Friday 27th October 2023

Friday 27th October 2023

Sennen: Upland Sandpiper still. (P Tongue)   1 Lapland Bunting with the Skylark flock. (I Prentice)    Upland Sandpiper, 2 Lapland Bunting, Wheatear, Merlin in stubble fields. (P St Pierre)   3pm: Upland Sandpiper flew into middle of stubble field. (A Langdon)

Escalls, near Sennen: ringtail Harrier flying SW seen from car on A30. (G Kones)

Walmsley Sanctuary: 1 Long-billed Dowitcher, 1 male Marsh Harrier, 6 Pintail, 9 Greylag, 12 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 15 Stock Dove. ( D Eva )

Troon, Private Garden: Firecrest feeding on bush. (D Wheeler)

Penryn: 1 Red Kite over. (J Holmes)

Bude Canal: Mixed flock c30 Siskin and Goldfinch in alders near bridge. (K Hannavy)

Rinsey: 5 Raven, 2 Chough. (C Richards)

Polgigga: 17 Woodlark. (M Wallace)

Upper Tamar Lake,am, new feeding station: 2 Willow Tit, 3 Marsh Tit, 1 Nuthatch. (R Mudge)

Lower Tamar Lake: 2 Willow Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Mute Swan, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron. (R Mudge)

Dozmary Pool: 300+ Golden Plover, 8 Shoveller, 10 Lapwings, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Teal. (J Johnson)

Stithians Reservoir, Stuart Hutchings hide: 3 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 4 Snipe, 3 Wigeon, 30+ Teal, 60+ Fieldfare (over). (J St Ledger, A Lea)

Stithians Reservoir, Feeder Hide: 2 Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Marsh Tit, 1 m Bullfinch, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, numbers of Long-tailed and Coal Tit. (J St Ledger, A Lea)

Hayle Towans: 2 Chough still. Seem to stop and feed at Beachside holiday park each morning. First time I’ve seen them there in 20 years. (P Woods)

Hayle Estuary: c200 Teal plus 1 Green-winged Teal, 2 female Pintail, c100 Wigeon. (A Langdon)

Long Rock Beach: 13 Brent Goose over sea. 3 landed on sea. 2 Pale Bellied but one looks Dark Bellied to me. What do you think? Also c25 Ringed Plover, 2 Turnstone, 1 Pergrine, 1 Red Throated Diver. (P Woods)

Longstone: ~20 Fieldfare in trees near electricity sub-station. (G Williams)

Truro, Tregurra P&R: 3 Green Woodpeckers sat together on fence between main carpark and recycling centre. (M Brooks)

Polly Joke: 1 Grey Wagtail, 30 Gannet, 2 Chough. (J Savage)

Truro, Boscowan: 2 Common Sandpiper, 34 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 9 Dunlin. Also, 1 Firecrest in private garden. (T Wilson)

Long Rock Pool: 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail. (R Chiffers)

Off Cadgwith, 08.20-08.50: 60 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Great Shearwater, 1 Great Northern Diver.   17.30-18.00: 32 Sooty Shearwater, 5 Great Shearwater, 1 Arctic Skua. (S Croft)

Hayle, Ryan’s Field, 16.45 – 17.00: 1 juv Spoonbill V463, 25 Redshank, 18 Canada Goose, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret. (M Webb)

Millpool, private garden: 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Jay, 1 Raven over, croaking, 1 m Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Collared Dove, 5 Long Tailed Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Robin. (M Claughton)

Trebetherick: 4+2 Chough. (S Grose)

Rock: 1m Blackcap. (S Grose)

Wadebridge: 2 Mediterranean Gull (one with metal ring only above the left knee), 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 9 Lapwing, 1 Black tailed Godwit, 3 Curlew (Inc flagged J5). (S Grose)

St Columb Major,Nine Maidens: 21 Common Gull, 5 Mediterranean Gull,  3 Lesser Black-backed Gull,(in field between layby and stones). (S Grose)

Porthgwarra, 07.30-17.00, full cumulative totals for the day: 14 Arctic Skua, 2 Great Skua, 4 Pomarine Skua, 1 Arctic Tern, 6 Puffin, 297 Sooty Shearwater, 474 Great Shearwater, 6 Cory’s Shearwater, 176 Manx Shearwater, 3 Balearic Shearwater, 2 juv Little Gull, 200+ Kittiwake, 1 Fulmar. (S. Rogers, D Balmer, P. Marshall, M. McKee, M. Elliott, I. Prentice, N Rogers, et al)

Swanpool, 14.30-16.00: 2500+ Great Shearwater, 7 Cory’s Shearwater, 1000+ Large Shearwater sp, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 500+ Balearic Shearwater, 6 Pomarine Skua, 2 Arctic Skua, 30 Mediterranean Gull. (J Drage Hubert, M Broadbent, H Keeper)

Maenporth, 17.00-17.35: 43 Pomarine Skua, 4 Arctic Skua, 1 Great Skua, 5 Sooty Shearwater, c150 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Great Shearwater, 2 Common Scoter, 30 Mediterranean Gull. (M Broadbent, J Drage Hubert, F Hutchinson)

Helford Passage: 1 Sabine’s Gull (1cy), 10 Mediterranean Gull roosted. (M Broadbent J Drage Hubert, F Hutchinson)

Kelynack: 1 Firecrest, Likely Siberian Chiffchaff calling E of caravan site (not seen). (D Chown)

Hayle Estuary from Lelant Saltings, late pm: Green-winged Teal moulting drake still present, 2 Pintail, 85 Lapwing, 1 Knot, 17 Dunlin, 16 Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Greenshank. (D Chown)

RSPB Marazion Marsh: 19 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Snipe, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Moorhen, 1 Stonechat. Also 21 Brent Geese in Mount’s Bay opposite. (R Hamilton-Ahearne)

Marazion Beach: an interesting Yellow-type Wagtail present this evening, will be looked for first thing tomorrow. Also 21 pale-bellied Brent Goose, 2 Sanderling, 6 Dunlin, c80 Pied Wagtail. 26+ Cattle Egret roosted on the marsh. (R Veal)

Marazion: 7 Brent Geese on sea,  1 Great White Egret, 29 Little Egret on marsh. (G Jones)

Gwithian Sands: Sparrowhawk. (A Myram)

Marazion: 10 Oystercatcher, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Moorhen, 14 Little Egret, 1 Great white Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Magpie, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Dunnock, 3 Wood Pigeon, Herring Gull, 30 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Mallard, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Coot, 1 Mute swan, flock of Linnet. (J Goodair)

Ryan’s field: 30+ Redshank, 7 Greenshank, 1 Spoonbill, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 20+ Black headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, c10 Dunlin, 8 Canada Geese, 2 Teal, 4 Little Egrets, flock of Lapwing, 5 Curlew, 6 Herring Gull, possibly Curlew Sandpiper. (J Goodair)

Pendennis Point: 1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Meadow Pipit. (J Goodair)

 

Late News, 26/10, Dozmary Pool: 1 Gadwall, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Magpie, 2 Mallard, 3 m Ring-necked Duck, 7 Shoveler, 2 Teal, 10 Tufted Duck. (J Goodair)

 

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Upland Sandpiper – Peter Tongue
Upland Sandpiper – Peter Tongue
Shoveller – John Johnson
Golden Plover – John Johnson
Teal – John Johnson
Firecrest – John St Ledger
Brent Goose – Phil Woods
Brent Goose – Phil Woods
Great Spotted Woodpecker – Adrian Lea
Firecrest – Adrian Lea
Grey Wagtail – Robin Chiffers
Kingfisher – Robin Chiffers
Kingfisher – Robin Chiffers
Juv. Spoonbill – Martin Webb
Juv. Spoonbill – Martin Webb
Sparrowhawk – Adrian Myram
Sparrowhawk – Adrian Myram
Green-winged Teal – Adrian Langdon
Green-winged Teal – Adrian Langdon
Greenshank – Jasmina Goodair
Great White Egret – Jasmina Goodair
Great White Egret & Grey Heron – Jasmina Goodair