The Society is grateful to the Clowance Estate for allowing access to the park to view the Roller. When visiting please note the following:
- Only park in the overflow gravel car park near the main house and walk to the old golf course area. Do not park on any verges or block other vehicles.
- No dogs are allowed in the park.
- Respect the privacy of lodge owners and other visitors.
- Do not walk into the set-aside fields as they are on private land. View only through hedges of Clowance Estate.
Praze-an-Beeble: 1 European Roller again in weedy field behind old golf course on Clowance Estate. (M Bishop, J Jones)
Nanjizal Valley: possible male Pallid Harrier headed north at 11am. Also, 2 Golden Oriole, 2 Dunlin and a female Cuckoo. (K Wilson)
Polgigga: 2nd calendar year male Red-footed Falcon and Osprey over. Also, 1 Convolvulus Hawk Moth in private garden. (K Wilson) In addition, 1 Marsh Harrier over with Red Kite flock early afternoon. (M Wallace)
Marazion: 1 Black Kite with 20 Red Kite flying towards Gulval, 08.00. (B Mellow)
Skewjack: 1 male Golden Oriole, 1 Black Kite and 200+ Red Kite viewed from the old potato wash plant. (R Wilkins)
Pendeen Carn: singing Common Rosefinch (brown plumage) mid-afternoon (P Combridge)
Pendrea: probable Black Kite at 12:30 pm. (P Fraser)
Predannack, Mullion: 1 possible Black Kite over. (P Hawkridge)
Lanhydrock: 1 Honey Buzzard low over woods heading west at 12:15 pm. (P Roseveare)
Dean Quarry, Coverack: Stonechat pair with 2 young. (D Flumm)
Croft Pascoe Forest: pair & single male Crossbill and 2 pairs Siskin. (D Flumm)
Drift Reservoir: 2 Great-crested Grebe and 30+ Canada Goose including 3 goslings. (M Clayton)
Marazion: Garganey still on Marsh. 200 Sanderling, 50 Dunlin and 10 Ringed Plover on beach. (P Fraser) Also, 8 Sandwich Tern offshore late evening. (J Hawkey) In addition, 2 Barnacle Goose with 16 Canada Goose grazing in fields behind the Marsh. (P Moore)
Buttermilk Hill: 4 Common Buzzards, 1 Kestrel, 6 pairs of Whitethroat, 5 pairs of Stonechat, 12 pairs of Meadow Pipit, 14 pairs of Linnet, 1 pair of Willow Warbler and 2 Raven. (V Stratton)
Hayle: 4 Jackdaw, 8 (5m 3f) House Sparrow, 3 Goldfinch, 1 adult Herring Gull in private garden. (M Webb)
Truro: 1 pair of Siskin in front garden. (M Costa)
Callestick: 45 Swift including a flock of 40. (T Wilson)
Treveal Valley and River Cove: 3 Cuckoo, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 3 Common Buzzard, m&f Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 8 Swallow, 28 House Martin, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 8 Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Stonechat. Also, 1 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, 18 Speckled Wood, 1 Common Blue and 1 Green Hairstreak. (P Nason, T Murch)
Rumps Point: 6 Puffin resting off the Mouls. (R Kirkwood)
Cardinham Woods: 2 Crossbill, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker nests, 14+ Chiffchaff and a Grey Wagtail family at Milltown. (G Conway)
Bodmin Moor: 1m Common Redstart, 2 Cuckoo (heard), 2 (m & f) Wheatear, 2 Meadow Pipit with food for young, 2 Yellowhammer, 10+ Starlings, 3 Common Buzzard. (D Sharp)
Crowdy Reservoir: 2 Greylag Goose this morning. (M Worden)
Kingsmill Lake: 1 Whimbrel, 1 Redshank, 3 Oystercatcher, 25 Shelduck, 1 Mallard, 7 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 13 Black-headed Gull 3 Greater Black-backed Gull & 260+ Herring Gull (P Kemp)
Late submission, 28/5, Praze-an-Beeble: several Red Kite over. (J&J White)
Late submission, 28/5, Colquite B3266: 2 Red Kite circling approx 18:50. (M Brooks & J Piper)
Late submission, 28/5, Predannack area: 1 large raptor, possible White-tailed Eagle circled high. (P Hawkridge).
Red Kite Records
Today Cornwall Birds received a high volume of Red Kite records from across the County. It is thought that this now annual spectacle is bought about by settled, high-pressure weather systems. These birds filter south and west, sometimes gathering in large roosts before moving onward. It’s presumed that these birds are roaming non-breeding birds from “up-country”, but the occasional presence of Black Kites mixed in with these flocks may suggest some have a Continental origin. Please do continue to submit your own sightings over the coming days.
Dean Quarry, Coverack: 4 Red Kite heading east. (D Flumm)
Predannack, Mullion: 1 Red Kite over. (P Hawkridge)
Croft Pascoe Forest: Red Kite heading east. (D Flumm)
Gunwallow, Helston: 3+ Red Kites over cut fields. (A Witheywood)
Pendrea: 5 Red Kite at 12:30 pm. (P Fraser)
Sennen: c150 Red Kite moved south throughout the afternoon. (J Miller)
Trevilley, Lands End: 107 Red Kite circling high over, 10:00 am. (K Wilson)
Trevilley layby: 50 Red Kite at 12:00 pm. (P Fraser)
Chun Castle:(6:30-8:45 am) 222 Red Kites flew west (P Combridge)
Botallack: 4 Red Kite over the mines this morning. (M Bennett)
Tanglewood Garden, St Just: c30 Red Kite following a plough just off the A3071. (T Boulden)
Penzance: (11:00 am – 2:00 pm) 75+ Red Kite over Heamoor, including 40+ heading north between 1:30 and 1.40 pm. (T Twiggs)
Buttermilk Hill: 6 Red Kite over. (V Stratton)
Ventonleague, Hayle: (09:00 am – 2:30 pm) 28 Red Kites (including 7 together) at 2:22 pm. All moving South East to East over Ventonleague. (P A Rutter)
Bowling Green Court, Hayle: 1 Red Kite over at 1:40 pm. (P Claire)
Hayle: 7 Red Kite soaring high drifting northeast at 1:30 pm. (M Webb)
Swanpool: 1 Red Kite at 12:30 pm. (A Claxton)
Shortlanesend: 7 Red Kites drifting slowly South at 3.30 pm this afternoon. (Twitter)
Callestick: 55 Red Kite over the garden during the day (24W and 31E). (T Wilson)
St Agnes: (7:30 am – 10:00 am) 114 Red Kite, including 76 inland from the Beacon. (G Lawlor)
Treveal Valley: 1 Red Kite. (P Nason, T Murch)
St Stephen’s: 2 Red Kite. (B & L Bosisto)
Cubert: 1 Red Kite over this afternoon. (C Lewis)
Gannel Estuary, Newquay: 6 Red Kite at 09.15 am and 4 more early afternoon. (S Rowe)
Newquay, Trenance: 1 Red Kite over. (J Green)
Walmsley Sanctuary: (12:45-14:30 pm) 12 Red Kite heading north. (G Stephenson)
Cooksland, Bodmin: 1 Red Kite headed south-east. (G Conway)
Trewint: 2+ Red Kites hunting over silage cut fields. (B Craven)
Hallworthy: 1 Red Kite in the morning. (M Worden)
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