Gull , Feral Pigeon Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove , Tawny Owl, Great spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Wren, Robin, Dunnock, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Redwing, Nuthatch, Blackcap, Long-tailed tit, Willow Tit, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Raven, Crow, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Siskin, Bullfinch. (Geoff & Jacky White)

Praa Sands: A coastal site with a largish garden has produced 36 species so far in 2021: 1/ House Sparrow, 2/ Robin, 3/ Blackbird, 4/ Song Thrush, 5/ Chaffinch, 6/ Greenfinch, 7/ Goldfinch, 8/ Blue Tit, 9/ Great Tit, 10/ Dunnock, 11/ Wren, 12/ Wood Pigeon, 13/ Collard Dove, 14/ Feral Pigeon, 15/ Blackcap, 16/ Magpie, 17/ Carrion Crow, 18/ Jackdaw, 19/ Rook, 20/ Raven, 21/ Pied Wagtail, 22/ Meadow Pipit, 23/ Stonechat, 24/ Tawny Owl, 25/ Shag, 26/ Cormorant, 27/ Herring Gull, 28/ Black headed Gull, 29/ Great back backed Gull, 30/ Oystercatcher, 31/ Gannet, 32/ Great Northern Diver, 32/ Black-throated Diver, 33/ Fulmar, 34/ Redwing.35/ Buzzard, 36/ Sparrowhawk. (Matt Southam)

Perranarworthal: List since the start of the lockdown is onto 38. Country garden near woodland and overlooking a river: Canada goose, Mallard, Great Cormorant, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Black-headed gull, Herring Gull, Feral Pigeon, Wood pigeon, Tawny Owl, Kingfisher, Great spotted woodpecker, Pied wagtail, Grey wagtail, Wren, Dipper, Dunnock, Robin, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Blue tit, Great tit, Coal tit, Long-tailed tit, Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Jay, Magpie, Carrion crow, Raven, Jackdaw, Siskin, Chaffinch, Redwing, Fieldfare, Meadow Pipit. (Stu Bearhop)

Mabe Burnthouse: 30) Black Redstart. A pleasant surprise – looked out the lounge window to glimpse a bird flycatching off the rooftops opposite. A quick scrabble for the bins and yes it was, unfortunately mostly silhouetted. Used to be a fairly regular winter fixture when in Falmouth but a nice one to get on the garden list here, about 5 miles inland. (Dan Chaney)

Lanlivery: Raven and Collared Dove added taking total to 34 species. (Phil McVey)

Liskeard: Total now 25 with this weekends additions of Great Tit and Rook. (Deena Sharp).

Garden birding isn’t so bad when you have these stunning visitors. Siskins and a coal tit today.@CBWPS1 @CornwallBirding @BirdGuides @CwallWildlife pic.twitter.com/avpw0iJ1Hu

— Deena Sharp (@DeenaSharp18) January 16, 2021

St Keverne: Really pleased to receive your email about the new garden listing, thank you very much. I had started a list for my own interest, inspired by last years lockdown listing, however, I am very happy to take part again, especially as this lockdown feels more fraught. Thank you again team CBWPS!

Medium garden with farmland around. Here is my listing so far this new year: Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Wren, Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Goldcrest (hit window died) 9/1, Great Tit, Goldfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker
Pied Wagtail, Song Thrush singing 14/1, Collared Dove, Magpie, Redwing, Jackdaw , Fieldfare, Rook, Tawny Owl (heard 8am) 15/1, Buzzard, Pheasant , Dunnock , Green Woodpecker (heard) 17/1, Wood Pigeon
Best wishes all (Helen Norton)

Callestick: Medium sized garden in wooded valley with stream and ponds surrounded by farmland.

38 species so far – Robin, Dunnock, Wren, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Redwing, Fieldfare, Rook, Jackdaw, Magpie, Jay, Raven, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Mallard, Teal, Moorhen, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Buzzard, Grey, Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Firecrest, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Pheasant, Tawny Owl, Sparrowhawk, Woodpigeon.

The highlight so far has been Med Gull over on 1st Jan which was a garden tick. (Tony Wilson)

Garden Listing 15th January 2021

Constantine: Added Great Black-backed Gull, Collared Dove and Mistle Thrush since last update so now on 42. (Tim Pinfield)

Grampound: List up to 38 with addition of Jay. (Rob Nicholls)

Tresillian: Year list total moves to 32. (Andrew le Masurier)

Dobwalls: a single Greenfinch makes our total 32. We certainly don’t have them in the garden as much as we used to, so it was nice to see one. (Chris & Janet Duffy)

Crowlas: A Sparrowhawk and a distant flock of Fieldfare takes the total to 37, currently highlighted by the second garden record of Stonechat in ~6 years. (Reuben Veal)

Mabe Burnthouse: 29 Great Black-backed Gull – 2 circling slowly north together in the distance. (Dan Chaney)