Saturday 1st October 2022

Saturday 1st October 2022

Lizard Point: Red-necked Phalarope still present. (M Spicer et al) Also 1 Little Stint. (S Rowe, B Mellow) 2 Chough. (B Bosisto) 1 Cory’s Shearwater. (D Collins)

Red necked Phalarope. Polpear Cove. Lizard Point. Cornwall.

Pendeen: 7am- 12:35pm. 12 Great Shearwater, 7 Great Skua, 2 Grey Phalarope, 4 Arctic Tern, 11 Sandwich Tern, 2 Cory’s Shearwater, 109 Manx Shearwater, 27 Great Shearwater, 163 Balearic Shearwater. (S Rogers et al) 2 Great Skua,  1 Pomarine Skua (12.50hrs). (J Hawkey)  1 Leach’s Petrel ( R Wilkins)

St Agnes Head: 07.25-11.15. 1 Great Shearwater, 9 Sooty Shearwater, 25 Balearic Shearwater, 3 Grey Phalarope. (R Augarde, P Maker)

Perranporth, Droskyn Point (09.05 – 10.35): 3 Grey Phalarope, 4 Balearic Shearwater, 14 Manx Shearwater, 2 Arctic Tern, 6 Kittiwake, 3 Common Scoter and 2+ Common Dolphin. The phalaropes, terns and 1 Balearic were lingering offshore with many other birds.  (T Wilson)

Fistral; Newquay: 7:55am-8:55am.  23 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Sandwich Tern, 1 Mediterranean Gull. (B Bosisto)

East Pentire (07.20-11.10): 4 Sooty Shearwater, 81 Balearic Shearwater, 187 Manx Shearwater, 1 Fulmar, 2 Great Skua, 6 Sandwich Tern, c50 Kittiwake, c1200 Gannet, 2 Chough. (S Rowe)

Hayle Estuary RSPB: 1 Grey Phalarope. (R Griffiths) 5 Curlew Sandpiper, 23 Dunlin, 3 Greenshank, 1 Curlew, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 9 Mute Swan, 4 Canada Goose, many Wigeon and Teal 09.45 – 10.00 at Copperhouse Creek. (M Webb) 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Curlew Sandpiper at Copperhouse Creek. (K Williams & K Foster) 1 Redshank, 2 Grey Plover. (A Lea)  Copperhouse Creek RSPB: 5 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, 25 Dunlin, 10 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Greenshank. (D Flumm) 5 Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Ruff 1 Kingfisher, 13 Bar tailed Godwit, 3 Common Sandpiper, 9 Ringed Plover, 22 Redshank, 6 Curlew, 4 Greenshank, 30 Dunlin, 19 Mediterranean Gull, 200+ Wigeon on this mornings high tide.(S Grose) 39 Mediterranean Gull, 5 Grey Plover at Lelant Station.(S Grose)

Rejerrah: 87 Linnet on wires.(S Grose)

Marazion Marsh RSPB: 1m Stonechat, 5 Linnet, 1 Little Egret 13.45 – 14.30. (M Webb)

Crowlas: 6 Cattle Egret in by A30 lay-by 13.35. (M Webb)

Chapel Porth: 2 Common Buzzard, 1  Raven, 2 Stonechat (male), 2  Kestrel, 10 Rock Pipit (in carpark) 2 Linnet 6 x Common Darter (Egg laying). (V Booth)

Walmsley Sanctuary (members only):  circa 350 Canada Geese, 9 Greylag Geese, 1 Bar-headed Goose, 2 Grey Heron, 16 Cattle Egret with fresian herd of cattle by little hide, 1 Little Egret, Mallard,  15 adolescent Teal, Mallards, Coot, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Buzzard, 1 Snow Bunting in flock of circa 40 Linnet, 1 Green Sandpiper, Jackdaws, large flock of Pied Wagtails, 1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker.(S Thomson)

Crowdy Reservoir: 1 Whooper Swan. (B Craven)

Bude: colour ringed Great Egret on The Strand. (M Worden)

Treraven Meadows: 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Yellow Wagtail. (D Julian)

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Downderry: moving west, 0720-0830, were c440 Gannet, 9 Balearic Shearwater and 24 Kittiwake.  (A Payne)

Late submission, 30/09/22, Looe Island: 2 Brent Geese. (C Lewis)

Late submission, 30/9/22 , Chynhalls point , Coverack: 10am to 2.30pm . 439+ Balearic Shearwater , 4 Artic Skua , Little Auk , 1st w Little Gull , 3 Med Gull , 6 + Commic tern , 1 Tuna .   (P Laney)

 

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Red-necked Phalarope – Gill Fisher
Red-necked Phalarope – Steve Rowe
Red-necked Phalarope – Mike Spicer
Grey Phalarope – Adrian Lea
Grey Phalarope – Alex Mckechnie
Grey Phalarope – Regina Griffiths
Little Stint – Steve Rowe
Ruff – Shaun Grose
Curlew Sandpiper’s – Dave Flumm
Common Buzzard – Vic Booth