Saturday 8th July 2023

Saturday 8th July 2023

Little Trethewey: 1 Bee-eater. (K Wilson)

Pendeen: 1 Wilson’s Petrel at 07:10. (P Combridge)

Porthgwarra (05:30-10:25): 6 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 5 Storm Petrel. (Birdguides). Also 4 Sandwich Tern W at 19:15. (J Hawkey)

Lizard Point: 2 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Storm Petrel, 1 Arctic Skua, 3 pale morph Pomarine Skua, 4 Sandwich Tern, 5 Mediterranean Gull. (J Drage Hubert, D Collins, J Jones)

Camel Trail: 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 summer plumage Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Knot, 1 Greenshank, c20 Black-tailed Godwit, 11 Mute Swan, 15 Redshank. (D Dennis, D Julian)

Newlyn: 1 Yellow-legged Gull opp Tolcarne Inn. (S Grose)

RSPB Hayle Estuary: 1 Ringed Plover, 9 Linnet, 7 Whimbrel, 52 Curlew (one bird has an orange ring above the right knee and a yellow ring or flag above the left knee, distant), 3 Mediterranean Gull. (S Grose)

Devoran: 2 Whimbrel, 97 Curlew, 5 Greenshank, 7 Redshank, 4 Mediterranean Gull. (J Drage Hubert)

Swanpool: 1 Pochard (m), 5 Tufted Duck, 2 Reed Warbler (J Irvine, M Costa, D Peers)

Godrevy Point (10.15 – 11.30): 1 Whitethroat, 3 (m, f & juv) Stonechat, 3 (1ad 2juv) Rock Pipit, 7 Linnet, 11 Jackdaw. (M Webb)

Lower Tamar Lake: 1 Willow Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Mute Swan, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 1m Tufted Duck, 9 Moorhen. (R Mudge)

College Reservoir: 4 pairs of Great Crested Grebe, 3 pairs with 3, 2 and 1 young, 1 pair on nest. (J Hart)

Boat Cove: 3 Little Egret, 4 Whimbrel, 12 Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Cormorant, Goldfinch, 1 Grey Seal, 1 Shore Crab, 1 Meadow Brown, 1 Large White, 1 Small Tortoiseshell. (M Claughton)

Late Submission 07/07/2023, Lizard: Brood of fledgling House Sparrow. (B Nicholls)

 

Pochard, Jon Irvine
Stonechat, Martin Goodey
Stonechat, Martin Goodey
Rock Pipits, Martin Goodey
Ringed Plover, Shaun Grose
House Sparrows, Robert Nicholls