Kynance Cove: Melodious Warbler still N of valley crossing then flew into tamarisks by ruined building this morning. Also Wryneck (Birdguides)
Kynance Farm: 1 Wryneck, 2 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 1 Common Whitethroat, 1 Tree Pipit. (D Collins)
Soapy Cove, Lizard: 2 Blackcap, 2 Whinchat, 16 Stonechat, Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 4 Chiffchaffs, 1 Willow Warbler, 7 Clouded Yellow, Wall, Peacock & Speckled Wood. (J Hawkey and K Dalziel)
St Keverne: 2 Glossy Ibis NE over St Keverne at 13.20. (P Hopcroft)
Porthgwarra: 2 Glossy Ibis over Roskestal at around 10.50. (M Wallace)
Lloyds Lane, Lizard: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler. (D Collins)
Marazion: Wryneck at 9.39am. (PJ Glover)
Nanjizal: 239 ringed. 152 Blackcap, 3 Garden Warbler, 9 Sedge Warbler, 3 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 34 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Tree Pipit and 1 Redstart. Also 1 Chough, 3 Teal, 1 Wryneck, 18 Skylark, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Tree Pipit. (K Wilson, P Roseveare, B Bosisto)
Trevose area: 1 Turtle Dove near Atlantic bay holiday park. (C Mason)
Devoran: 1 Great White Egret (flew up valley and attempted to land in trees with herons before continuing), 2 Osprey, 1 Spotted Redshank, 5 Knot. (L Sampson, M Dunford). Great White Egret on the Kennall this morning opposite Devoran Quay. Flew up and roosted in a pine tree on the Devoran side of the creek. Also at least one Osprey still. (S Bearhop) Great White Egret, 3 Osprey, 20+ Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Knot, 5 Dunlin, 3 Greenshank. (L Langley, M Broadbent, D Raffle)
Point, nr Devoran: Great White Egret on the South Bank opposite Point Quay (13.30 – 14.30). (M Wilson)
Drift Reservoir: 1 Jack Snipe, 3 Common Snipe, 3 Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Dunlin, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 imm male Sparrowhawk, 1 Little Egret and 1 Wheatear. (T Mills) Tufted Duck, Osprey, Jack Snipe, 3 Snipe, Little Stint, Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Dunlin, Kingfisher, 50 Swallow, 2 Wheatear, 5 Grey Wagtail, 2 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff. (D Flumm)
Torpoint, St John’s Lake: 1 Osprey being mobbed by gulls, flew E across the Tamar. (S Eddy)
Walmsley Sanctuary: 8 Cattle Egret still. (Birdguides)
St Ives Island, 08.15-11.00: 2 Common Scoter, 2 Balearic Shearwater, 5 Bottlenose Dolphin, 4 Harbour Porpoise, 25+ Common Dolphin. (G Jones)
Gannel Estuary: Little Stint still near boats with Dunlin (now d0wn to 10) (M Lammas, D Folland). Also 3 Bar-tailed Godwit. (D Folland) Also many Common Dolphin off Towan Head. (M Lammas)
Wadebridge: 4 Med Gull (2 colour-ringed), 11 Dunlin, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 34 Redshank, 4 Black-tailed Godwit and a Sparrowhawk. (D Wilson)
Stithians Reservoir (AM): 39 Ringed plover (including JVX the bird from Norway), 9 Dunlin, 13 Golden Plover headed south, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, Little stint, 18 Curlew, 2 Ruff, Bar-tailed godwit and Black-tailed godwit, Tree pipit, 30+ Meadow pipit, 40+ Pied wagtail/ White wagtail, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard. (C Foote, T Weston) Stithians this afternoon: 2 Little Stint, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Whinchat. (R Augarde)
Siblyback Lake: 14 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Greylag Geese, 15 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Curlew Sandpiper (at South end), 2 Little Stint, 21 Dunlin, 11 Ringed Plover, 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 4 Snipe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6+ Swallow, 45+ Meadow Pipit, 35+ Pied Wagtail, 8+ White Wagtail, 4 Wheatear. (K Pellow) Also 46 Little Grebe, 17 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 3 Snipe,
3 Greylag, 2 Raven over, 23 Cormorant, 3 Mistle Thrush from (King Donierts Stone). (S Grose)
Upper Tamar Lake: 1 juv Little Stint, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 22 Dunlin, 20 Ringed Plover, 1 Redshank, 4 Snipe, 2 Ruff, 3 ad. Yellow-legged Gull, 70 Black-headed Gull, 80 Herring Gull, 40 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Wheatear, 1 Willow Tit, 1 Garden Warbler, 10 Cormorant, 8 Grey Heron. (R Lockwood)
Kingsmill Lake: 106 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 25 Greenshank, 60 Redshank, 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, 26 Black-tailed Godwit, 42 Dunlin, 4 Knot, 6 juv Ringed Plover, 13 Little Egret, 9 Cormorant & 5 Mallard (P Kemp) Also 1 Grey Heron, 3 Knot, 4 Ringed Plover, 3 Goldcrest, Jay, 1 Curlew Sandpiper. (A & K Oram)
Church Cove: 1 Pied Flycatcher. (D Collins)
Kenidjack: 1 Hobby, 7 Tree Pipit, 1 Whinchat, 9 Blackcap, 1 Vestal moth. (P Fraser, M Elliot, J Martin)
Porthcurno: 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 5 White Wagtail, Tree Pipit, Reed Warbler, Grey Plover, Golden Plover. (M Ferris)
Seaton: 1 Wheatear, 3 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 1 Common Gull, 20+ Large White, 4 Clouded Yellow. (S Grose)
Nanpean: 5 Yellow-legged Gull (3x adult, 1 x 1st winter, 1x near adult), 172 Lesser Black Backed Gull. (B Bosisto)
Tresemple Pool: 3 Kingfisher, 2 Water Rail, 2 Snipe, 3 Teal, 2 Little Grebe. (K Williams)
Cargreen: at High Tide -1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Little Egret, 2 Avocet, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 7 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher. (M & R Frost)
Escalls, Sennen: 20 Raven over. (D Flumm)
Land’s End: 3 Kestrel, 2 Snipe, Ringed Plover, Whinchat, 23 Stonechat, 31 Robin, 4 Chough. c15 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna off headland. (D Flumm)
Trevose Head: c100 Linnet, 12 Stonechat, 8 juv Wheatear, 3 Kestrel, 1 Goldcrest. (C Mason)
Perranporth Beach: 2 Sanderling, 6 Ringed Plover, 4 Kestrel. (A Nicholson)
Newquay Zoo: 1 Sparrowhawk with Greenfinch prey. (S Grose)
Hayle Estuary, Ryan’s Field: 1 female Kingfisher fishing, 1 Little Egret, 1 Greenshank and 1 Curlew. (B Osborne)
Botallack: c250 Linnet on wires over Botallack Manor Farm. 9 Swallow on wires beside Manor Farm, have nested there again. (G Charman) Also 1 Vestal moth (P Fraser, M Elliot, J Martin).
Higher Bostraze, St Just: Swallow nest at Higher Bostraze on to 3rd brood, still in nest. Total about 6 nests there. (G Charman)
Merrymeet: 1 road casualty Polecat just outside of village. A previous road casualty of the same species was noted 200 yards along the same road some 4 years ago. (M & R Frost)
Boscean: 1 Clouded Yellow. (P Fraser, M Elliot, J Martin)
Late Submission, 18/09, Tresillian: 1 Green Woodpecker at the allotments. (A Nicholson)
Late Submission, 17/09, Kennack Sands: 1 Wryneck, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Wheatear, 6 Stonechat, 8 Clouded Yellow. (H Keeper)
Late Submission, 17/9, Holywell Bay: Ruff in field next to 1st hole on Pitch and Put course. (A Nicholson)
Late Submission, 17/9, Calenick Creek: 16 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Redshank, 1 Curlew, 2 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard. (A Nicholson)
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