Saturday 22nd July 2023

Saturday 22nd July 2023

Porthgwarra: (05:00-17:00) 25 Cory’s Shearwater, 2 Great Shearwater, 8 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Puffin, 20 Storm Petrel, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Bottlenose Dolphin. (M Eade). (06:00-15:00) 9 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Great Shearwater, 8 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Balearic Shearwater, 48,000 Manx Shearwater, 37 Storm Petrel, 4 Puffin, 1 Arctic Skua, 8 Fulmar, 2 Sandwich Tern. (S Rogers, P Aley, R Irvine). Also (evening) 1 Great Shearwater, 9 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Pomarine Skua, 2 Storm Petrel. (Birdguides)

Lizard Point: (05:30-11:15) 1 Cory’s Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Balearic Shearwater, 5 Storm Petrel, 10 Puffin, 2 Arctic Turn, 1 Redshank, 1 Turnstone, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (juv). (M Broadbent, S Bearhop, S Votier, I Maclean, R Evershed et.al)

RSPB Hayle Estuary – Ryan’s Field: (07:00-09:00) 7 Canada Goose, 6 Shelduck (1 ad, 5 juv), 3 Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, 6 Whimbrel, 32 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Sandwich Tern, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler. (P Nason)

Lelant Saltings (09:00-09:30): 1 Little Tern, 2 Sandwich Tern, 9 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel. (P Nason)

Black Head: 1 Cory’s Shearwater at 14:55 (P Bedford)

St Ives: 13 Storm Petrel. (L Langley, F Bell)

Downderry: 331 Gannet and 65 Manx Shearwater west, 0600-0745. 7 Gannet, 2 Balearic Shearwater and 184 Manx Shearwater west, 13:15-13:55. (A Payne)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Snipe, 1 Curlew, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk chick. (D Eva)

Carnkie, Helston: 4 adult House Sparrow feeding young, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Magpie, 7 Jackdaw, 1 Chaffinch. (A Lea)

Wadebridge: 3 Greylag Geese with Canada Geese next to Town Bridge. (S Grose)

Treraven Meadows: 1 Green Sandpiper (on small pond opp entrance to Treraven Farm. (S Grose)

Porth Reservoir: 1 Shelduck & 1 Mandarin amongst Mallards, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Little Egret, 12 Great Crested Grebe + 2 juv, 12 Coot + 8 juv, 1 Common Sandpiper. (S Grose)

Lower Tamar Lake: 1 Willow Tit, 6 Great Crested Grebe plus 2 recently fledged, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Tufted Duck (m), 6 Moorhen, 2 Coal Tit. (R Mudge)

Porthilly Point: 19 Sandwich Tern, 57 Mediterranean Gull on this morning’s high tide. (S Grose)

Spit beach, Par: 7 Eider (4m, 3f), 1 Common Scoter (m), 14 Dunlin, 30+ Oystercatcher, lots of Cormorant. (M Lammas)

Par Beach pool: 10 Mediterranean Gull (Inc 3 juv), 3 Little Grebe, 1 Barnacle Goose, 2 Teal, 1 Common Sandpiper,2 Grey Heron, 5 Greenfinch. (S Grose)

Late Submission 21/07/2023, Downderry: 9 Common Scoter, 125 Gannet, 28 Mediterranean Gull west before 07:30. Also 1 Grey Seal. (A Payne)

House Sparrow, Adrian Lea
House Sparrow, Adrian Lea
Mediterranean Gull, Shaun Grose
Mediterranean Gull, Shaun Grose
Shelduck, Shaun Grose
Teal, Shaun Grose
Little Tern (top right), 2 Sandwich Terns (left), Peter Nason