Thursday 2nd November 2023

Thursday 2nd November 2023

Portreath: Juvenile Sabine’s Gull at 10:15. (S Bearhop/Twitter)

Loe Pool: 1 Surf Scoter, 7 Great-crested Grebe. (J St Ledger)

St Ives (0750-13.20): Approx 350 Storm Petrels, 25 Leach’s Petrels [withdrawn 3/11/23], 18 Great Northern Divers, 2 Red -Throated Divers, 300+ Manx Shearwaters, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 4 Pomarine Skua, 22 Artic Skua, 21 Common Scoter, 1 Little Gull, 3 Fulmar, ( R Wilkins) ( M Jones)

St Ives (0700-1145): c300 Storm Petrel, 2 Grey Phalarope, 3 Great Skua, 9 Arctic Skua, 7 Sooty Shearwater, 8 Great Northern Diver, c300 Manx Shearwater. (R Veal, J Overfield, G Lawlor)

Hayle Estuary RSPB: 1w drk Green-winged Teal still, c60 Mediterranean Gull. (R Veal, J Overfield)

Pendeen (07:00-14:15): 1 Leach’s Petrel, 118 Storm Petrel, 10 Great Shearwater, 4 Balearic Shearwater, 200+ Manx Shearwater, 102 Sooty Shearwater, 41 Arctic Skua, 6 Pomarine Skua, 10 Great Skua, 1 Red-throated Diver, 6 Great Northern Diver, 40,000 Kittiwake (200 per minute counts for most of the morning), 13 Little Gull, 23 Common Scoter (S. Rogers, P Marshall, M. McKee, M. Elliott, P. Flint, P. Clement, P Combridge) juv Sabine’s Gull (T. McGowan ).

Pendeen 1415-1700): 44 Common Scoter, 4 Great Shearwater, 6 Sooty Shearwater, c130 Storm Petrel, 2 Arctic Skua, Little Gull. (P Marshall)

Swanpool (10:45-12:30): 3 Leach’s Petrel, 210+ Storm Petrel, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Great Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 26 Dunlin, c400 Lesser Black-backed Gull, c1000 Kittiwake, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler. (J Drage Hubert, M Broadbent)

Swanpool (14:55-16:25): 1 Short-eared Owl in off, 100+ Storm Petrel, 2 Great Northern Diver (L Parkerson)

Swanpool Beach: 1 Purple sandpiper in with flock of approximately 30 Turnstone (R. Bowyer)

RSPB Marazion Marsh: 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Purple Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, all at dusk.. (R Hamilton-Ahearne)

Cape Cornwall: 1 probable Leach’s Petrel, 10 Arctic Skuas, 5 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Great Northern Diver, 1 Red throated Diver, 3 C0mmon Scoter, and thousands of Kittiwakes and Razorbills. (N Wheatley/Twitter)

Sennen Cove: 3 Storm Petrel, 3 Purple Sandpiper, 2 Mediterranean Gull,  6 Pale-bellied Brent Goose. (G Hodgson/Twitter)

Hannafore: 5 Great Northern Divers, 7 Turnstones, 7 Oystercatchers, 2 Curlew, 5 Little Egret. (D Sharp).

East Pentire: 2 Arctic Skua, 16 Common Scoter late pm. (S Rowe)

Gannel Estuary: 1 Cattle Egret, 12 Little Egret, 15 Redshank. (S Rowe)

College Reservoir: 8 Shoveler, 17 Tufted Duck. (J Drage Hubert, M Broadbent, F Hutchinson)

Stithians, Stuart Hutchings hide: 33 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Common Gull, 19 Lapwing. (S Kolodziejski)

Stithians Reservoir: c40 Teal, 3 Wigeon, 1 Pintail, 12 Lapwing. (J Drage Hubert, M Broadbent, F Hutchinson)

Stithians Lake Feeder Hide: 2 (M) Bullfinch, 2 (M&F) Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Redwing. (A Lea)

Maenporth (16:00-16:45): 35 Storm Petrel, 80 Lesser Black-backed Gull, c350 Kittiwake west. 8 Common Gull, 22 Mediterranean Gull, 37 Lesser Black-backed Gull in roost. (J Drage Hubert, M Broadbent)

Maer Lake: 58 Canada Geese, Adult male Merlin(over), 49 Teal, 29 Wigeon, 5 Shoveler, 4 Black-Tailed Godwit, 8 Snipe, 63 Lapwing, 1 Great-Black-Backed Gull, 12 Lesser Black-Backed Gull, 17 Mediterranean Gull, 29 Black-Headed Gull. (N Bastin)

Fistral, Newquay: 3 Arctic Skua ( ad pale phase ,3 juv) , 1ad pale phase & 3 juv Pomarine Skua, 1 Great Skua, 3 Manx Shearwater , 8 Common Scoter, 1 Great Northern Diver , 1st winter Little Gull , 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 20 Dunlin. (B Bosisto)

Late submission 01/11 Hannafore: Moribund Leach’s Petrel on rocks. (Birdguides)

DC

Purple Sandpiper. Rebecca Bowyer
Great Black-backed Gull & Lesser Black-backed Gull. Nigel Bastin
Canada Geese. Nigel Bastin
Lapwing. Nigel Bastin
Wigeon. Nigel Bastin
Surf Scoter. John St Ledger
Great spotted Woodpecker. Adrian Lea
Goldcrest. Adrian Lea
Goldcrest. Adrian Lea
Great Northern Diver. Deena Sharp
Great Northern Diver. Deena Sharp