*** The feeder hide at Stithians Reservoir will be closed on Monday 23rd July from 9am to 11am for essential maintenance. We are sorry that this is rather short notice but we needed a dry day when we were all free to complete the work. Many thanks, John St Ledger (Warden) ***
Porthgwarra: possible Short-tailed Shearwater this morning. (K Wilson). Also, (07.30-15.30) 8 European Storm Petrel, 2 Arctic Skua, 1 Pomarine Skua, 2 Balearic Shearwater, 4 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Whimbrel, 5 Canada Goose, 6 Puffin, 1 possible Long-tailed Skua at 14:05 and 1 Great Shearwater at 14:30. (R Augarde, B Mellow)
Pendeen: 1 Cory’s Shearwater flew past at 07:30; also 4 Sooty Shearwater and 29 European Storm Petrel between 06:00 and 12:00. (Birdguides)
Lizard Point: 1 European Storm Petrel flew past between 07:20 and 09:18. (Birdguides)
Marazion Beach: 11 Mediterranean Gull (inc. 2 juv’s), 5 Ringed Plover (inc.1 juv), 2 Dunlin and 1 Turnstone. (J Hawkey)
Ryans Field RSPB, Hayle: 6 Shelduck (4 adult 2 juvenile), 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Wren feeding young and 1m Bullfinch. (A Lea)
Millpool: 4 Swift, heard Green Woodpecker and Bullfinch, 1 Firebug, 1 Southern Hawker, 1 Hummingbird Hawk-moth in private garden. (M Claughton)
St Ives: 24 European Storm Petrel off St Ives Head between 06:27 and 08:29. (Birdguides)
Stithians, Stuart Hutchings Hide: Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Grebe, Jay (S Ford) Also, Feeder Hide: area very busy with multiple what appeared to be juvenile Chiffchaff, Blue Tits and Great Tits. Also 1 Magpie, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 juvenile Moorhen, 1 juvenile Robin, 1 juvenile Coal Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Dunnock, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Chaffinch. (S Ford)
Pendennis Point: 1 European Storm Petrel, 1 pale morph Arctic Skua, 6 Common Scoter, 30+ Mediterranean Gull, 3 Puffin, 4 Common Dolphin, 2 Harbour Porpoise and 1 Bluefin Tuna. (J Drage Hubert)
Anthony Head: 28 Mediterranean Gull. (B Bosisto)
Devoran: 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Dunlin, 6 Whimbrel, 9 Greenshank, 7 Common Sandpiper and a singing Reed Warbler. (J Drage Hubert) In addition, 8 Whimbrel, 55+ Curlew, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 14 Greenshank, 60+ Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 27 Oystercatcher, 11 Mediterranean Gull (1 with white ring 3573), 2 Swift. (J St Ledger)0.
East Pentire, Newquay: (06.30-09.00) 2 Sooty Shearwater, c30,000 Manx Shearwater, 4 Whimbrel, 1 Dunlin, 8 Kittiwake, 1 Med Gull. (S Rowe)
Polbathic Creek: 1 Green Sandpiper. (A Blonden)
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