Saturday 23rd September 2023

Saturday 23rd September 2023

Porthgwarra: 1 Long-tailed Skua, 5 Arctic Skua, 2 Common Tern, 2 Sandwich Tern, 19 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 8 Balearic, 23 Manx Shearwater, 1 Red-throated Diver, 30 Siskin over, 2 Grey Wagtail. (S Rogers) In addition, pale juvenile Long-tailed Skua, 27 Cory’s, Shearwater, 3 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Great Shearwater, 2 Balearic Shearwater and 1 Storm Petrel. (M Hobbs)

Marazion: 1 Woodchat Shrike still. (G Willetts, R Griffths) Also, 1 Hoopoe still. (J Chauvet)

Swanpool: (09:45-11:45) 1 Black Guillemot, 1 Wheatear, 1 Balearic Shearwater, Common Dolphin, Harbour Porpoise. (L Parkerson)

Stithians Reservoir: 2 Osprey, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 13 Ringed Plover, 6 Dunlin, 33 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 7 Little Grebe at south end. 1 Juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper and 1 Ruff at Golden Lion. (D Eva)  In addition, 1 Green Sandpiper at Golden Lion cutoff, 1 Curlew Sandpiper at Stuart Hutchings hide. (I Maclean) Also, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 8 Little Grebe, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great-Spotted Woodpecker (flying over) and 3 juvenile Moorhen. (M Harrison)

Gwennap: Common Crane on unknown origin heard to SW at 05:55. (L Cox)

Freathy: 1 Glossy Ibis flew from west over fields, then out to sea, and then east towards Rame Head at 10am. (M Jordan)

Calstock wetlands: 1 Pectoral Sandpiper and 1 Curlew sandpiper at 07:30. (J Simpson, Neil Moore)

Lands End: 1 Pied Flycatcher and 1000 Meadow Pipit over west. (M Hobbs)

Porthgwarra: 2 Firecrest and 1 Spotted Flycatcher. (M Hobbs)

Trevilley: 2 Firecrest, 1 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 1 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Ringed Plover. (R Veal)

Nanjizal Valley: 201 ringed. 58 Chiffchaff, 5 Goldcrest, 3 Reed Warbler, 4 Sedge Warbler, 118 Blackcap and a 1st y Willow control from Fair Isle. (K Wilson et al)

Nanquidno: 4 Firecrest, 4 Siskin and 2 Willow Warbler. (N Rogers)

Hayle Estuary: 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 11 Curlew, 1 Ruff, 1 Grey Plover, 3 Dunlin, 2 Oystercatcher, 5 Ringed Plover, 1 Greenshank, 1 Turnstone, 1 Redshank, 1 Wheatear, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 2 Shag, 12 Bar tailed Godwit, 3 Rock Pipit and 4 Little Egret. (M Harrison)

St Gothian Sands: 2 Spoonbill. (P&L Dufton)

Pennance Point: (14:25-18:25): 3 Pomarine Skua, 1 Arctic Skua, 3 Balearic Shearwater, 27 Cory’s Shearwater, 9 Manx Shearwater, 1 Fulmar, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 9 Common Scoter. (L Parkerson)

Trelissick: 1 Sparrowhawk with Song Thrush prey. (R Bunt)

Malpas: 2 Osprey still. (R Hobden)

Par Docks: 20 Brent Goose in high this morning. (S Grose)

Lostwithiel Shirehall LNR: 2 Dipper, 3 Common Sandpiper,2 Nuthatch,1 Curlew, 3 Grey Wagtail,1 Sparrowhawk. (S Grose)

St Dennis,Trelavour Pit: 12 Teal, 7 Coot, 2 Yellow legged Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Common Sandpiper. (S Grose)

Castle an Dinas: 56 Lesser Black backed Gull and 3 Yellow legged Gull. (S Grose)

Carnmarth: 1 Wryneck. (M Saunders)

Carnewas: 6 Chough, multiple sightings throughout day. Probable group of 5 and 1 individual. (S Ashby)

Camel Estuary, Treraven Meadow to Tregunna: 1 Great Egret, 112 Canada Goose, 38 Little Egret, 3 Cattle Egret, 90+ Curlew, 42 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank, 4 Common Sandpiper. (D Wilson)

Bude Headland: 2 Great Black-Backed Gull, 14 Lesser Black-back Gull, 11 Herring Gull, 2 Fulmar, 6 Gannet far out to sea heading east towards Lundy, 2 Stonechat, 4 1st winter Northern Wheatear, 6 Rock-Pipit, 12 Meadow Pipit, 5 Raven, 4 Carrion Crow. (N Bastin)

Maer Lake: 1 Grey Heron, 574 Canada Goose, 3 Canada-Hybrid Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 17 Teal, 13 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, juvenile Common Buzzard over. (N Bastin)

Downderry: 3 Common Scoter, 7 Balearic Shearwater and an Arctic Skua, 0705-0805. Inshore 2 White Wagtail. (A Payne)

Millbrook: c 230 Canada Geese, a Little Grebe, 62 Redshank, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Sandwich Tern and a Grey Wagtail this afternoon. (A Payne)

Late submission, 22/09, Dozmary Pool: 4 Yellow-legged Gull with c700 Lesser Black-backed Gull at roost. (R Veal)

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Woodchat Shrike – Graeme Willetts
Woodchat Shrike – Regina Griffiths
Ruff – Iyla Maclean
Pectoral Sandpiper – Iyla Maclean
Pectoral Sandpiper – Jan Simpson
Sparrowhawk – Roger Bunt
Barnacle Goose – Nigel Bastin