Monday 23rd January 2023

Monday 23rd January 2023

Holywell Bay: Wheatear sp. again briefly. (G Lawlor)

Carrick Roads: 2cy Caspian Gull, 2 Black-Necked Grebe, 14 Red-Breasted Merganser, 10 Great Crested Grebe, large numbers of Gulls and c40 Common Dolphin from Mylor Churchtown. (J Drage Hubert)

Helston Boating Lake: 1 Ring-necked Duck (f). (L Stoppard)

Crugmeer: 1 Snow Bunting. (A Tomkins)

St John’s Ford: 23 Avocet. (D Clegg)

St John’s Lake: 1 Red-necked Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 12 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Little Grebe, 4 Great Northern Diver, c1700 Dunlin, 23 Black-tailed Godwit, 49 Avocet, 2 Pale-bellied Brent Goose, 2 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Greenshank, c200 Wigeon. (D Clegg) Torpoint: Also 16 Brent Goose. (P Aley, I Teague)

Newlyn: juv Glaucous Gull on sea beyond harbour, fem-type Black Redstart on Bowling Green, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 ad Yellow-legged Gull at Tolcarne. Mediterranean Gull, Guillemot and 3 Bullfinch at Sandy Cove. (I Hayes)

Portscatho to Pednvadan Lookout Station: 6 Black-throated Diver, 3 Great Northern Diver, 2 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Common Scoter, 50+ Dunlin and 2 Grey Plover (on rocks), 1 Kestrel (over). Also 2 Harbour Porpoise. (J St Ledger)

Hannafore: 1 Siberian Chiffchaff (A Pearson and R Brandon, A Blonden), 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Slavonian Grebe. (A Pearson and R Brandon) Hannafore: 4 Eider, Great Crested Grebe, 2 Slavonian Grebe, 14 Mediterranean Gull, Grey Wagtail, 2 Stonechat, Chiffchaff and Siberian Chiffchaff.  (A Payne) Hannafore: 3 Slavonian Grebe, 2 Eider, Great Northern Diver, 2 Red-throated Diver, Whimbrel, 12 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Chiffchaff. (P Aley, I Teague)

Cawsand: 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 6+ Chiffchaff, 4+ Goldcrest, 5 Bullfinch. (D Clegg)

Portwrinkle: 5 Common Scoter, Red-throated Diver, 2 Great Northern Diver. (P Aley, I Teague)

Gannel Estuary: 2 Grey Plover, 1 adult Mediterranean Gull, adult Yellow-legged Gull, 26 Lesser Black Backed, 1 Water Pipit. (B Bosisto)

Newquay: male Black Redstart at the Killacourt. (B Bosisto)

Downderry, 08.20-08.55: 245 Gannet, 3 Red-throated Diver and 12 Kittiwake west, while 3 Great Northern Diver on sea. (A Payne)

Kingsmill Lake: 40 Bar-tailed Godwit, 26 Black-tailed Godwit, 31 Lapwing & 61 Avocet. (P Kemp)

Millbrook Lake: 2 Mediterranean Gull, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 17 Avocet, 2 Greenshank. (D Clegg)

Wacker Quay: 23 Avocet, c100 Teal, 228 Wigeon. (D Clegg) 59 Avocet, 2 Blackcap. (P Aley, I Teague)

Kerketh Farm, St Merryn: 20+ Yellowhammer in and around farm yard feeding on spilt grain. (R Hughes)

Penzance Jubilee Pool, 11.20 – 11.45: 21 Purple Sandpiper, 2 Turnstone. (M Webb)

Penryn Estuary: 8 Little Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 5 Mute Swan, 3+ Oystercatcher, 23 Redshank, 4 Greenshank, 25+ Curlew, Whimbrel, 9 Turnstone, 23+ Teal, 3 Cormorant, 2 Raven, 2 Canada Geese and 5 Little Grebe. (C Foote & T Weston)

Wilcove: 2 Whimbrel. (P Aley, I Teague)

Pendeen: 2 Raven, 7 Chough, 2 Robin, 2 Stonechat & 1 Kestrel approx. 1 mile E of Pendeen. (J Marshall)

Stithians Reservoir, Southern End:  4 Reed Bunting, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Gadwall. (S Van Hear)

Marazion Marsh RSPB, 10.25 – 11.00: 2 Grey Heron, 6 Teal, 1 Moorhen. (M Webb)

Swanpool: Grey Heron, m Pochard, 10+ Mallard, 7 Tufted ucks, 6+ Moorhen, 20+ Coot, 5+ Little grebe.(C Foote & T Weston) Swanpool Beach: 18+ Fulmar on nesting cliffs, mix of large/small gulls on rocks. (C Foote & T Weston) Swanpool: Pied Wagtail, Goldfinch, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin, Nuthatch, Coal Tit, Blackcap, Goldcrest, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jay, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Coot, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, Moorhen, Grey Heron, Chaffinch, Dunnock, 2 Firecrest, Goldcrest, Wren, Mallard, Bullfinch, Cormorant, Fulmar, Oysercatcher, 7 Common Dolphin. (M Burnley)

Gylly/Castle Beach, Falmouth: Rock Pipit, 2 Little Egret, 3 Oystercatcher, 5+ Turnstone, Shag, 3 Cormorant, 100+ Kittiwake offshore and 5+ Gannet. (C Foote & T Weston)

Mawnan to Maenporth: 1 Firecrest, 1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Raven, 2 Bullfinch, Shag, Gannets feeding offshore. (C Owen)

Late Submission, 22/1, Looe Island Seal Survey: 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Blackbird, 10 Carrion Crow, 2 Chiffchaff, 60 Cormorant, 6 Curlew, 2 Dunnock, 1 Firecrest, 15 Fulmar, 2 Gannet,1 Goldfinch, 3 Goldcrest,  77 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 112 Herring Gull, 5 Little Egret, 4 Jackdaw, 1 Kestrel, 7 Mallard, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 11 Oystercatcher, 3 Pheasant, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Raven, 3 Rock Pipit, 39 Shag, 12 Turnstone, 3 Whimbrel, 8 Woodpigeon, 2 Wren. Also 4 Eider seen off Hannafore. (D Spooner, A Langdon et al.)

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Grey Heron – Martin Webb
Grey Heron – Martin Webb
Snow Bunting – Andrew Tomkins
Snow Bunting – Andrew Tomkins
Slavonian Grebe – John St Ledger
Dunlin – John St Ledger
Grey Plover – John St Ledger
Ring-necked Duck – Luke Stoppard
Ring-necked Duck – Luke Stoppard
Ring-necked Duck – Luke Stoppard
Pochard – Thomas Weston
Purple Sandpiper – Martin Webb
Purple Sandpiper – Martin Webb