Saturday 7th January 2023

Saturday 7th January 2023

Hayle Estuary: 1 adult Ring-billed Gull, 14 Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Goosander. (D Eva) 3 Caspian Gull (1 ad, 2 1w) (Birdguides)

Stithians Reservoir: Green-winged Teal (m), Great Northern Diver, 4 Gadwall (2m,2f), 1 Pintail (f), c100 Teal, 1 Wigeon, 32 Mallard, 200+ Lapwing, 40 Snipe, 10 Curlew, 1 Ringed Plover, 8 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Reed Bunting. (M Broadbent, J Drage Hubert, N Watmough, R Evershed)

Siblyback Reservoir: 3 Ring-necked Duck, 4 Yellow-legged Gull. (D Julian)

St Gothian sands LNR: 1 Grey Phalarope, 9 Gadwall, 17 Shoveler, 9 Tufted Duck, 4 Shelduck, 14 Little Grebe, 9 Wigeon, 2 Curlew, 1 Kittiwake, 16 Oystercatcher. (S Grose)

Mousehole: 1 Glaucous Gull (juv) on the water east of harbour. (S Grose)

Lizard Point: 1 Great Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 20 Manx Shearwater, 5 Great Skua, 2 Red-throated Diver. (D Collins, R Evershed)

Swanpool: Pomarine Skua (1 imm pale, 1 imm dark), 5 Great Northern Diver, 20+ Common Dolphin. (L Langley, M Broadbent, J Drage Hubert)

Porthpean: 2 Red-necked Grebe, 2 Slavonian Grebe, 5 Black-throated Diver, 15 Great Northern Diver, 20 Common Scoter, 25 Kittiwake. (D Julian, B Bosisto)

Newlyn: 2 Kittiwake in the harbour. (S Grose)

Drift Reservoir: 7 Cattle Egrets, 1 Little Egret (6 Cattle Egrets flew off W @ 11.30 ish, leaving one of each behind amongst cattle on Sellan Farm fields). (J Hawkey)

Longrock Pool: 3 Chiffchaff, 4  Mediterranean Gull, 11 Common Gull, 3 Little Grebe, 43 Curlew over. (S Grose)

Marazion Marsh RSPB: (10.15 – 10.45) 9 Snipe, 38 Teal, 1 Mute Swan (m), 1Grey Heron, 1 Stonechat (f), 5 Carrion Crow. (M Webb)

Hayle Estuary, Carnsew Pool: 19 Grey Plover. (S Grose)

Walmsley Sanctuary: 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Stonechat, 1 Little Grebe. (F Afshar)

Gannel Estuary: 1 Yellow-legged Gull (ad). (S Rowe) 2 Water Pipit. (Birdguides)

Towan Head: (08.35 – 09.20) 2 Great Skua, 1 Great Northern Diver, 100+ Gannet. (S Rowe)

East Pentire: 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Manx Shearwater, 2 Great Skua mid pm. (S Rowe)

Par beach pool: 10 Tufted Duck, 18 Teal, 3 Shoveler (f), 1 Kingfisher, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Common Gull, Black-headed Gull (ringed TYEV r. leg). (B&L Bosisto, R Hampshire)

St Andrews Pool: 1 Little Gull. (D Julian). 1 Mediterranean Gull. (E Turnbull). 8 Teal, 3 Chiffchaff, 200 Black-headed Gull, 1 Firecrest. (B & L Bosisto)

Goss Moor: 4 Cattle Egret. (P Roseveare)

Goliath’s Falls: 4 Brambling. (D Julian)

Langton Road, Falmouth: 1 Black Redstart. (M Broadbent, J Drage Hubert)

College Reservoir: 2 Gadwall (m), 3 Goldeneye (f), 5 Shoveler (2m, 3f), 1 Pochard (m). (M Broadbent, J Drage Hubert)

St Mawes/Carrick Roads: 2 Great Northern Diver. (C Taylor)

Castle Beach, Falmouth: (high tide early evening) 1 Kittiwake with 200+ black headed gulls on water’s edge, Greater Black-backed Gull (1w) feeding on deceased Harbour Porpoise. (low tide around midday) c24 Carrion Crow, 6 Oystercatcher, 4 Shag, 1 Curlew 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Stonechat (1m 1f), 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Wren. (R Bowyer)

Kingsmill lake: 88 Avocet, 18 Lapwing, 1 Greenshank, 80+ Dunlin, 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad), 1 Common Gull (ad), 300+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Kittiwake (ad). (P Kemp)

Hannafore: (afternoon) 5 Eider, 2 Slavonian Grebe, 9 Great Northern Diver, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Firecrest. (A Payne)

Gorran Hightown: 60+ Lapwing. (I Sowerby)

 

MJB

Green-winged Teal & Eurasian Teal, James Drage Hubert
Green-winged Teal, James Drage Hubert
Spoonbill, Fary Afshar
Stonechat, Fary Afshar
Siberian Chiffchaff, Fary Afshar
Little Grebe, Fary Afshar
Grey Heron, Martin Webb
Snipe, Martin Webb
Stonechat, Martin Webb
Glaucous Gull, Shaun Grose
Grey Phalarope, Shaun Grose
Grey Phalarope, Shaun Grose
Green-winged Teal & Eurasian Teal, Nick Watmough
Pintail, Nick Watmough
Kittiwake, Rebecca Bowyer
Stonechat, Rebecca Bowyer