Please note that the Stithians Lake Feeder Hide will be closed between 12.00 noon and 4pm on Friday 7th November for essential maintenance works. No access to the hide, or associated footpath, will be available during this time.
Nanjizal: Black-faced Bunting trapped and ringed. (Birdguides)
Helston Boating lake: 2 Lesser Scaup (m/f) (S Rogers, S Willson, G Fisher et al)
St Ives, Porthmeor/Tate: At 4pm Swift sp. possibly Pallid Swift over Tate and beach and lost to view as it headed east over the Island at 5pm – ( J Machin, A Lobb, L Langley, B Nason).
Boscastle: Little Auk on sea. (Birdguides)
Marazion Marsh: 4 Water Rail, 8 Moorhen, Coot, 10 Mallard, 10 Teal, 12 Canada Gooose, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Grebe, 8 Chiffchaff, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Stonechat, Chaffinch, Blackbird, Dunnock, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail. (SM Cox). Also 5 Snipe in newly cut area of Reed bed. (A Lobb) Also reported Purple Heron. (Birdguides)
Porth Joke: Stone Curlew flew low and east from Cubert Common at approx 1pm . Ring-necked Parakeet over east, Short-eared Owl high and east, 2 Brambling, circa 200 Chaffinch, 1 Redpoll, 4 Firecrest. (B Bosisto)
Truro: Lesser Yellowlegs still present in the channel behind Tesco this morning. (M Jones R Wilkins.)
Pendeen: 1 Hawfinch over calling at 0910. (P Combridge)
Foage Valley: 6 Firecrest, 3 Fieldfare, 16 Redwing, 8 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Reed Bunting, at least 1 Blackcap. (A Lobb, L Langley)
Hayle Estuary: 1 Greenland White-fronted Goose at 9am but flew off strongly SE at 9:30. 1 DB Brent Goose, 4 fem Pintail, 300+ Wigeon, c200 Teal, 7 Barwits, 7 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank and 4 Common Gull. (A Lobb, L Langley)
Kenidjack: 5 Firecrest, 1 Blackcap in copse, at least 6 Chiffchaff in donkey area. (A Lobb)
Penberth: 2 Yellow-browed Warbler, 2 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Redpoll over. (P Fraser)
Pendrea, St. Buryan: 530 Redwing between 7:15-7:45, 1 Brambling. (P Fraser)
Sea View Caravan Park, Land’s End: 1 Black Redstart. (J&J Elvin)
Walmsley: 2 Mute Swan; 2 Cormorant; 2 Grey Heron; 2 Cattle Egret; 2 Little Grebe; 2 Moorhen; 2 Buzzard; Canada Geese; 9 Greylag Geese; 2 Barnacle Geese; 9 Mallard; 2 Wigeon; 40+ Teal; 9 Shoveler; 22 Curlew; 20 Black-tailed Godwits; 6 Snipe; 20 Lapwing; 2 Black-headed Gull; 2 Woodpigeon; 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 1 Wren; 2 Stonechat; 1 Goldcrest; 1 Great Tit; 2 Blue Tit; Crows; 1 Raven; Starlings; 3 Goldfinch; 2 Siskin; 3 Reed Bunting. (A Parker et al)
Chapel Amble / Middle Amble: 4 Mute Swans; 2 Cormorant; 1 Grey Heron; 10 Black-tailed Godwit; 1 Pied Wagtail; 1 Wren; 1 Robin; 1 Blackbird; 3 Chiffchaff; 1 Blue Tit; 3 Great Tit; 1 Chaffinch; 1 Greenfinch; 1 Magpie; Jackdaws. (A Parker et al)
River Lynher, St Germans: Juv White-tailed Eagle, Curlew, Oystercatcher, Little Egret, Canada Geese, Shelduck. (R Shilling)
East Bodmin Moor, near The Ridge: c50 Golden Plover. (E Saudek)
Halzephron: 2 Buzzard, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 4 Stonechat, 15 Starlings. (P Wiltshire)
Seaton Valley Country Park: 3 Firecrest. (D Allan)
Devoran quay: 1 Spotted Redshank, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank. (T Wilson)
Constantine (private garden): Yellow-browed Warbler, Long-tailed Tits, Great Tit, Blue Tit, 2 Robins, 6 House Sparrows, Red Admiral, 12 Jackdaws, 1 Wren.(A.Harris)
Pedngwinian Point upper car park: 1 Wren, 2 m&f Stonechat, 3 Dunnock, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 8 Linnet, 6 Chaffinch, no sign of the Steppe Grey Shrike 10.00 – 11.10. (M Webb)
Carbis Moor, private garden: 2 Nuthatch, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (pair), 1 Buzzard, numbers of Goldfinch, Greenfinch and Siskin, 2 Marsh Tit, numbers of Blue, Great and Coal Tit, 20+ Redwing, 100+ Wood Pigeon over heading NE. 1 Wren, numbers of Chaffinch and House Sparrow, Collared Dove, 2 Jay, 2 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow. (11.30am to 1.30pm). (V Booth)
Hayle, Ryan’s Field: 1 male and 1 Female Kingfisher. (Simon Willson) Also, 1 3rd winter Spoonbill V463, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Curlew (1 ringed yellow 7C below green on right leg, red on left leg), 25 Redshank, 50+ Lapwing, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 20 Canada Goose, 1 dead Canada Goose 14.10 – 16.00. Hayle Estuary B3301 Causeway: 300+ Wigeon, 100+ Teal, 50+ Redshank, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Curlew, 40+ Lapwing, mixed Gull flock. (M Webb)
Siblyback Lake: 15 Cormorant, 11 Coot , 2 Little Grebe , 24 Teal , 1 Common Sandpiper , 7 Snipe , 1 N. Wheatear , 25+ Pied Wagtail , 20+ Meadow Pipit. ( K Pellow)
Widemouth Bay: 2 Snow Bunting. (D Sharp, J Horsey)
Maer Lake: Snipe, Long-tailed Tit, Lapwing, single Grey Heron, 20+ Golden Plover (earlier a large flock of 50+ Golden Plover circled the lake and headed east). (C Judge)
Bodmin Moor (near Gimble Farm): 37 Redwing 29 Fieldfare, 2 Raven, 1 Buzzard. (L Birtwistle)
Upper Fowey Valley: 1 Great Egret, just downstream from Ninestones Bridge, also 1 Buzzard, 2 Jay. (M & R Frost)
Kenidjack: Visible migration, 1 Snow Bunting, 1 Ring Ouzel, 2 Woodlark, 7 Brambling, 31 Skylark, 79 Siskin, 120 Meadow Pipit, 165 Redwing, 1910 Chaffinch, 2790 Starling. (F Hawkins)
Penryn Estuary: 1 male Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Whimbrel.(L Parkerson)
Drift: Greater Scaup, Slavonian Grebe, 2 Firecrest, Brambling. (P St Pierre, S Rogers)
Late submission 05/11 Constantine (private garden): Yellow-browed Warbler, 1 Robin, 2 Wood Pigeons. (A Harris)
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