Saturday 15th July 2023

Saturday 15th July 2023

Porthgwarra: 1 Barolo Shearwater (15:00). (G Lawlor, M Elliott, P Marshall) Also (05:30-11:00) 8 Cory’s Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Great Shearwater 1 Balearic Shearwater, 17 Storm Petrel, 2 Puffin, 2 Sandwich Tern, 2 Common Tern, 1 Curlew. (M Broadbent, J Drage Hubert, E Cornelius, S Rogers, N R Rogers, G Lawlor, M Elliott, P Marshall, T McGowan, R Augarde, B Mellow, R Archer, I Archer et.al)

Late Submission 08/07/2023, Porthgwarra: 1 Scopoli’s Shearwater. (N Rogers, M McKee, et al.)

Late Submission 14/07/2023, Porthgwarra: (06:00-20:00) 1 Wilson’s Petrel, 2 Pomarine Skua, 4 Arctic Skua, 4 Puffin, 1 Sandwich Tern, 58 Euro Storm Petrel, 1 Great Shearwater, 14 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Balearic Shearwater, 13680 Manx Shearwater (minute counts, extrapolated). (S Rogers, M Elliott, G Lawlor, P Marshall, R Irvine, et al.)

Pendeen (lower car park): (10:00-14:00) 1386 Manx Shearwater, 2 Cory’s Shearwater, 2 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Storm Petrel, 12 Kittiwake, 1 Mediterranean Gull. (K Jayne, D Reeves). Also (18.35 – 20.00) 18 Cory’s Shearwaters, 4 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Whimbrel, 3 Sandwich Tern. (J Hawkey)

Cape Cornwall: (06:11-08:36) 2 European Storm Petrel. (Birdguides)

Lizard Point: (06:30-12:00) 2 Cory’s Shearwater, 40+ Storm Petrel, 3 Puffin, 3 Sooty Shearwater, 3 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Arctic Tern. (S Votier, S Bearhop, T Blunden, S Croft

Rame Head: (7-noon) 4 Arctic Skua, 4 Balearic Shearwater, 151 Manx Shearwater, 2 Storm Petrel, 1 juv Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Kittiwake, 4 Mediterranean Gulls, 10 Guillemot, 4 Fulmar. (P Kemp)

Hayle Estuary, Copperhouse Creek: 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 19 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 37 Great Black-backed Gull, 179 Herring Gull. (S Grose)

East Pentire, Newquay: (07.00-08.00) 1 Balearic Shearwater. (S Rowe)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Great Crested Grebe chick at Golden Lion growing well, 4 Curlew, 2 Sedge Warbler feeding 3 recently fledged young, 1 second brood Great Tit nest with 5 chicks. (D Eva)

Bude Marsh: 1 Great White Egret. (A Roberts)

Lower Tamar Lake: 1 Recently fledged Willow Tit, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Great Crested Grebe. (R Mudge)

Kingsmill Lake: 1 Common Tern, 1 Greater Black-backed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gulls, Black-headed Gulls, 1 Grey Heron, 7 Little Egret, 3 Cormorant, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 adult Shelduck with 3 juveniles & 1 other adult Shelduck, 3 Oystercatcher, 34 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 14 Greenshank, 39 Redshank. (A Parker)

Truro: 1 Siskin (m). (M Costa)

Late Submission 14/07/2023, Truro: 2 Siskin. (M Costa)

Scopoli’s Shearwater, Nigel Rogers & Mike McKee
Yellow-legged Gull, Shaun Grose
Herring Gull, Shaun Grose