Helston Boating Lake: 2 (1m, 1f) Lesser Scaup still. (Birdguides)
Helston Loe Pool: 1 Pallas’s Warbler (S Willson et al.) 7 Goldcrest, 15 Redwing and 2 Song Thrush. (S Willson) 4 Chiffchaff. (N Watmough) Siberian Chiffchaff, also 2 Willow Warbler reported. (Birdguides)
Truro River: 1 Lesser Yellowlegs behind Tesco (13:00), 8 Redshank (C & G Horsley et al.) 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper. (C & G Horsley) Also Greenshanks, Black-headed Gulls, Herring Gulls, Carrion Crows, Mallard, Black tailed Godwit. (J Goodair)
Hayle: 1 ad Ring-billed Gull, 4 Goosander, 17 Curlew, 16 Common Gull, 5 Rock Pipit, 9 Cormorant, 2 Shelduck. (S Grose) 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret (D Eva et al.) 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 900 Lapwing, 19 Ringed Plover, 8 Grey Plover, 7 Greenshank. (D Eva) 1 Caspian Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Buzzard, Black-tailed Godwit, Teal, Redshank, Robin, Canada Geese, Wigeon, Dunlin, Mallard, Curlew, Carrion Crows, Jackdaws, Magpie, Great Black-backed Gulls, Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Black-headed Gulls, Herring Gulls, Rooks, Feral pigeons, Pied Wagtails. (J Goodair) 1w drake Garganey still, 1 Water Pipit from causeway. (Birdguides)
Trenwheal: 1 White Stork blue ring 45 in cabbage field opposite Huthnance Park, 2 Buzzard in adjacent field 13.04 – 13.15. (M Webb)
Tehidy CP: fem Ring-necked Duck still. (Birdguides)
St Ives: Red-necked Grebe on sea off St Ives Head. (Birdguides)
Helford Passage: Slavonian Grebe still at Frenchman’s Creek. (Birdguides)
Maenporth, Falmouth: 1 Slavonian Grebe, 3 Great Northern Diver. (T Twiggs)
Portscatho to Pendower: 1 Slavonian Grebe, 15 Black-throated Diver, 5 Great Northern Diver. (T Wilson)
Ruan Lanihorne: 1 m Red-breasted Merganser, 700+ Golden Plover, 300 Lapwing, 80 Dunlin, 60 Wigeon. (T Wilson)
Tresillian: in fields to south, 1 m Yellowhammer, 1 Stock Dove, 50 Skylark, 800 Linnet, 300 Chaffinch. (T Wilson)
Marazion Marsh RSPB: 1 Chiffchaff, 1m Linnet, 2 m&f Stonechat, 4 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 3 (2m 1f) Mallard, 30+ Teal, 7 Moorhen, 100+ Canada Goose in field opposite Leonard Cheshire Home, 5 Snipe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron. Longrock Pool: 1st winter Drake Greater Scaup 10.15 – 11.15. (M Webb)
Rame Peninsula: 1 Cattle Egret in field this PM along Military Rd just past Rame Rectory. (D Allan)
Newlyn: 3 Black Redstart (opp car dealership), 1 Grey Wagtail, 68 Turnstone,3 Great Northern Diver still in harbour. (S Grose)
St John’s Ford: 34 Black-tailed Godwit, 18 Avocet. (K Pellow)
Torpoint Sewerage Works: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler (elusive), 30+ Chiffchaff, 1+ Siberian Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 4+ Firecrest, 10+ Goldcrest, 8+ Redwing. (K Pellow)
Stithians Reservoir, 15:45 – 16:30: 9 Goosander (1m 8f), 1 Tufted Duck, 3 Wigeon, 40+ Teal, 15+ Mallard, 147 Canada Geese, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe. (N Watmough)
Trenow Cove: 3 Black-throated Diver, c30 Shag, 5 Redwing, 2 Raven. (P K Bray)
Trebarvah: 17 Curlew feeding in grass field. (P K Bray)
Escalls: 40 Golden Plover opposite chapel. (P Taylor, H Mitchell)
Pendennis Point: 1 Whimbrel, 2 Razorbill, 10+ Herring Gull, 6+ Black-headed Gull, 3+ Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Great Northern Diver, 4 Gannet, 6 Shag, 10+ Turnstone, 2 Stonechat, 5 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 6 Goldfinch. (L Ng)
Falmouth, Penwerris Church: 1 Sparrowhawk (m) seen off by a Magpie. 1 Blackcap (m). (T Chambers)
Spit beach, Par: 12 Eider on low tide marker rocks off Polkerris, 5 Guillemot (winter plumage), 2 Great Northern Diver, 1 Little Egret, c30 Shag off Polkerris. (N Best)
Cubert, Tresean: 1 Green Woodpecker. (S Grose)
Bartinney Downs: 4 Buzzard, 4 Stonechat (3m,1f), c35 Golden Plover in field. 4 Canada Geese over. (D Pollard)
Lanivet: 5 Pied Wagtail, c120 Starling (1 very pale), 10 House Sparrow, 69 Herring Gull, 8 Wood Pigeon, 4 Magpie, 3m Blackbird (more heard), large flock Rook and Jackdaw, 3 Robin (many more heard), 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Great Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Dunnock, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Chaffinch, c10 Redwing over and 2 Jay. Also, 1 Buzzard (heard) and 1 Green Woodpecker (heard). (B Crowle)
Mawgan: 1 Firecrest, 1 Red Admiral and later 1 Peacock butterfly in Coverack. (P Bedford)
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