Friday 4th March 2022

Friday 4th March 2022

Pentewan: 1 Surf Scoter & 1 Velvet Scoter still present, off Hallane Cove next to Black Head. (J St Ledger, A Lea, A Holmes, J Hawkey, K Dalziel) Also 3 Black-throated Diver (J St Ledger, A Lea, A Holmes) & 108 Common Gull (J Hawkey, K Dalziel)

Upper Tamar Lake: 3 Tundra Bean Geese, 2 Goosander (1m 1f), c60 Canada Geese, 1 Snipe, 2 Stonechat (1m 1f), 8 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron. (R Mudge)

Walmsley Sanctuary: 9 Glossy Ibis, 6 White-fronted Goose, Ring-necked Duck, Otter, 2 Goosander. (A Langdon)

Newlyn: Ad Kumlien’s Gull still in harbour. (Birdguides)

Hayle Estuary: Ad Ring-billed Gull still on Lelant Saltings late afternoon. (Birdguides)

Stithians Reservoir: Jack Snipe. (C Foote, T Weston)

St Austell Sewage Works: 2+ Siberian Chiffchaff, 12 Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch (pr). (J Hawkey & K Dalziel)

Seaton: 16 Red-throated Diver offshore. The male Wigeon still present. Also a Mediterranean Gull and singing Chiffchaff. (A Payne)

Turnaware Point: 7 Brambling in field opposite Commerrans Farm, viewed from road leading to Turnaware Point; also numbers of Chaffinch and Linnet. (J St Ledger, A Lea, A Holmes)

Truro: 1f Brambling in private garden. (D Jenkins)

Helston Boating Lake: 1 ad. Mediterranean Gull today at the boating lake. (P Tongue)

Turnaware Point: 7 Brambling in field opposite Commerrans Farm, viewed from road leading to Turnaware Point; also numbers of Chaffinch and Linnet. (J St Ledger, A Lea, A Holmes)

Truro: 1f Brambling in private garden. (D Jenkins)

Roscroggan: 1 Kingfisher at pool by Red River cottages at 0825 today. Plus a Chiffchaff and Moorhen. (D King)

Botallack: 2 Song Thrushes singing at first light for second day. (G Charman)

St Just: 12+ Jackdaw pairs resting on roofs near their nest pots after wheeling about, cawing etc ,some collecting twigs. 2 pairs collecting buddleia twigs to put in their new nest boxes. (G Charman)

Late submission, 3/3/22, Botallack: 6 pairs of Jackdaw chattering and fluttering round chimney pots nests in Terrace yesterday. (G Charman)

dwb

Brambling – Adrian Lea
Brambling – Adrian Lea
Linnet – Adrian Lea
Mediterranean Gull – Peter Tongue