Friday 16th June 2023

Friday 16th June 2023

Marazion Marsh: First summer Night Heron flew in just before 21.00. (G Jones)

Siblyback: 1 Barnacle Goose, 500+ Canada Geese, 26+ Mallard, 60+ Herring Gull, 1 adult Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Moorhen, 1 Sand Martin, 10+ Swallow, calling Spotted Flycatcher, many Willow Warbler, 4 Pied Wagtail. (P Kemp)

Siblyback: 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Long Tailed Tit, 1 Male Reed Bunting, 1 Cuckoo (calling), 12+ House Martin, 3 Fledged Robin, 9 Cormorant. (D Sharp)

Liskeard – Trevethan Meadows, 0800-0900:  1 Pied wagtail, 4 house martin prospecting, 10+ jackdaw, 5 juv rooks from the 2-nest rookery at 90m. (A Riley)

Marazion Marsh: Great White Egret flew from east of the reserve across the beach towards Penzance, m Bullfinch. (S. Cox)

Cardinham Woods: 1 Yellowhammer singing. (L Parkerson and F Hutchinson)

Gorran Churchtown to Portmellon, via Sanctuary Wood: 10+ Rook, 8 Jackdaw, 1 Jay, 4 Blackbird, 6 House Sparrow, 3 Wood-pigeon, 2 Great Tit, 2 Robin, 4 Chaffinch, 2 House Martin, 10 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Kestrel. (Ian & Cheryl Sowerby)

Portmellon to Gorran Haven, via Chapel Point: 4 Dunnock, 2 House Sparrow, 2 Robin, 1 Great Tit, 4 Blackbird, 1 Magpie, 12 Goldfinch, 6 Chaffinch, 1 Willow Warbler, 6 Whitethroat, 1 Wren, 2 Greenfinch, 15 Linnet, 6 Stonechat, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 8 Starling, 20+ Rook, 4 Swallow, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Cormorant, c250 Herring Gull, 10 Great Black-backed Gull [1 x 1st Winter]. ( Ian & Cheryl Sowerby)

Carnkie, Helston: 1 pr Dunnock feeding young in nest. (A Lea)

St Day: Raven over. (Robert)

Whipsiderry: 14 Fulmar on territories, 7 Oystercatcher, 3 Corn Bunting in field north of “Sands Resort”, 3 Meadow Pipit families, 1m Kestrel. (S Grose)

Marazion Beach (evening): 30 Sanderling, 3 Ringed Plover, 17 Dunlin. (J Hawkey)

St Columb Minor, 16.15: 1 Red Kite over . (G Horsley)

Downderry: 0530-0730, moving west 35 Gannet, 5 Manx Shearwater, 3 Mediterranean Gull.  Great Northern Diver still present. (A Payne)

 

Late Submission, 15/06, College Woods & Lake: 1 Hawfinch, 1m Bullfinch, 1 Jay, 5 Song Thrush, 6 Blackbird, 4 Wren, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 1 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 3m 1f Mallard with 2 Duckling, 2 Great Crested Grebe with 3 Chick, 2 Swift. (T Chambers)

Late submission, 14/06, Scillonian: (B Craven & V Stratton)

Penzance to the Wolf Rock Lighthouse: 19 Herring Gull, 305 Manx Shearwater, 4 Gannet, 7 Shag, 1 Cormorant, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Northern Diver, 8 Common Scoter, 2 Kittiwake, 2 Fulmar, 30 Guillemot, 1 Atlantic Grey Seal.

Wolf Rock Lighthouse to St Mary’s Isles of Scilly: 95 Manx Shearwater, 25 Gannet, 26 Guillemot, 1 Wilsons Petrel, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Fulmar, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Black headed Gull, 69 Shag, 2 Kittiwake, 12 Razorbill, 3 Harbour Porpoise, 1 Atlantic Grey Seal, 1 Ocean Sunfish.

St Marys Isles of Scilly to the Wolf Rock Lighthouse: 3 Red Kite, 1 Common Buzzard, 64 Manx Shearwater, 10 Guillemot, 9 Cormorant, 16 Razorbill, 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Great Black-backed Gull, 8 Gannet, 3 Fulmar, 6 Herring Gull, 1 Harbour Porpoise, 1 Atlantic Grey Seal.

Wolf Rock Lighthouse to Penzance: 223 Manx Shearwater, 1 Storm Petrel, 8 Guillemot, 10 Kittiwake, 4 Gannet, 2 Puffin, 1 Razorbill, 1 Shag, 108 Herring Gulls, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gulls (first summer), 1 Rissos Dolphin.

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m. Bullfinch – Steve Cox
Dunnock – Ian Sowerby
Stonechat – Ian Sowerby
Wren – Ian Sowerby
Great Black-backed Gull (1st Winter) – Ian Sowerby
Dunnock – Adrian Lea
Red Kite – Alan Rowland
Red Kite – Alan Rowland
Corn Bunting – Shaun Grose
Corn Bunting – Shaun Grose