Monday 26th December 2022

Monday 26th December 2022

Praa Sands: Ad. Sabine’s Gull past. (Birdguides) 2 Mistle Thrush in hedgerow on Pentreath Lane. (J Evans)

Hayle Estuary: Ring-billed Gull viewed from Quay House Car Park then later at Lelant Saltings, Caspian Gull at Copperhouse Creek, 3 (2 ad, 1w) Caspian Gull at Lelant Saltings, Yellow-legged Gull. (Birdguides)

Pendeen: 8 Cattle Egret, 1 Great Skua, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 16 Manx Shearwater. (P Combridge)

Trevose Head: 2 Lapland Bunting in stubble E of headland at SW855765 with Skylarks. (P Marshall)

Trewey Common: 1 ad Whooper Swan ( in field with middle pond), 1 imm/f Hen Harrier (very dark underwing secondary coverts), mixed flock of 10 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing & Starlings. (J Hawkey)

Newlyn Harbour: 1 juv Iceland Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 37 Turnstone, 3 Rock Pipit. (S Grose)

Goss Moor: 1 Jack Snipe, c60 Redwing, 1 Firecrest, 13+ Bullfinch, 5 Wigeon, c25 Teal, 8 Canada Goose. (P Roseveare)

Wherrytown: 1 Great Northern Diver. (S Grose)

Nanjizal: 2 (ad fem, juv male) Hen Harrier, 2 Woodcock, 2 Wigeon, 9 Chiffchaff, c50 Redwing, c200 Skylark. Please keep to public rights of way. (K Wilson, R Veal)

Stithians: 1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Little Grebe, 240 Canada Goose, 5 Gadwall, 1 Shoveler, 20 Wigeon, 32 Teal, 142 Lapwing, 6 Curlew, 1 Kestrel. (N Watmough) Stithians Reservoir, Feeder Hide: 1 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Magpie, 1m Bullfinch, 2 Great Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 6 House Sparrow. (S Van Hear) Stuart Hutchings Hide: 20 Wigeon, 220 Lapwing, 1 Common Gull. (S Van Hear)

Pendennis Point: 1 Red-Throated Diver, 4 Black-Throated Diver past west, 4 Great Northern Diver, 10+ Common Scoter, 30+ Common Dolphin and large numbers of Kittiwakes and Gannets. (J Drage Hubert)

Castle Beach, Falmouth: 1 pr Stonechat (A Lea, R Bowyer), 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Rock Pipit, 2 Black Redstart & 1 Chiffchaff. (A Lea)

Coverack: 1 Black Redstart, 3 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Little Egret, 8 Mediterranean Gull, 200+ Herring Gull and a colour-ringed (white ring LFD6) Great Black-backed Gull. (D Wood)

St Gothian Sands LNR: 1 Black Redstart, 16 Shoveler, 11 Gadwall, 17 Tufted Duck, Wigeon, Teal, Little Grebe, 2 Shelduck. (S Grose)

Godrevy: 6 Purple Sandpiper, 5 Sanderling, 7 Dunlin, 2+1 Chough. (S Grose)

St Ives: 3 Purple Sandpiper at Porthminster Point. (Birdguides)

Gorran Haven, inc SW Coast Path toward Chapel Point (9:00 – 11:00am): 20 Rook, 30+ Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 4 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 12 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 12 Robin, 6 Linnet, 9 Chaffinch, 10 Blackbird, 8 Cormorant, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Brambling. (C Sowerby)

Croft Pascoe: 2 Woodcock, 40+ Golden Plover, 1, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, a number of frogspawn sites, less than normally seen this time of year. (J Evans)

Penhale Point: 11 Chough, 36 Linnet, 1 Plover sp., 1 Firecrest (in national trust carpark). (S Grose)

Tresmeer: a pair of Marsh Tits on feeders in private garden. (K Dalziel)

Nanstallon: Firecrest in private garden. (D Roberts)

Colliford Reservoir: 10+ Goosander at Gillhouse, 1 Barnacle Goose. (B Craven)

Dozmary Pool: 3 Goosander (female), 2 Shoveller, 8 Tufted Duck, 21 Mallard, 34 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 9 Black-headed Gull, 9 Cormorant. (RM Robinson)

Lizard Point: 2 Chough, 2 Stonechat, 1 Guillemot, 200 Gannet. (L Baird)

Marazion Beach: 71 Sanderling. (J Hawkey) Marazion Marsh and Beach: 7 Shoveler, 1f Marsh Harrier, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Moorhen, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Magpie, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Robin, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Oystercatcher, 5 Cormorant, 1 Blackbird, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 25 Herring Gull, 1 Snipe, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wren. (D & M Groves, JP & A Camm)

Victoria: c60 Lapwing. (P Roseveare)

Holywell Bay: Skylark, Stonechat. (M Adams)

Helston Bowling Green: 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail. (S Ford)

Rough Street, Lanner: 250 Chaffinch. (N Watmough)

Late Submission, 25/12, Castle Beach, Falmouth: 2 Stonechat (m & f) and 2 Blackcap (m & f) in vegetation above sea wall, 1 Black Redstart, 4 Oystercatcher, 6 Shag, 4 Herring Gull, 3 Black-headed gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Meadow Pipit, 4 Pied Wagtail, 12+ Carrion Crow with one eating a fish. (R Bowyer)

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Meadow Pipit – Rebecca Bowyer
Black Redstart – Rebecca Bowyer
Black Redstart – Rebecca Bowyer
Black Redstart – Adrian Lea
Black Redstart – Adrian Lea
Black Redstart – Adrian Lea
Blackcap – Rebecca Bowyer
Blackcap – Rebecca Bowyer
Chiffchaff – Adrian Lea
Stonechat – Rebecca Bowyer
Chiffchaff – Adrian Lea
Marsh Tit – Kate Dalziel
Iceland Gull – Shaun Grose
Skylark – Matt Adams
Chiffchaff – Adrian Lea
Stonechat – Matt Adams