Penryn: female-type Red-breasted Flycatcher by boardwalk at bottom of university campus although elusive. (E Cornelius, M Broadbent)
Pendeen (seawatch lower slope 08.15-11.15): 9 Cory’s Shearwater, 13 Balearic Shearwater, 3 Great Skua, 1 Arctic Skua, juvenile Sabine’s Gull (09.02), 2 Grey Phalarope, 4 Sanderling. (D Flumm) Pendeen, 0800-1200: 10 Balearic Shearwater, 10 Cory’s Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 3 Great Skua, 2 Arctic Skua, 5 Grey Phalarope, 1 Arctic Tern, 1 Common Tern, 1 Little Gull, 35 Chough. (D Eva) Pendeen (07.00-15.30): 47 Cory’s Shearwater, c40 Balearic Shearwater, juv Long-tailed Skua, 2 Pomarine Skua, 6 Arctic Skua, 2 Pomarine/Arctic Skua, 6 Great Skua, 1 juv Sabine’s Gull, 1w Little Gull, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 5 Puffin, 2 Arctic Tern, 25 Grey Phalarope, Ocean Sunfish, Grey Seal, 34 Chough, 3 Golden Plover. (M Darlaston) Plus Sooty Shearwater. (M Broadbent)
Treraven Meadows: 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Curlew, 2 Whimbrel, 3 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Lapwing, 3 Dunlin, 7 Redshank, 5 Greenshank, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 2 Snipe. (S Grose) Treraven Meadows: 1 Pectoral Sandpiper with 2 Dunlin – Buzzard and Sparrowhawk flew down, Sparrowhawk predated one of these 3 waders, fellow birdwatcher certain it was the Pectoral Sandpiper. 4 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sanpiper, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 25+ Dunlin, 1 Lapwing, numbers Teal and Curlew. (R. Bowyer, J St Ledger)
Fistral; Newquay: 2 Sandwich Tern, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Grey Phalarope, 3 Common Gull. (B Bosisto)
Pendeen: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler. (P Combridge)
Tregowris, nr Porthallow: Yellow-browed Warbler in trees opposite Grose Potato store. (Birdguides)
Hayle Estuary: 1 Gannet, 1 Kingfisher at 18.00. 1 Grey Phalarope present for around 30 seconds at 18.20 (P Longshaw)
Upper Tamar Lake: 2 Little Stint, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 22 Dunlin, 27 Ringed Plover, 22 Cormorant, 1 Ruff, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Swallow, 2 Reed Bunting, 8 Grey Heron. (R Lockwood)
Lizard: Merlin on small promontory opposite wireless hut. (via Twitter)
Soapy Cove, Lizard: Whinchat. (M James)
Walmsley: 6 Cattle Egret, 1 juvenile Hobby, 2 Curlew, 1 Dunlin. (R Bowyer, J St Ledger)
Coverack: 1 juvenile Hobby see over the village at 13:15. Watched it directly overhead catching insects before it shot off over the houses. Landed briefly on a rooftop before being chased off by jackdaws. (P. Bedford)
Downderry, 0710-0840: moving west were 3 Common Scoter, 21 Balearic Shearwater, 650+ Kittiwake, a probable Arctic Skua, 2 Common Gull and 8 Mediterranean Gull. (A Payne)
Goonhilly Downs: c60 Golden Plover over – near nature reserve car park. 2 Kestrel, 1 Wheatear, 1 Skylark, 3 Meadow Pipit. (ND and S Chandler)
Constantine Bay: m Eider, Ringed Plover, Little Egret, Curlew. (J Day)
Malpas: 1 Kingfisher on top of big pipe at end of the quay opposite Boscawen Park. (M Costa)
Porthgwarra: 5-6 Chough, 1 Wheatear and c9 Linnet. (M Bennett)
Feeder Hide, Stithians Reservoir: 1 Grey Heron, 9 Snipe, 2 Moorhen, 1m Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 7 Great Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Robin, 2 Buzzard, 1 Rabbit, 1 Brown Rat. (S Van Hear)
Kynance Cove: Chough. (via Twitter)
Lands End: 7+ Chough. (via Twitter)
Marazion: 27 Mediterranean Gull (19 ads, 4 2w, 4 1w). (P Fraser)
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