Walmsley Sanctuary.

Please be careful when using the tower hide access as the bullocks have got in behind the hide and broken several of the boardwalk planks. My fault unfortunately but we will get them fixed as soon as we can. Adrian (Reserve warden).

Breney Common: 1 Nuthatch on telegraph wire. (N Best)

Calstock wetland, 09.00, on rising tide: 1 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper, 22 Teal, 3 juv Shelduck, 35+ Mallard, 1 calling Water Rail. (P Kemp)

Maer Lake, 09.30-11.30: 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 2 Ruff, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Moorhen, 56 Black-headed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 45 Mallard, 13 Teal, 5 Canada Goose, 1 Shelduck, 2 Buzzard. (K Hannavy)

Siblyback Lake: 1 juvenile Wheatear, 5 Linnet, 2 Coot, 10 Little Grebe, 6 Pied Wagtail, 3 Robin, 1 Raven (heard), 1 Nuthatch, 1 Kingfisher (m), 1 juvenile Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Coal Tit, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Grey Heron, large number of Canada Geese, Lesser-black Backed and Herring Gull. Butterflies included Painted Lady, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White, Red Admiral and 1 Clouded Yellow. (D Sharp)

Falmouth Bay, AK Wildlife Cruise: 30 European Storm Petrel, 2 Cory’s Shearwater, 15 Sooty Shearwater, 25 Great Shearwater, 1000 Manx Shearwater, 1 Minke Whale, 100 Common Dolphin. (S Van Hear)

Stithians, Stuart Hutchings hide 13.30 – 15.00: 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Kestrel, 1 Wheatear, 2 Lapwing, 12 Little Grebe, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Curlew, 2 f Teal, 1 Buzzard, 3 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 9 Cormorant, 2 Moorhen, 12 Swallow, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Pied Wagtail, 31 Herring Gull, 1 Black-headed Gull . (M Saunders)

Middle Amble: Female Kingfisher active in pond behind hide this afternoon. (G Williams)

Lizard, Caerthillian Valley to Lion’s Den: 2 Whitethroat, c50 Linnet, c50 Goldfinch [including one juv being fed by adult], 10 Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Wheatear, 1 Raven, 1 Rock Pipit, 3 Chough, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Shag, 7 Gannet. (P K & T F Bray)

Ryan’s Field: Cetti’s Warbler. (S Willson)

Penzance, Offshore: 300+ Manx Shearwater,  2 Great Shearwater, 20+ European Storm Petrel, Porpoise,  30+ Common Dolphin, 1 Sunfish, Bluefin Tuna (couldn’t count them). (A Cross)

Treraven Meadows: Spotted Flycatcher. (C Davies)

Lizard Point: Great Shearwater, pale phase Arctic Skua, 3 juv Yellow-legged Gull, 2 juvenile Mediterranean Gull. ( T Blunden, B Bosisto)

Housel Bay, 10.15-11.45: 10 (believe 4ad 6juv) Chough, 2 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 20+ Jackdaw, 100+ flock of Rook and Carrion Crow, 6 (2ad 4juv) Shag, 9 Swallow, 1 Grey Seal. (M Webb)

Drift Reservoir: Osprey this evening fishing in the northwest corner and then flew east, at least 11 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank. (T Twiggs)

Wadebridge, between Town and Anneka’s Bridges: 1 juv Mediterranean Gull, 11 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 267 Herring Gull. (S Grose)

Late submission, 14/08, Pendeen: 1 Turtle Dove, 1 Reed Warbler and 1 Spotted Flycatcher. (Whatsapp)

Late submission, 14/08, Pendeen Watch: 54,000 Manx Shearwater, 4 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Great Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 184 European Storm Petrel, 4 Wilson’s Storm Petrel, 2 Arctic Tern, 16 Common Tern, 6 Whimbrel, 3 Teal, 359 Dunlin. (Whatsapp)

Late submission, 14/08, Drift Reservoir: 1 Garganey, 3 Common Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Greenshank. (Whatsapp)

Late submission, 14/08, St Ives Island 06:43-10-00: 1 Long-tailed Skua (intermediate juvenile), 1 Wilson’s Petrel, 561 European Storm Petrel, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 30,000+ Manx Shearwater, 1 Great Skua, 20+ Arctic tern, 6 Whimbrel, 10 Turnstone, 200+ Dunlin. (L Langley)

Late submission, 14/08, Swanpool: 3 Fulmar chicks on the ledges. (S McCartney)

Late submission, 14/08, Coombe, Harrowbarrow, ca 18.00: 15 – 20 mix of House Martins and Swallows feeding over the Coombe. (J Mazzeo)

Late submission, 13/08, Swanpool: 5 Cormorant, 5 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan with 3 juv, ca 15 Tufted Duck, 10+ Mallard, 1 juv Eurasian Moorhen, 10+ Eurasian Coot, 1 Grey Heron, 3+ Barn Swallow, 2 Dunnock (collecting downy feathers), many Herring Gull, some Black-headed Gull. (D Rauprich)

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