Lizard Point: 1 Madeiran Storm Petrel past at 8.32am. 3 Great Shearwater, 1 Long-tailed Skua, 1 Little Stint. (I Maclean, T Blunden, P Gay et al) Also Grey Phalarope. (Birdguides)
Chynhalls Point: 1 Leach’s Petrel seen close in as it slowly passed the point heading directly into the strong winds at 12.30pm. Features including forked tail and obvious band across upperwing noted. 1 Whimbrel, 2 Razorbills, numerous Manx Shearwater, c5 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Grey Seal and a Hummingbird Hawkmoth on the headland (P Bedford)
Porthleven: 2 Great Shearwater past. (Birdguides)
Porthgwarra: 2 Great Shearwater and Balearic Shearwater past this afternoon. (Birdguides)
Pennance Point: 3 Balearic Shearwater past this afternoon. (Birdguides)
Rame Head, 07.00-07.30: 400 Gannet (and 1 Balearic Shearwater) flew out from Whitsand Bay and joined a large feeding flock (800+) to east of Rame Head. (K Pellow) 07.30-09.30: 6 Balearic Shearwater West, 1 Fulmar, 1 Mediterranean Gull. (K Pellow) (10.30-noon): 1 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Storm Petrel & 34 Gannet. (P Kemp)
East Pentire (18.30-19.30): 13 Storm Petrel, 12 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 ad Little Gull. (S Rowe) 5 Cormorant, 5 Wheatear, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Turnstone. (B Bosisto)
Rame Head – Polhawn – Rame Church/Penmillard: 14 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear. (K Pellow)
Fowey Estuary: 3 (possibly 4) Osprey. (R Kirkwood)
Wadebridge: Osprey over and heading for Clapper Marshes this morning. (D Julian)
Carne Creek, Gillan: 1 Osprey with fish.11am to 11.30am when it was flushed from feeding place by paddle boarders. Flew towards St Anthony still with fish. (S Chandler)
China Fleet Club, Saltash: 1 Osprey flew down River Tavy to the Tamar off Cargreen/China Fleet Club. (G Lewis)
Woon Gumpus: 1 juvenile Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby and 1 juvenile Cuckoo this morning. (P Combridge)
Drift Reservoir: Garganey, 3 Great Crested Grebe, Ruff, Dunlin, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Greenshank, 4 Common Sandpiper, Whimbrel, 2 Swift, c80 Swallow, 60 House Martin, 70 Sand Martin, 21 White Wagtail. (D Flumm)
Upper Tamar Lake: 1 Hobby, 1 juv Little Stint, 9 Curlew Sandpiper, 7 Dunlin, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 6 Ringed Plover, 4 Ruff, 14 Snipe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 19 Teal, 2 ad. Yellow-legged Gull, 48 Black-headed Gull, 27 Pied Wagtail, 1 Sand Martin, 27 Swallow, 97 Mallard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 13 Cormorant. (R Lockwood)
Hayle Estuary RSPB, Ryan’s Field: 5 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Sparrowhawk took Ringed Plover. (M Garbutt, R Chiffers) 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, 3 Whimbrel, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Curlew, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Black-headed Gull, 1 Ringed Plover. (C Taylor) 1 Kingfisher on Ryans Field. (B Osborne, R Chiffers)
Hayle Estuary: Spoonbill still. (Birdguides)
Stithians Reservoir: 1+ Curlew Sandpiper still at north end. (Birdguides)
Gannel Estuary: 20 Dunlin, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Knot and 1 Redshank at 1.30pm. 1 ad Mediterranean Gull this am. (M Lammas) 1 Ruff, 36 Ringed Plover, 32 Dunlin. (S Rowe) Also Gannel Estuary, Penpol Creek: 9 Little Egret, 2 Cattle Egret in to roost. (S Grose)
St. Germans Quay: 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit (with Redshank). (A Blonden)
Kingsmill Lake: juv 1 Common Tern, 6 Sandwich Tern, 14 Redshank, 20 Greenshank, 51 Curlew, 9 Dunlin, 1 Black-tailed Godwit & 19 Little Egret. (P Kemp)
Millbrook Lake: 41 Redshank, 1 adult Mediterranean Gull & 3 Little Egret. (P Kemp)
Polgigga: Merlin at Raftra Farm. (M Coleman)
Bedruthan Steps: 6 Chough. (B Smith)
Treraven Meadows/Polbrock: 2 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Nuthatch, 4 Chiffchaff, 39 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Cattle Egret with herd behind “Shooting range platform”, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Jay, 3 Marsh Tit, 2 flocks of Long-tailed Tit. (S Grose)
Hannafore Point: 3 Mediterranean Gull, 11 Oystercatcher, 1m Eider, 2 Gannet, 2 Little Egret. (L Birtwistle)
Long Rock Pool: 1 Wigeon. (P Fraser)
Marazion: 1 Swift SE over Rosehill @ 8.30. (P Fraser)
Late Submission, 4/9, Stithians Reservoir: Osprey over at 13.30 hrs, mobbed by two crows. (M May)
Late Submission, 4/9, Fowey Estuary: 2 Osprey. (R Kirkwood)
Late Submission, 4/9, MS Maud c 5km S of Lizard Point: 42 Great Shearwater, ad Sabine’s Gull, 7 Sooty Shearwater, 20+ Storm Petrel. (Birdguides)
Late Submission, 4/9, Porthgwarra Gwennap Head: 1 Sooty Shearwater. (N Smith)
Late Submission, 3/9, Porthgwarra Cove 1815-1915: ESE wind force 5. 1 Sooty Shearwater, c400+ Manx Shearwater, 2 Balearic Shearwater. (N Smith)
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