Friday 4th February 2022

Friday 4th February 2022

Walmsley Sanctuary (members only): 1m Ringed-necked Duck, 6 White-fronted Goose, 100 Wigeon, 20 Mallard, 80 Teal, 10 Gadwall, 6 Shelduck, 20 Shoveler, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Curlew, 600 Lapwing, 30 Golden Plover, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard. (J St Ledger, S Van Hear)

Hayle Estuary: ad Ring-billed Gull, 3 (2 ad., 3rd w) Caspian Gull. (Birdguides) Also ad. and 3cy Yellow-legged Gulls and several argentatus Herring Gull.

Chapel Amble: 2 Glossy Ibis, 2 Green Sandpiper. (J St Ledger, S Van Hear)

Swanpool: 2 Black Guillemot still. (Birdguides)

St Austell Sewage Works: Yellow-browed Warbler again. (J Rance)

St Gothian Sands: 1 Snow Bunting, 17 Meadow Pipit, 6 Rock Pipit, 2 Wigeon, 4 Little Grebe, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Pochard, 9 Herring Gull, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 40+ Canada Goose, 9 Curlew, 8 Pied Wagtail, 2 Stonechat. (I Grant, F Were) Also 1m Pochard, 369 Black headed Gull, 6 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Common Gull. (S Grose)

Cape Cornwall: Ad Iceland Gull again on the groundworks at the Men’s 3 Tee, Cape Cornwall Golf club. (J Jones) Adult Iceland Gull also at Cape Cornwall at 09:50am, past the end of the Cape and probably into Porth Ledden. Also 500+ Gannet, 2 Manx Shearwater, and Great Skua. (N Wheatley)

Pendeen, 0745-1145: 1 diver sp, 1 Great Northern Diver, 4 Black-throated Diver, 6 Great Skua, 25 Manx Shearwater, 9 Purple Sandpiper. (P Combridge, S Rogers, P Clement)

Newlyn Harbour: 41 Turnstone, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Glaucous Gull, 2 Grey Seal. (S Grose)

Marazion Marsh: 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Stonechat, 1 Snipe, 56 Canada Geese. (S Grose)

Marazion Beach: 3 Common Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 63 Black-headed Gull. (S Grose)

Tehidy: 6 Cattle Egret in field next to B3301. (I Grant, F Were)

Loe Beach: 12 Red-breasted Merganser, some courtship displaying. (D Peers)

Penzance: 1 Brent Goose over PZ gallery (nice tick from the Yacht Inn). (C Beazley)

Wacker Quay: Spoonbill, 30 Shelduck, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 20 Teal. (R Napp)

Malpas Road to Malpas Village: 3 Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, 1m Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Robin. (M Costa)

Downderry: a Black Redstart. (A Payne)

Praa Sands: female-type Black Redstart on beach. (Birdguides)

Botallack: Black Redstart on outcrop below the tall stack. Also many Gannets, Fulmars and a single male Stonechat. (M Bennett)

Copperhouse Creek Black Bridge, 10.15 – 10.30: 1 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 1 Redshank, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Grey Plover, 17 Canada Geese, 20+ Teal, 30+ Wigeon, 2 Blue Tit. (M Webb)

Porthpean: 1 drake Common Scoter, 5 Black-throated Diver. (B Bosisto)

Calenick Creek: 1 Goosander (female), 38 Curlew, 28 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 34 Wigeon, 14 Teal, 4 Shelduck, 120 Canada Geese. (A Nicholson)

Mevagissey Bay: 192 Common Gull, 5 Mediterranean Gull, 40 Kittiwake. (B Bosisto)

Mevagissey Harbour: 1 Great Northern Diver. (B Bosisto)

Gwithian: 46 Curlew (S Grose)

Perranporth: 45 Golden Plover, 123 Lapwing. (S Grose)

Siblyback Lake: 2 Cormorant, 6 Little Grebe, 1 Barnacle Goose, 6 Greylag Geese, 45 Canada Geese, 1 m Scaup, 18 Tufted Duck, 9 Mallard, 8 Coot, 77 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 70 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gulls, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 2 Magpie, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Fieldfare, 8 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 1 Meadow Pipit. (A Parker)

Cardinham Woods: Siskin. (R Augarde)

Antony House Gardens: Buzzard, Mistle Thrush. (R Napp)

Truro: 1 Meadow Pipit in private garden. (M Costa)

Late submission, 03/02, Walmsley Sanctuary: 1 Bittern, 1m Ring-necked Duck, 8 Tufted Duck, 9 Greylag Geese, c1500 Lapwing.  (P McVey) Also 6 Greenshank, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Chiffchaff. (D. Allan, J. Walters, J. Hale)

Late submission, 03/02, Flushing Area: 1 Yellowhammer, 1m & 1f Reed Bunting, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Kestrel, 100+ Chaffinch. (R Bowyer)

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Ring-necked Duck – John St Ledger
Iceland Gull – Joe Jones
Glaucous Gull – Shaun Grose
Great White Egret – Shaun Grose
Black Redstart – Martin Bennett
Black Redstart – Martin Bennett
Black Redstart – Martin Bennett
Curlew – Martin Webb
Greenshank – Martin Webb
Grey Plover – Martin Webb
Siskin – Richard Augarde