Roger Hooper Celebration of his life who sadly passed away on Friday 29th August.
A meeting to celebrate Rogers life, a devoted conservatist will be held at Ryan’s Field Hide, Hayle on September 16th at 10am after which we will go to Birdies café overlooking Hayle Estuary.
Roger was a very active member of the RSPB, BTO, CWT, Cornwall Butterfly Conservation, Red River Rescuers and the Cornwall Birdwatching and Preservation Society.
Looking forward to seeing you all soon, Lynn Phillips and Dave Thomas.
(Photo below. Roger Hooper and friends at Penhale on Butterfly meeting)

Bude Canal: 1 Spotted Sandpiper photographed. (N Smith)

Siblyback: 1 Baird’s Sandpiper, 2 Pectoral Sandpiper, 4 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, 1 Grey Phalarope, 1 Sanderling, 11 Snipe, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 1 Ringed Plover. (B Dallas) Red-rumped Swallow in front of car park and cafe this morning. (P Clement)

Colliford: 3 Buff-breasted Sandpiper. (B Dallas, G Fisher)

Davidstow: 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 5 Curlew Sandpiper. (R Veal) 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 5 Curlew Sandpiper, 1+ Ruff, c40 Ringed Plover, 13 Dunlin, Wheatear. (B Craven) Field north Crowdy Reservoir: 3 Golden Plover. (B Craven) 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 3 Curlew Sandpiper. (G Williams) Pectoral Sandpiper, 5  Curlew Sandpiper, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 2 Ravens, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Wheatear, Pied Wagtail. (J Horsey) 1 Pectoral Sandpiper. 5 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Little Stint, Ringed Plover and Dunlin, 2 Wheatear. (A Davey)

Pendeen: 0700-12:00, 19 Common Scoter, c40 Great Shearwater,  5 Sooty Shearwater, 5 Dunlin, 1 Turnstone , 12 Ringed Plover, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Grey Phalarope, 8 Great Skua, 9 Arctic Skua, 13 Sabine’s Gull (inc. flock of 4), 5 Common Tern, 5 Arctic Tern, 5 Sandwich Tern. (S Rogers, G Lawlor, P Marshall, JF Ryan, MK Ahmad, D. Yelland)

East Pentire: 1 Black Guillemot, 4 Sabine’s Gull, 3 Arctic Skua, 1 Bonxie, 5 Whimbrel, 4 Sanderling, 12 Common Scoter, 16 Sandwich Tern, 7 Commic Tern. (S Rowe, D Grose, M Lammas)

Trevose Head: 63 Sandwich Tern , 17 Arctic Skua, 3 Whimbrel , 14 Sooty Shearwater, 14 Common Tern, 3 Grey Phalarope , 3 Bonxie , 45 Commic Tern, 5 Arctic Tern, 27 Scoter, 2 juvenile Sabine’s Gull , 1 Great Shearwater, 1 pale phase Pomarine Skua, 2 Black Tern. (B Bosisto R Veal)

Stithians: Pectoral Sandpiper, Snipe, Greenshank, Black-tailed Godwit, Sparrowhawk, 2 Lapwing, 2 Dunlin, 2 Wheatear, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 6 Pied Wagtail, 12 Ringed Plover, 21 Curlew. (P Wiltshire) (08.30 – 11.00 hrs) 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 4 Curlew Sandpiper, 5 Dunlin, 23 Ringed Plover, 17 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenhank, 1 Black-tailed Godwit. (N Watmough)

Poligga: 1 Buff-breasted Sandpiper. (R Irvine)

Kreley Hill, Chacewater: 14 Glossy Ibis.  Again today although talking to the farmer he said there was a much larger flock in one of his fields yesterday. (R. Loader)

St Ives: 1 Bonxie, 3 Arctic Skua, 1 Storm Petrel, 3 Black Tern, 20 Arctic Tern, 100+ Commic Tern, 25+ Sandwich Tern. (L Langley) 1 Pomarine Skua, 5 Arctic Skua, 3 Bonxie, 6 Black Tern, 7 Sabine’s Gull (different to Pendeen and other north coast birds today), 1 Little Tern, 2 Dunlin. (B Nason)

Ryan’s Field, Hayle: 1 Spoonbill, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, 9 Bar-tailed Godwit, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Knot, 26 Redshank, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Sandwich Tern, 3 Dunlin, 1 Sparrowhawk. (J St Ledger, S Talbot)

Drift Reservoir: 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Kingfisher. (R Auger)  2 Kingfisher, 1 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, 8 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Garganey, 3 Little Egret. (T Mills)

Porthgwarra: 1 Wheatear (m), 3 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 14 Stonechat, 2 Chough, 1 Whitethroat (juv), 8 Swallow, (Wryneck reported on access track to Coastguard lookout beside last house), Southern Emerald Damselfly & Common Darter. (JH & K Dalziel)

Carn Euny: 1 Firecrest in trees adjoining site. (R Butterfield)

Nanquidno Downs: Wryneck in conifers along northern edge. (R Butterfield)

Scillonian; Penzance to Wolf Rock: Generally little activity until past Runnelstone, then: 3 Cory’s Shearwater, Arctic Skua, 10 ‘commic’ terns, 2 Kittiwake (1 juv), 2 European Storm Petrel. Mounts Bay: 7 Kittiwake (3 juv), Sooty Shearwater & distant small skua, possibly Long-tailed Skua. Presumed Osprey moving E offshore at Tater Du 10:39. (B Dawson)

Penzance: 1 Tawny Owl calling. (M Kallionaki)

Marazion Marsh RSPB: 1 Little Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 1 Little Egret, 5 Linnet,  3 (1ad 2juv) Stonechat, 2 Magpie 11.00 – 12.00. (M Webb)

St Agnes: 1 Hoopoe still at Sunny Corner campsite. (S Rowe)

Camel Estuary: 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Goosander, 1 juv Osprey, 16 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Barnacle Goose, 4 Greenshank, 7 Greylag Goose. (B Bosisto , R Veal)

Maer Lake; Bude: 2 Grey Phalarope. (J.Darke)

Newquay: 1m Kingfisher from private garden. (S Grose)

Gannel Estuary: 9 Whimbrel over, 3 Curlew, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank ,1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Knot. (S Grose)

Towan Head: 5 Chough, 21 Oystercatcher, 7 Turnstone, 46 Sandwich Tern, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Linnet. (S Grose)

Hell’s Mouth: 1 Kestrel. (S Talbot)

Mevagissey Harbour with Cornwall Birds and Three Bays Wildlife Group: 12 Cormorant, 7 Shag, 1 Turnstone, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Pied Wagtail, 5 Rock Pipit, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Mallard , 9 Carrion Crow, 5 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 2 Rook, 4 Woodpigeon, 13 Feral Pigeon, 23 Gannet, 3 Black-headed Gull, 7 Great Black-backed Gull, 30++ Herring Gull, 2 Kestrel and 1  Buzzard, 2 Clouded Yellow, 3 Red Admiral, 5 Large White, 7 Small White, and 3 Green-veined White. (R Castillo-Nicholls, R Nicholls, J Roberts, et al)

Devoran Quay: 1 Osprey , 36 Canada Geese, 12 Redshank, Curlew, 3 Mute Swan , 11 Oystercatcher , 1 Buzzard , 1 Robin , 2 Cormorant, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Black-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit. (S Norris)

Caerthillian: 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat. (D Eva)

Millbrook: 157 Redshank, 4 Curlew Sandpiper. (P Kemp)

River Tamar south of Skinhead Point grid reference 43.2 60.5: 5-6pm low water, 2 Osprey (1 with a fish), 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 37 Dunlin, 9 Canada Goose, 8 Oystercatcher, 4 Carrion Crow, 3 Common Tern, 4 Mallard, 2 Cormorant 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 9 Herring Gull, 14 Black-headed Gull. (A Wilson)

Dobwalls (private garden): 2 Swallow, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Clouded Yellow, 2 Peacock, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Hummingbird Hawkmoth. (C&J Duffy)

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