Thursday 3rd March 2022

Thursday 3rd March 2022

 

Newlyn, Tolcarne: Kumlien’s Gull  just outside Newlyn harbour on the rocks at Tolcarne this afternoon. Red-throated Diver still in harbour. (A McKechnie)

Swanpool: 2 Black Guillemots seen from “Hooked” restaurant, one in winter plumage never strayed more than ten feet from the third pink/orange buoy in the bay working left (east) from Pennance Head. The other is a summer plumage bird about fifty yards east of the same buoy. Also 2 Great Northern Divers and a pod of 8 Bottlenose Dolphins. (T Pinfield)

Tresillian to St Clement: 25 Cattle Egret, 32 Shelduck, 44 Teal, 27 Redshank, 11 Curlew, 4 Greenshank, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe. ( A Nicholson)

Gannel Estuary: 1 Water Pipit, 7 Mediterranean Gull, 320 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Plover, 10 Redshank. (S Rowe)

Marazion Marsh RSPB: male Sparrowhawk hunting the reeds, 10 Canada Geese, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 10+ Chiffchaff, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff. (A Holmes)

St Columb Road: 4 Blackcaps (3m, 1f), 1 Song Thrush. 14 Goldfinch in private garden. (A & B Tregunna)

St Anthony’s Head: 4 Tawny Owls,Buzzard, Female Kestrel (A & B Tregunna)

College Reservoir: Potential Greater Scaup, 20+ Tufted duck, 4 Shoveler (2M/2F), 15+ Wigeon, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard. (C Foote, T Weston)

Wadebridge : 23 Cattle Egret from Trewornan Bridge early am. (S Grose

Rock Helipad Field : 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Sparrowhawk over. (S Grose)

Spit beach, Par: 11 Eider, 2f 9m, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, Little Egret, f Black Redstart, Raven over. Also, small dark Brent type goose briefly seen. (R Hampshire)

Towan Beach; Newquay: 7 pairs of Fulmar on ledges, 58 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. (B Bosisto)

St. Austell: 2 Blackcap in private garden. ( C Hooper)

Hannafore: 1 female Black Redstart, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 3 Great Northern Diver, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Little Egret, 3 Curlew, 5 Shag, 2 Cormorant, 10 Oystercatcher, 21 Carrion Crow, 12 Rock Pipit, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Stonechat, 5 Goldfinch, 5 Pied Wagtail, 6 Dunnock, Wren, Robin, Blackbird. (M & R Frost)

Talland Bay: 3 Gannet, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 male Bullfinch, 1 Grey Wagtail. (M& R Frost)

Porth reservoir: Bittern flew past far hide and went into right side reedbed 12 30 pm. (M Lammas)

Kingsmill lake: 39 Avocet, 3 Greenshank, 31 Redshank & 25 Shelduck (P Kemp)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Canada Goose, 20 Black-headed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1m Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Mallard, 4 Teal, 3m + 1f Reed Bunting, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 10 Snipe, 1 Raven (S Van Hear)

Hayle Estuary, Lelant Saltings: Adult Caspian Gull and summer plumage Mediterranean Gull as the tide dropped this morning. (I Hayes)

Late submission 02/03 Truro, Tesco: 6 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Black Tailed Godwit. (A Nicholson)

Late submission 02/03 Newham: 40 Black Tailed Godwit, 25 Redshank, 2 Curlew, 1 Little Egret, 1 Little Grebe (A Nicholson)

Late submission 02/02 College Reservoir: Female Greater Scaup. (B Rousseau)

Late submission 02/03 Pendeen: 1 Wheatear. (P Combridge

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Kumlien’s Gull. Alex McKechnie
Siberian Chiffchaff. Adam Holmes
Siberian Chiffchaff. Adam Holmes
Siberian Chiffchaff. Adam Holmes
Potential Greater Scaup. Charlotte Foote
Potential Greater Scaup. Charlotte Foote
Potential Greater Scaup. Charlotte Foote
Fulmar. Bob Bosisto
Blackcap. C Hooper
Blackcap. C Hooper
Greater Scaup. Benjamin Rousseau
Greater Scaup. Benjamin Rousseau
Greater Scaup. Benjamin Rousseau