Sunday 21st August 2022

Sunday 21st August 2022

Porthgwarra: (06:15-19:45) 1 Fea’s/Desertas type Petrel at 6.45am. 6 Wilson’s Petrel (1 at 07:55, 2 at 9.45, 2 at 10.05, and 1 at 11.49), 2 Cory’s Shearwater, 389 Great Shearwater, 46 Sooty Shearwater, 156 Balearic Shearwater, 4 Grey Phalarope, 259 Storm Petrel, 5 Arctic Tern, 8 Arctic Skua, 6 Great Skua, 10 Whimbrel and 1 Turnstone. Also, c12 Risso’s Dolphin, c30 Common Dolphin and 4 Blue-fin Tuna. (S Rogers, I Prentice, P Marshall, S Rowe, R Veal, B Mellow et al)

Pendeen: (0630-1100) 1 Wilson’s Petrel, 27 Storm Petrel, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 4 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Arctic Skua, 10 Sandwich Tern, 29 Whimbrel. (P Combridge)

Southerly Point, Lizard: (07.00-17.00) c10 Wilson’s Petrel, c400 European Storm Petrel, 5 Great Shearwater, 2 Cory’s Shearwater, 10+ Sooty Shearwater, c200 Balearic Shearwater, 1,000s Manx Shearwater, 1 immature Long-tailed Skua, 5 Arctic Skua, 2 Great Skua, 3 Common Scoter, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Ringed Plover, 5 Sand Martins, 1 Swallow. (D Collins) In addition, (07.20-10.40) 5 Wilson’s Petrel, 100+ Storm Petrel, 150+ Balearic Shearwater, 5 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Great Shearwater, 2 Cory’s Shearwater, 5 Dunlin, 3 Common Scoter, 3 Arctic Skua, 2 Great Skua, 1000’s Manx Shearwater. (J Jones)

Caerthillian: Red-backed Shrike still present. (J Jones)

Rame Head: 1 juvenile Long-tailed Skua, 30 Balearic Shearwater, 4 Manx shearwater, 10 Mediterraean Gull, 1 Storm Petrel & 1 Fulmar (P Kemp)

Nanjizal Valley: 178 ringed. Migrants included, 1 Wryneck, 135 Sedge Warbler, 22 Reed Warbler, 7 Whitethroat. Observations overhead included 2 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 2 Green Sandpiper and 2 Kingfisher. (N Ward)

Kenidjack: 1 Pied Flycatcher, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, Tree Pipit, 10+ House Martin, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, Willow Warbler 6+ Chiffchaff (Cornwall Birdwatching Tours)

Drift Reservoir: 4 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 10+ Common Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 4 Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 10+ Chiffchaff, 4 Bullfinch and a Himmingbird Hawkmoth (Cornwall Birdwatching Tours)

Marazion Marsh: 1 Whinchat. (C Dale)

Lizard: 4 Chough, 38 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 1 Yellow Wagtail in field with cattle at Old Lizard Head. (S Grose)

Helston boating lake: 1m Gadwall, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Otter on river Cover behind boating lake at 16.30pm. (S Grose)

Stithians Reservoir (Golden Lion cut-off): 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Golden Plover, 40+ Ringed Plover, 30+ Dunlin. (J St Ledger)

St Gothian Sands LNR: 21 Mediterranean Gull.(S Grose)

Hell’s Mouth: 2 unringed Chough.(S Grose)

Perranporth: 2 Mediterranean Gull, 12 Sanderling, 8 European Storm Petrel, 2 Balearic Shearwater , 6 Common Dolphin. (B Bosisto)

Treverbym Bridge: 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Dipper, 1 Nuthatch (L Birtwistle)

Siblyback Lake: 40 Little Grebe, 25+ Cormorant, 8 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 10 Teal, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 juvenile Spotted Redshank, 1 Snipe, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 juvenile Wheatear, 50+ Swallow, 5 House Martin, 15 Sand Martin. (K Pellow)

Bude Marsh: 1 Great White Egret still. (A Roberts)

Bude Canal: 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, c40 Goldfinch, 2 Blackcap, 2 Great Tit, 10 Moorhen, 8 Swallow. (D&C Cox)

Widemouth Bay: 2 Wheatear, 20 Cormorant, 26 Oystercatcher, c100 Goldfinch (feeding on Set-aside field) 2 Blackcap, 12 Stonechat, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Rock Pipit. (D&C Cox)

Halton Quay: 3 Common Sandpiper; 1 Green Sandpiper; 1 Kingfisher; 12 Canada Goose; 1 Heron; 1 Great. Creasted Grebe (A Blonden)

Jupiter point, Lynher: 21 Sandwich Tern. (R Kirkwood)

Kingsmill Lake: 34 Dunlin, 13 Ringed Plover, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 32+ Redshank, 15+ Greenshank, 4 Whimbrel, 80+ Curlew, 1 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper & 16 Little Egret (P Kemp)

Downderry: 186+ Gannet, 108 Balearic Shearwater and 5 Mediterranean Gull west, 0635-0920. Presumed Storm Petrel feeding too. Inshore 13 Ringed Plover. (A Payne)

Late submission, 20/08,  Pendeen: (07:00–13.00) 2 Grey Phalarope, 5 Sandwich Tern, 42 European Storm Petrel, 2 Arctic Skua, 5 Balearic Shearwater and 1 Sooty Shearwater. (S Rogers, R Bowden, M Coller)

Late submission, 20/08, Connor Downs: 1 Crossbill flew north over. (P Freestone & M Halliday)

Late submission, 19/08, Pendeen: (06:00-13.30) 49 Storm Petrel, 2 Arctic Tern, 3 Common Tern, 184 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 16 Balearic Shearwater, 4 Sooty Shearwater, 7 Arctic Skua, 4 Great Skua. (S Rogers, P Clement, P Combridge et al)

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Great White Egret – Adam Roberts
Golden Plover – John St Ledger
Spotted Flycatcher – Paul Freestone
Snipe with Mallards – Paul Freestone
Dipper – Linda Birtwistle
Dipper – Linda Birtwistle
Sandwich Tern – Rupert Kirkwood
Sandwich Tern – Rupert Kirkwood
Sandwich Tern – Rupert Kirkwood
Kingfisher – Dan Cox