Thursday 18th August 2022

Thursday 18th August 2022

Porthgwarra :  4 Balearic Shearwater and 55 Storm Petrel by 9am. 0900-1845): 2 Fea’s Petrel: one at 14:24. (R & I Archer) and another at 16:49. (R & I Archer, P Taylor).  81 Storm Petrel, 2 Wilson’s Petrel, 47 Balearic Shearwater, imm Sabine’s Gull, 3 Sooty Shearwater, 36 large Shearwater sp., 26 Cory’s Shearwater, 50 Great Shearwater, juv Long-tailed Skua at 09:30, 1 Swift, 1 Sandwich Tern. ,, Pied Flycatcher, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, Whinchat, 12 Willow Warbler, 8 Wheatear, Reed Warbler, Whimbrel. (R&I Archer, P Taylor, I Prentice, M Wallace)

Gannel Estuary: 1 Cattle Egret. (T Smith)

Lizard Point: 4 Great Shearwater, 2 Balearic Shearwater, 15 Storm Petrel. (Birdguides)

Lamorna Cove: 10 Great Shearwater,  2 Cory’s Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 9 Balearic Shearwater, 29 Storm Petrel. (Birdguides)

Polbathic Creek: 2 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 7 L. Egret, Kingfisher & Green Woodpecker. (A Blonden.)

Penzance: Dipper. (D Flumm)

Hayle Estuary, Carnsew Basin: 12 Black-tailed Godwits, 26 Dunlin, 3 Ringed Plover, 64 Mediterranean Gulls. Further evening count, c150 Ringed Plover, c200 Dunlin, 3 Sanderling, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 11 Sandwich Tern. (J Hawkey R Veal)

Penpoll Creek, Fowey estuary: 1 Osprey. (O Simmons)

Landewednack churchyard: 1 male juvenile Green Woodpecker. (K Dalziel)

Rame Head – Penlee NR: 1 Hobby, 22 Chiffchaff , 4 Willow Warbler , 8 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat , 3 Wheatear, 2 Pied Flycatcher , 1+ Yellow Wagtail. ( K Pellow)

Dozmary Pool: 15 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 1 Snipe, 2 Little Grebe ( D Eva )

Penzance, Mermaid II boat trip: C. 20 Balearic Shearwater, C. 10 Storm Petrel, Guillemot, 2 Harbour Porpoise, 4 Grey Seal, 10-15 Common Dolphin. (S Linacre)

St Ives 06:30-09:00: 3 Balearic Shearwater, Great Skua, Arctic Skua, 1500+ Storm Prtrel, 45,000+ Manx  Shearwater (still passing at 200+ per minute when I left), 2 Common Scoter, 29 Commic Terns, 19 Dunlin. (N Sluman)

St Ives, Seal boat trip:1 Great Northern Diver, 3 Storm Petrel, 4 Balearic Shearwater. (S Linacre)

Bowling Green, Bugle: 1 Juvenile Goldfinch, 1 Juvenile Bullfinch in private garden. (K Hill)

Cotehele House: 2+ Stock Dove calling, 1 Jersey Tiger Moth. (R Smaldon)

Stithians Reservoir, South end: 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 2 Turnstone, 5 Common Sandpiper, 50+ Ringed Plover, 35+ Dunlin, 7 Snipe, 8 Curlew, 1 Teal and 1 Wheatear,10+Swallow, Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, 20+ Goldfinch . (J Drage Hubert, C Foote, T Weston)

Stithians Reservoir, Golden Lion end: 5 Swallow, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 10 Cormorant, 33 Ringed Plover, 1 Snipe and 16 Dunlin (S Van Hear, C Foote, T Weston)

Kenidjack: Leucistic Linnet again (first seen 7th August) with Linnet flock, 3 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat. (D Flumm, J Waldon)

Drift Reservoir: Wood Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, Snipe, 3 Dunlin, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Teal, 20 Moorhen, 6 Little Egret, Kingfisher, c50 House Martin, 4 Sand Martin, c50 Swallow. (D Flumm)

Newquay; Fistral 8:10am-9:10am : 30 Sandwich Tern, 2 Balearic Shearwater , juv Mediterranean Gull, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Whimbrel , 3 Black Tern, 1 Storm Petrel , 16 Oystercatcher, 2 Turnstone , 1 juv Yellow-legged Gull. (B Bosisto)

East Pentire, Newquay: (06.50-09.00) 2 Sooty Shearwater, 10 Balearic Shearwater, c15000 Manx Shearwater, 2 Storm Petrel, 2 Common Scoter, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Great Skua, 1 Med Gull, 1 Little Tern, 12 Sandwich Tern. (S Rowe)

Swanpool: 4 Raven NE over garden (D Peers)

Maer Lake: 40 Dunlin, 22 Ringed Plover, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Lapwing, 1 Shelduck, 1 Grey Heron, Canada Goose, Mallard, Teal, Moorhen, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon. (K Hannavy)

Late news 17/8, Gannel Estuary: Kingfisher, 2 Common Sandpiper, Whimbrel, Raven. (T Smith)

Late news, 17/8, Stithians Reservoir 17:30-19:00:North end: 40 Ringed Plover, 30 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint and 2 Snipe. A visit to the South end with 10min difference: 55+ Ringed Plover, 35+ Dunlin, 2 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 6 Turnstone, 6 Snipe, Little Stint (possibly different) and 2 Little Ringed Plover (T Weston & C Foote).

tdm&dc

Black-tailed Godwit. Dave Flumm
Leucistic Linnet. Dave Flumm
Juvenile Goldfinch. Kathryn Hill
Juvenile Bullfinch. Kathryn Hill
Cattle Egret & Gulls. Tom Smith
Swallow. Charlotte Foote
Swallow. Charlotte Foote
Juvenile Green Woodpecker. Kate Dalziel
Dipper. Dave Flumm