**Please note that the Golden Lion Hide at Stithians will be closed for maintenance works on Tuesday 19th August. These maintenance works, which will be undertaken by South West Lakes Trust staff and CBWPS volunteers, will include the removal of the hide roof and its complete replacement. Many thanks, Adrian Lea**
Porthgwarra: 441 Arctic Tern by 11am. All moving east. 4 Great Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Great Skua, 500+ Kittiwake, 10k Manx Shearwater, 3 European Storm Petrel, 1 Wilson’s Petrel (J Carr) 2 Snipe, 29 Sanderling and 6 Dunlin (S Rogers, N Rogers, J Carr, M Hull)
Lands End: 1 Lesser Whitethroat and 1 Wheatear. (G Lawler)
Cape Cornwall: 1 Osprey heading south. (F Hawkins)
Pendeen: 1 Common Redstart, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Pied Flycatcher and 3 Tree Pipit. (P Combridge)
Skewjack: 1 Pied Flycatcher, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Willow Warbler and 2 Clouded Yellow Butterfly. Also, 1 Cuckoo at Bosisto Lane, Polgigga. (M Wallas)
Nanquidno: 1 Spotted Flycatcher and 1 Willow Warbler in dead pines this afternoon. (N Rogers)
Porth Ledden: 12 Common Sandpiper and 1 Whimbrel. (R Humphries)
Drift Reservoir: 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 6 Common Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper and 1 Garganey. (S Rogers)
Newlyn Harbour: 2 Rock Pipit, 18 Turnstone, 4 (1ad 3juv) Shag, 1 Cormorant, 3 Black-headed Gull, 37 Great Black-backed Gull, 23 Herring Gull and 1 Grey Seal 10:15 – 11:30. (M Webb)
Eastern Green, Penzance: adult Little Gull flew towards Marazion at 12:05. (G Lawler)
Gwynver Beach: 1 Hoopoe reported. (per B Dallas)
Hayle: 1 fem Marsh Harrier, 400 Ringed Plover, 160 Mediterranean Gull, 70 Dunlin, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 20 Sanderling and 2 Common Sandpiper. (G Lawler) Also, 6 Sandwich Tern and 2 Common Tern. (S Willson) In addition, Carnsew Pool (15:00-17:00) 60+ Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 1 Sanderling in summer plumage, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Curlew including one ringed, 2 Greenshank, 2 Redshank, 10 Oystercatcher and 2 Little Egret. (M James)
Stithians Reservoir: 1 Ruff, 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 1 Garganey, 11 Mallard, 15 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 7 Swift, 2 Sand Martin, 1+ Little Egret. Also, Swallows and House Martins (T Pinfield) In addition, 1 Osprey, 1 Garganey, 1 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 24 Little Grebe, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 1 Curlew, 3 Lapwing and 4 Sand Martin. (T Wilson) Also, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 1 Ringed Plover, 5 Snipe, 2 Lapwing, 1 Ruff, 1 Gargeney, 1 Shoveler, 1 Wigeon, 1 Osprey, 1 Kestrel. (S Van Hear, S Talbot)
Penryn River: 8 Turnstone, 1 Greenshank, 25 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 3 Oystercatcher, 8 Curlew. (T Chambers)
Devoran Quay: 3 Ringed Plover, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Whimbrel and 1 Greenshank. (T Wilson)
St Agnes Beacon: 1 Marsh Harrier being mobbed by Herring Gulls. (M Bell)
Gannel Estuary: 13 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin and approximately 400 mixed gulls. (M Lammas)
Camel Estuary: 124 Curlew, 397 Ringed Plover, 2 Sanderling, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 70 Dunlin, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit. (B Bosisto)
Walmsley Reserve: 1 male Marsh Harrier, 27 Cattle Egret, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper and 1 Greenshank. (P Davies)
Lanivet: (17:30-19:00) 15+House Sparrow, 2 Collared Dove, 30+Jackdaw, 1m Chaffinch (more heard), 2ad+1juv Goldfinch (more heard), c14 House Martin, 4 Magpie, 9 Carrion Crow (3juv), 5 Herring Gull (1 1st cy, 2 2nd cy), 5 feral White Dove (1 possibly hybrid juv), 1f Pheasant, 1 Chiffchaff, 14 Wood Pigeon (1juv) and 5 Rook. Also, 1 Speckled Wood, many Large White Butterfly and 4 Rabbit. (B Crowle)
Penlee Point, Rame Head: (06:45 – 09:30) 1 Arctic Tern, 1 Arctic Skua accompanying 1350+ Kittiwakes and 6 Mediterranean Gulls. Also, 70+ Gannets. All E bound (P Kemp)
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