Saturday 22nd October 2022

Saturday 22nd October 2022

Lizard Point: 1 Barolo Shearwater . (J Foster) 7 Ring Ouzel between Devil’s Frying Pan and Chough Ogo. Approx 1500 Fieldfare, 3 Swallow across Trethvas Farm and Gwavas Farm, Lizard. (S Croft) (15.00-17.00): 3,000 Great Shearwater, 1 Madeiran Petrel , 20 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Balearic Shearwater, 3 Manx Shearwater, 1 Puffin. (D Collins)

Windmill Farm: 500 Fieldfare, Grey Plover over with 400 Golden Plover and 1 Merlin. (D Wright)

Grochal Farm: 7 Ring Ouzel. (D Wright)

Church Cove; Lizard: 11 Ring Ouzel. (S Croft)

Caerthillian: Wryneck and 3 Ring Ouzel. (D Wright)

Porthgwarra: . 800 + Great Shearwater in  afternoon, 24 in  morning, 1 Teal, 1 Puffin, 1 Snow Bunting, 1 Common Tern, 23 Manx Shearwater. Plus Long-tailed Skua and 12 Arctic Skua, 3 Sooty Shearwater ,2 Balearic Shearwater, Maderian Petrel for 4 minutes, seen well by seven observers. (S Rogers et al) 5 Firecrest (2 car park, 1 stone wall, 2 Trevean). (P Marshall)

Hayle Estuary RSPB: Lesser Yellowlegs still. Also 1 Arctic Tern. (D Seekins)

Sennen (Maria’s Lane): Ring Ouzel, Black Redstart, Northern Wheatear. (P Marshall)

Sennen Cove: 2 Black Redstart. (P Marshall)

Towan Head; Newquay: 2 Swift sp, possibly Pallid Swift. (I Boreham) 1 House Martin, 1 Grey Heron and 18 Cormorant heading west this afternoon. (P Roseveare, B Bosisto)

Two Pallid? swifts 22nd Oct 22 – YouTube

East Pentire; Newquay: 1 Snow Bunting, 2 Wheatear. (D Grose) 2 Snow Bunting. (G Fisher)

Pendeen: juvenile Rose-coloured Starling still. (T Carter)

Goonhavern:  1 Black Redstart on same house roof again, (J Savage)

Penhale Point: 9 Chough (distant, so any rings not noted), 10 Skylark, 23 Meadow Pipit, 200+ Linnet flock, 3 Rock Pipit, 1 Buzzard, 12 Golden Plover. (S Grose)

Cross Coombe, Trevallas Manor Farm:  1 Common Redstart (J Savage)

Park Head: 1165 Chaffinch, 2 Brambling, 17 Siskin, 46 Linnet, 1 Ring Ouzel, 12 Fieldfare, 3 Blackbird, 9 Song Thrush, 4 Redwing, 193 Starling, 167 Meadow Pipit, 115 Skylark, 3 Reed Bunting, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Grey Wagtail,  5 Pied Wagtail, 1 Snipe, 1 Curlew, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Swallow and 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull overhead and heading west between 08:00 and 10:30hrs. Also, 1 Firecrest, 4 Goldcrest, 3 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Wheatear and 1 Grey Plover on headland and in Porth Meor Valley. (P Roseveare, B Bosisto)

Trevose Head: 2 Snow Bunting. (G Williams) 4 Snow Bunting this afternoon. (A Davey)

Walmsley Sanctuary CBWPS: 2 Pintails (M&F), 4 Shovelers (2x male, 2x female) , Sparrowhawk,  Buzzard, Little Stint. (R Griffiths)

Polzeath: 2 Chough. (C Dunmore)

Coombe Valley: 1 male Ring Ouzel. (M Worden)

Duckpool Valley: 2 Chough. (M Worden)

Davidstow Airfield: 1 Snow Bunting. (M Worden)

Brunnion Meadow, Trink Farm 8.45 this morning: 15 Cattle Egrets, 1 Little Egret (new for Brunnion!), 23 Herring Gulls, 2 Carrion Crows, a pair of Pheasants. (P Geddes)

Lands End: Merlin, 250 Chaffinch. (P St Pierre)

Treeve Common: 2-3 Ring Ouzel, +100 Fieldfare. (P St Pierre)

St Loy: 1 Turtle Dove, 1 Swallow. (P St Pierre)

Drift Reservoir: 1 Ring Ouzel. (P St Pierre)

Pennance Point: 15:00 – 18:00: 2500+ Great Shearwater, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Great Skua, 1 Great Northern Diver, C40 Mediterranean Gull. Good passage of gannets, auks and kittiwakes.  (M Broadbent, E Cornelius, F Hutchinson, J Drage Hubert et. al)

Carne Creek: 5 Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Nuthatch, 12 Med gull, 11 Little Egret, 2 Cattle egret, 3 Firecrest (S.Wood)

Gear Sands: 1 Chough videoed. (Twitter)

Truro River: 48 Bar tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 34 Redshank, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 7 Curlew, 1 Cormorant. (S Grose)

Truro: 2 Dipper, 1 Kingfisher. (S Grose)

Hannafore; Looe: 11am-2pm: 1 adult Little Gull, 11 (9 ad 2 1st w) Mediterranean Gull, 2 Large Shearwater sp, 1 Great Shearwater, 12 Guillemot, 5 Razorbill, 20+ Auk sp, 3 Fulmar, 20+ Kittiwake, 3 Manx Shearwater, 4 Common Scoter, 1 f type Black Redstart , 15 Turnstone1 Grey Plover, 1 Whimbrel. (G Lewis) 2 Eider. (D Sharp)

Mount Edgecumbe Country Park: c.30 Cattle Egret with cows + 2 Heron. (A Blonden)

Shirehall Moor, Lostwithiel: 1 Great White Egret, 2 Kingfishers, 1 Barnacle Goose amongst the Canada flocks, 2 Stonechat, 6 Little Grebe and 1 raptor sp (Red Kite or Marsh Harrier?) escorted south by 5 crows. (M Surgey)

Respryn: 1 Hobby , 10 Siskin. (D Eva)

Late Submission, 21/10/22, Hayle Estuary RSPB: Lesser Yellowlegs still at Copperhouse Creek yesterday afternoon, east of Atlantic Motors. (P Fletcher)

Late Submission 20/10/22, Lands End/Treeve Common: 15 Ring Ouzel, 1500-2000 Redwing, 400+ Fieldfare, between 400 and 600 Golden Plover, c25 Snipe, 6 Teal, 50+(?) Siskin, 75-100 Skylark, Redpoll, 6 Reed Bunt, 2 Firecrest, c10 Chiffchaff, 500+ Chaffinch, Cetti’s warbler. +400 Gannets feeding over Bluefin Tuna off Armed Knight (Paul St Pierre, Martin Elliot)

Ommission from 21/10, Egloskerry (Private Garden): 1 Ring Ouzel (?male) feasting on hawthorn berries dropped to the ground in a group with 1 male blackbird and 3 redwings 4pm in rain for around 15 minutes. Flew off east with blackbird. (R Headd)

Ommission from 21/10, Pendeen, Bojewan (morning): 5 Ring Ouzel. (A Bayly)

sja & rrb

Pintail – Regina Griffiths
Common Sandpiper – Steven Wood
Snow Bunting – Mark Worden
Snow Bunting – Adrian Davey