Thursday 31st August 2023

Thursday 31st August 2023

Sennen: 2w Azorean Gull in field behind Escalls Chapel. (T McKinney)

Penlee Point (07.00-Noon): 1 Cory’s Shearwater (10.25), 2 Sooty Shearwater, 27 Balearic Shearwater, 121 Manx Shearwater, 11 Fulmar, 1 juv Long-tailed Skua (10.35), 1 dark phase Arctic Skua, 16 Common Tern, 5 Arctic Tern, 4 Commic Tern, 40 Common Scoter, 5 Auk, c.200 Kittiwake, 5 Mediterranean Gull, 1 juv Yellow-legged Gull & 40 juv Lesser Black-backed Gull. Also, 2-3 Risso’s Dolphin (10.35) (P Kemp)

Hayle Estuary RSPB: juv Curlew Sandpiper still with c30 Ringed Plover, c40 Dunlin; 7 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Sandwich Tern. (R Veal)

Marazion Beach: 1 Little Tern and c300 Manx Shearwater offshore c11am; 6 Knot, c50 (80+% juveniles) Sanderling on the beach; cream crown Marsh Harrier over the marsh. (R Veal)

Porthgwarra: 1794 Great Shearwater, 870 Cory’s Shearwater, 71 Sooty Shearwater, 15 Balearic Shearwater, 1 adult Pomarine Skua, 13 Common Scoter, 2 Whimbrel, 5 Kittiwake, 1 Arctic Tern, 6 Storm Petrel, numbers of Manx Shearwater (S Rogers) addition 1 Swift (J Hawkey)

Tregenna, Ruan Lanihorne: Female Wheatear. (J Brown)

Torpoint: 5 Sandwich Tern, 1 Common Tern, 32 Redshank, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron. (D Sharp).

Millbrook: 1 Juvenile Knot, 5 Redshank, 2 Little Egret ( D Sharp).

Roseland: 1 Cattle Egret. (C Hughes, D Hall.

Camel Estuary (Tregunna/Dinham Flats, 1245-1615): 2 Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 41+Knot 72 Ringed Plover, c.230 Dunlin, 1 Sanderling, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper high W, up to 3 Swifts, 66 Swallow (G.Stephenson)

Nanstallon: 1 Swift. (D Roberts)

Tresillian River: 2 Osprey working the flood tide between St Clement and Tresillian.

Devoran Quay: 1 Osprey, 1 Greenshank, 35 Curlew, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Dunlin, 3 Ringed Plover, 8 Black tailed Godwit, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret. ( J Savage)

East Pentire: 2 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 4 Storm Petrel, 1 Arctic Skua, 9 Sandwich Tern. (S Rowe)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 1 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 9 Snipe, 15 Teal, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Osprey, 9 Dunlin, 8 Ringed Plover (J St Ledger, B Dallas)

Late submission 30/08 Higher Bojewyan: Hooded Crow  at 17:00 and again at 19:00. Seen on Telegraph pole outside Bojewyan Farmhouse and in field adjacent. (D Flint)

Late submission 30/08 Downderry: 4 Turnstone, 8 Ringed Plover and 5 White Wagtail. (A Payne)

Late submission 29/08 St Enodoc: Up to 8 Choughs late afternoonon golf course. (S Marquis)

DC

Hooded Crow. Darcy Flint
Hooded Crow. Darcy Flint
Osprey. John St Ledger
Wood sandpiper. John St Ledger
Chough. Simon Marquis
Cattle Egret. David Hall
Common Tern. Deena Sharp
Sandwich Tern. Deena Sharp
Knot. Deena Sharp