Saturday 14th October 2023

Saturday 14th October 2023

Carn Brea: Juvenile Pallid Harrier again this morning, north of car park. (Birdguides)

Croft Pascoe Pool: American Golden Plover flew over north calling. (Birdguides)

Kynance: 1 Hoopoe. (S Gordon) 1 probable Siberian Lesser Whitethroat, 1 male Marsh Harrier, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Firecrest, 3 Sparrowhawk, 3 Clouded Yellow, 5 Painted Lady. (E O’Connor)

Crows-an-Wra: 1 Hen Harrier & 1 Yellow-browed Warbler. (Birdguides)

Cot Valley: 1 Hooded Crow flew north. (Birdguides)

Pendeen: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler (P Combridge) 4 juvenile Sabine’s Gull, 89 Cory’s Shearwater, 5 Great Shearwater, 4 Sooty Shearwater, 5 Balearic Shearwater, 3 Grey Phalarope, 1 Leach’s Storm Petrel, 29 Common Scoter, 2 Turnstone, 2 Great Skua, 9 Arctic Skua, 1255 Kittiwake, 2 Arctic Tern, 1 Sandwich Tern, 31 Manx Shearwater, 800 Gannet, 26 Chough, 2 Siskin, circa 130,000 Razorbill. (S Rogers et al)

Marazion: 1 Purple Heron in flight this evening. (R Hill) 1 Black Redstart. (Birdguides) 1 Great Egret. (S Wilson) 1 Great White Egret (north side of railway line), 1 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Stonechat, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 1 Clouded Yellow. (R Hamilton-Ahearne) 1 male Marsh Harrier, 1 Flava Wagtail west late afternoon. (Paul St Pierre)

Sennen: 1 Woodlark behind W.J & Sond farm. (D Wallbridge)

St Levan: 5 Firecrest, 3 Chiffhcaff. (D Wallbridge)

Cape Cornwall: 25 Cory’s Shearwater, 3 Sooty Shearwater, 7 Arctic Skua, 1 Arctic Tern. (N Wheatley) 43 Cory’s Shearwater, 2 Great Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Sabine’s Gull, 2 Grey Phalarope. (Birdguides)

Crowlas: 1 Great White Egret over late morning. (G Healey)

Scillonian, Cornish Waters, morning: 88 Cory’s Shearwater, 4 Great Shearwater, 31 Manx Shearwater, 1 Great Skua, 2 Puffin, 6 Brent Goose. (M Broadbent et al)

Scillonian, Cornish Waters, afternoon: 61 Cory’s Shearwater, 3 Great Shearwater, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 5 Manx Shearwater, 2 Great Skua, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Common Scoter. (M Broadbent et al)

Drift: 1 Great White Egret. (Birdguides)

Hayle Estuary Causeway (absolute low tide): 10 Curlew,  1 Whimbrel, 2 Greenshank, 1 Redshank,  8 Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Little Egret, 9 Oystercatcher, 9 Cormorant, 50+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Wren, 3 Carrion Crow. (M Claughton)

Hayle Estuary & Carnsew Pool (10.00 – 11.00): 12 Bar-tailed Godwit, 10 Oystercatcher, 6 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 4 Little Egret, 7 Cormorant, 5 Mediterranean Gull one with Green tag RN1K on left leg and metal ring on right leg. (M Webb)

Ryans FieldGreenshanks. (P Crumpler)

Lizard Point (07:45-10:30): 1 Cory’s Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Manx Shearwater, 300+ Kittiwake, 6 Common Scoter, 2 Arctic Skua, 1 Chough, 1 Great White Egret. (D Murdoch)

Church Cove: 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Firecrest, 2 Swallow, c20 Chaffinch (D Murdoch)

Windmill Farm: 1 Ruff, c100 Golden Plover, c10 Common Darter. (D Murdoch)

Cynhalls Point: 1 Hoopoe, 2 Firecrest. (A Schwartz)

Poltesco: 10 Swallow. (S Taylor)

Coverack: 20 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 2 Clouded Yellow (1 Helice), dozens of Red Admiral, Large White, Peacock and Speckled Wood all just to the north. (J Holmes)

Mawgan in Meneage: 5 Common Buzzard circling low over The Old Withy Garden Nursery (ND Chandler)

Trispen: 150 Golden Plover. (C Mason)

Gluvian: 2 Yellowhammer. (B Bosisto)

Wadebridge: 1 Curlew Sandpiper. (D Julian)

Bodmin Moor: 1 male Merlin, 350 Golden Plover. (B Bosisto P Roseveare)

Maer Lake: 212 Canada Geese, 14 Teal, 3 Shoveler, 9 Mallard, 19 Lesser Black-Backed Gull, 9 Herring Gull,18 Black-headed Gull, Common Buzzard over. (N Bastin)

River Neet Estuary: 2 Cormorant, 19 Canada Geese, 8 Herring Gull,19 Black-Headed Gull,1 Male Kingfisher. (N Bastin)
Bude ; Upton Cliff near the Pepper Pot: 1 Chough. (C Judge)
Camel Estuary: 26 Cattle Egret at Pinkson Creek. (D Julian) 11 at Perlees Farm this afternoon. (D Julian) Osprey still. (N Yeo)
Milpool (private garden): 2 Jay, 1 f Grey Wagtail, 1 Woodpigeon, 5 Long tailed tit. (M Claughton)
Cormorant – Nigel Bastin
Common Buzzard – Nigel Bastin
Hoopoe, Sam Gordon
Mediterranean Gull, Martin Webb
Little Egret, Martin Webb
Curlew, Martin Webb
Oystercatcher, Martin Webb
Bar-tailed Godwit, Martin Webb
Greenshank, Martin Webb
Grey Wagtail, Maria Claughton
Oystercatcher, Maria Claughton
Oystercatcher, Maria Claughton
Curlew, Maria Claughton
Greenshank, Peter Crumpler