Saturday 10th September 2022

Saturday 10th September 2022

Walmsley Sanctuary: 1 Citrine Wagtail,  1 Glossy Ibis. (B Mellow)

Nanjizal: 1st year Purple Heron, 1 Wryneck. Please keep to public rights of way. (K Wilson)

Soapy Cove: 1 Dotterel flew over low towards Predannack Airfield, 3 Whinchat. (I Maclean)

Polgigga: 1 Turtle Dove. (M Wallace)

Carn les Boel: 1 Wryneck. (M Wallace)

Marazion Beach: Sandwich Tern 3 am, 4 pm. (P Fraser)

Eastern Green Beach:  1 Common Eider , 50 Common Ringed Plover, 35 Sanderling, 6 Dunlin, 1 Common Redshank. (P Fraser)

Longrock Pool: 12 Little Grebe, 1 Kingfisher, 9 Coot. (S Grose)

Newlyn Harbour: 1 Yellow legged Gull,1 Sparrowhawk, 7 Rock Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 14 Turnstone.(S Grose)

Crowlas: 1 Dipper . ( G Healey )

Drift Reservoir: 1 Common Buzzard. ( R Chiffers)

Hayle Estuary RSPB : c.39 Knot, 8 Turnstone, 1 Greenshank, 49 Redshank, 16 Bar-tailed Godwits & Spoonbill still present. (J Hawkey) 40+Knot amongst main Curlew flock opp carwash.( S Grose)

Hayle Estuary RSPB; Ryan’s Field: 1 Little Stint, 1 immature Spoonbill, 7 Ringed Plover, c50 Red Knot, c50 Curlew, 12 Bar-tailed Godwit, c 25 Redshank, 3 Little Egret, c150 Canada Goose, 2 (ad & juv) Sandwich Tern 17.00 – 18.00. (M Webb) 1 Little Stint (juv), 13 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Whimbrel. (J Hawkey)

Hayle Estuary RSPB; Copperhouse Creek: 24 Bar-tailed Godwits, 4 Greenshank, 1 Sanderling, 20 Ringed Plover, 10 Dunlin. (J Hawkey)

Hayle Estuary RSPB; Carnsew Pool: 2 Curlew Sandpiper in mixed flock Ringed Plover & Dunlin. (J Hawkey)

St Gothian Sands LNR: 80+ Mediterranean Gull at 3.30pm, 1 Little Stint, 2 Ringed Plover, 17 Little Grebe.(S Grose)

Connor Downs: 1 Pied Flycatcher. (Birdguides)

Falmouth Bay: 380 Great Shearwater, 30 Balearic Shearwater, 4 Sooty Shearwater, Grey Phalarope, 100 Storm Petrel, c500 Bluefin Tuna, 2 Blue Shark, 1 Ocean Sunfish, 1 Great Skua from pelagic trip. (M Broadbent, L Langley)

Portreath: 2 Chough at Western Hill this morning at 08.10. (G Rogers)

Knavocks: 4 unringed  mid-afternoon. (G Rogers)

Tehidy Woods: 9 Mute Swan, 1m Mandarin, 3 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Grebe, 1 pos Wigeon X Mallard Hybrid?(blue speculum & long orange legs.(S Grose)

Stithians Reservoir: 08:00-11:15. 2 Little Stint, 6 Curlew sandpiper, 30 Ringed Plover, 26 Dunlin, Bar-tailed godwit, 14 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper and 2 Snipe,  4 Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Tree pipit, 6 Meadow pipit, 2 Grey wagtail, 12 Pied wagtail, Siskin, 45 Swallow, Sedge Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 6 Little Egret, 5 Little Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 3 Raven, 12 Teal, 3 Moorhen, 4 Canada Geese, 57 Black-headed gulls, 100+ Herring Gulls, 10+ Lesser Black-Backed Gull and Great Black-Backed gull. (C Foote, T Weston) 3 Ruff and 5 Common Sandpiper. (D Beadle)
Devoran Quay: 1 Spotted Redshank, 11 Knot. (J St Ledger)
Devoran 14:30-16:30: 20+ Ringed Plover, 30+ Dunlin, 12 Knot (11 at the end as I was predated by a Peregrine), 8 Bar-tailed Godwit, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, 56 Redshank, 44 Oystercatcher, Curlew sandpiper, 104 Curlew (2 CR, BI and A,S), Whimbrel, 3 Little Egret,  Buzzard, Green woodpecker. (C Foote, T Weston)

Croft Pascoe: 1 Pied Flycatcher. (D Eva)

Caerthillian: 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Chough, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap (D Eva) 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit, both over. (I Maclean)
Kynance: 6 Whinchat, 1 Tree Pipit. (I Maclean)
Hayle Kimbro: 2 Whinchat. (I Maclean)
Porthoustock: 5 Great Shearwater, 24 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Sooty Shearwater. (Birdguides)

St Agnes Head: 1 Osprey flew towards St Ives at 12:05pm. (G Lawlor)

East Pentire (07.00-08.40): 3 Balearic Shearwater, 19 Common Scoter, 2 Arctic Skua, 7 Sandwich Tern, 3 Knot, 51 Comorant. (S Rowe, D Grose, M Lammas)

Kingsmill: 2 Osprey : one overhead at the lake, the other at Tavy bridge diving for fish catching one and flying off west too familiar perch in tree to feed. Also 2 Bar-tailed Godwits, 7 Black-tailed Godwits, Curlew, Dunlin, Redshank, Greenshank, 1 juv Wheatear.  (K Baum)

St Martin in Meneage: 4 Jay. (S Chandler)

Mawgan: 15 Long-tailed Tits flew through our plant nursery this morning. (S Chandler)

Par Beach Pool: 1 Knot, 1 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 5 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Gadwall. (B & L Bosisto)

Foxhole: 2 Whinchat on Blackpool Trail. (L Bosisto)

Siblyback Lake:  2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 13+ Ringed Plover, 15+ Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Greylag Goose, 1 Hybrid Canada Goose, 17 Cormorant, 5 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, still good number of Swallows and House Martins feeding.  (D Sharp).

Colliford Reservoir and Dozmary Pool: 9 Canada Goose,7 Barnacle Goose,6 Cormorant,5 Grey Heron,2 Great Crested Grebe,55 Teal,37 Ringed Plover,9 Dunlin,2 Snipe,1 Turnstone,1 Little Grebe,1 Great Black-backed Gull,2 Lesser Black-backed Gull,4 Herring Gull,3 Buzzard,1 Kestrel,1 Merlin,4 Raven,24 Carrion Crow,9 Magpie,32 Starling,2 Blackbird, 13 Stonechat, 20 Whinchat,72 Meadow Pipit,5 Pied Wagtail,2 Grey Wagtail,18 Swallow,3 Great Tit,23 House Sparrow,1 Chiffchaff,2 Wren,13 Wheatear,3 Goldfinch,3 Robin,18 Linnet,1 Dunnock,7 Chaffinch, four freshly regurgitated Little Owl pellets in a current roost, 1 Rabbit, 1 female Roe Deer with well grown twins, 2 Green-veined White, 2 Small Copper and 2 Common Blue. (J Hale, C Reed, DA Conway)

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Eurasian Spoonbill – Martin Webb
Little Stint – Martin Webb
Curlew’s – Charlotte Foote
Curlew Sandpiper (3rd from left) amongst Dunlin – Charlotte Foote
Adult and juvenile Sandwich Tern – John St Ledger
Yellow Wagtail – Deena Sharp
Buzzard – Robin Chiffers