Pendeen: Red-necked Phalarope, 5+ Grey Phalarope. (P Marshall, N Rogers) Also Pendeen (07.00-14.00): 36 Common Scoter, 16 Sooty Shearwater, 8 Storm Petrel, 1 Leach’s Petrel, 23 Grey Phalarope, 15 Great Skua, 24 Arctic Skua, 2 Long-tailed Skua (pale plus intermediate juv), 1 Sabine’s Gull, 5 Arctic Tern, 48 Sandwich Tern. (P Marshall, G Lawlor, J Overfield, M Elliott, P Clement, S Rowe et al)
Hayle Estuary B3301 Causeway: 1m Gadwall, 2m Wigeon, 3 Mallard, 68 Canada Goose, 8 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 5 Redshank, 200+ mixed Gull flock, 1juv Cormorant. Ryan’s Field: 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank, 1 Curlew, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 6 Black-headed Gull 15.20 – 16.25. (M Webb)
Siblyback: 2 Pectoral Sandpiper,1 Buff Breasted Sandpiper (very distant) 1 Dunlin (with a Pectoral Sandpiper)10 plus Ringed Plover, 20 plus Little Grebe (juv and adult),numbers of Pied Wagtail.. (V Booth) Also: 16 Black-headed Gull, 3 Blackbird, 3 Buzzard, Carrion Crow, 8 Chaffinch, 3 Chiffchaff, 17 Coot, 5 Cormorant, 2 Gadwall, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 7 Herring Gull, House Martin, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Jay, 28 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Linnet, 12 Little Grebe, 8 Magpie, 27 Mallard, 12 Meadow Pipit, 19 Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 10 Raven, 4 Robin, 30 Starling, 3 Stonechat, Swallow, 1 White-tailed Eagle, 5 Woodpigeon, 2 Wren, 2 Yellow Wagtail. (AM Howard)
Lost Gardens of Heligan: 2 Firecrest just inside entrance. (M Russell)
Kynance Farm: 1 Wryneck. (D Collins)
Cot Valley: 2 Chough, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Chiffchaff, Queen of Spain Fritillary still. (B & L Bosisto)
Halzephron Fishing Cove: 4 Brent Goose (R Hodgkinson)
Stithians Res: 1 Osprey, 18 Ringed Plover, 11 Dunlin, 4 Curlew, 2 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Wheatear ( D Eva )
St Gothian Sands: 1 Grey Phalarope, 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit and 4 Dunlin . (S Willson)
East Pentire, Newquay: 7-9.30am 3 Arctic Skuas, 1,000+ Manx Shearwater, 1 Grey Phalarope, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Storm Petrel, 11 Common Scoter, 8 Sandwich Tern, 13 Commic Tern, 16 Choughs 1,000+ auk sp. (D Grose)
Devoran: 2, probably 3, Osprey (D Peers) Also 3 Ospreys, flock of Mallards, 4 Blac- headed Gull, 2 Raven, 3 Cormorant, 6 Mute Swan. (K White)
Late submission 16/09 RSPB Scillonian III cruise: Penzance to Wolf Rock: 431 Gannet, 5 Manx Shearwater, 1 Shag, 1 Herring Gull, 15+ Common Dolphin and 1 Minke. Wolf Rock to St Mary’s: 2 Manx Shearwater, 1 Cory’s Shearwater, 3 Sooty Shearwater, 13 Gannet, 3 Fulmar, 9 Shag, 1 Arctic Skua, Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull and 25 Guillemot. St Mary’s to Wolf Rock: 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Med Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Sandwich Tern, 520 Gannet, 7 Manx Shearwater, 1 Fulmar, 3 Shag, 4 Grey Phalarope and 2 Common Dolphin. Wolf Rock to Penzance: 10 Manx Shearwater, 120 Gannet, 3 Herring Gull, 13 Guillemot, 1 Mute Swan and 11 Common Dolphin. (M Jones, DK Parker)
Late submission 16/09 Hayle, Ryan’s Field and causeway: 18:00-19:00, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs – this bird was disturbed and flew off, 23 Redshank, 4 Greenshank, 5 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Gadwall, 3 Dunlin. (T Wright)
Late submission 16/09 Hayle, Copperhouse creek: 1 Knot, 3 Greenshank, 8 Redshank. (T Wright)
Late submission 16/09 Pendeen: 56 Common Scoter, 13 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Grey Phalarope, 8 Arctic Skua, 2 juvenile Long-tailed Skua, 5 Sandwich Tern, 2 Arctic Tern, 27 “commic” Tern. (WhatsApp)
Late submission 16/09 Siblyback Reservoir: 2 Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 Buff-breasted Sandpiper 1 ad Yellow-legged Gull. (WhatsApp)
Late submission 16/09 Carnsew Pool: 1 female Pintail. (WhatsApp)
Late submission 16/09 Hayle Estuary. 1 Gadwall. (WhatsApp)
Late submission 16/09 Colliford Reservoir: Wryneck still present though elusive. (WhatsApp)
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