Thursday 12th May 2022

Thursday 12th May 2022

 

Bosporthennis Common: Montagu’s Harrier, immature male still. (Birdguides)

Bartinney Downs: Black Kite, flew south at 13:53. (Birdguides)

Swanpool: Black Guillemot still offshore. (Birdguides)l

Cape Cornwall Golf Course: 17 Whimbrel. (P Fraser)

St Just: c6 Swift. (P Fraser)

Lower Tamar Lake: 10 Common Sandpiper, 1 Willow Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Jay, 2 Wren, 1 Grey Wagtail. ( R Mudge)

Gannel Estuary: 3 Whimbrel, 12 Swift, 20 House Martin. Also 2 singing Reed Warbler. (S Rowe)

Balnoon, St Ives: 14 Raven at Higher Vorvass. (C&J Keast)

Calamansack creek , Merthern woods: 7 Swift, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 7 Shelduck. (K Pinch)

Marazion Marsh RSPB: 1 Western Marsh Harrier, 5 Little Egret, 3 juv Grey Heron, 1 Mute Swan, 18 Canada Goose 1pr with 4 goslings 1pr with 8 goslings, 2 Moorhen, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Dunnock 13.55 – 14.55. (M Webb)

Saltash: 1 Sedge Warbler singing in Alexandra Square car park, town centre. 2 Swift – four days later than average at this site. (D Clegg)

Goonhilly Downs: 1 Whinchat, 5 Swift, 1 Cuckoo m, 11 Stonechat, 1 Magpie, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Meadow Pipit, 12 Skylark, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch. (H Norton)

St. Germans Quay: 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Dunlin. (A Blonden)

Nanjizal: 1 Glaucous Gull over southbound. (J Overfield)

Lands End: 1 Short-eared Owl along cycle track. (P Clement)

Truro: 1m Siskin in private garden. (D Jenkins)

Late submission, 11/5, Penhole Valley: 1 Red Kite for last two days. (P Mallett)

Late submission, 11/5, Helford: 14 Whimbrel over Helford Passage early evening plus 2 Swift over Budock Bean Hotel. (S Hearn)

Late submission, 11/5, CapeCornwall: 1 Merlin. (R Douglas)

Late submission 4-7/5 New Polzeath: Hoopoe in private garden. (A Sturdy)

tdm&dc

Hoopoe. Alison Sturdy