Note regarding Walmsley sanctuary – Please note that the tower hide at Walmsley will be closed for maintenance all day on Thursday 16th October. (Adrian Langdon, Warden)
Nanjizal: 1 Lanceolated Warbler trapped and released this morning (first record for mainland Cornwall). Also, 1 Wheatear and 1 Redwing this afternoon. (P Smale)
Colliford Reservoir: 1 Baird’s Sandpiper still present about 400m west of the dam, 8 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 70 Redwing and 1 Fieldfare. (D Eva)
Land’s End: 1 Rose-coloured Starling still at the complex and a small arrival of Redwing and Fieldfare. (P Marshall). Also, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler near Swingates, 1 Firecrest and 400 Redwing. (D Walbridge)
Porthgwarra: 1 Red-breasted Flycatcher still in 60ft cover. (R Archer)
Pendeen: 1 Ring Ouzel at the plantation and 1 Yellow-browed Warbler at the church. (P Combridge)
Nanquidno: 1 Ring Ouzel, 2 Firecrest, 6 Goldcrest, 4 Blackcap, 30 Redwing. (D Walbridge)
Trewellard: 1 Ring Ouzel on lawn. (M Scott-Ham)
Zennor: 1 Turtle Dove with Collared Doves near the car park. Also, 1 Spotted Flycatcher in the evening. (J Machin)
Kenidjack: 2 Yellow-browed Warbler at the sewage works, 1 Firecrest and 43 Redwing. (D Walbridge). Also, 2 Ring Ouzel. (R Wilkins)
Bosistow Lane, Polgigga: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler (by house halfway along this afternoon (heard only), and 1 Whinchat. (P Smale)
Marazion: 3 Spoonbill flying over the marsh and bay at 4.45pm and 33 Cattle Egret flew in at 4.20pm. (T Twiggs)
Predannack Airfield: 4 Marsh Harrier over. (S Wood)
Helston Boating Lake: 1 Common Sandpiper.
Lostwithiel: 100+ Fieldfare flying over. (M Surgey)
Cape Cornwall Golf Course: 30 Redwing. (P Fraser)
Stithians Reservoir: 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Little Egret, 1 Snipe, 6 Pied Wagtails, 9 Starlings. c20 Herring Gull/ Black-headed Gull/corvid sp. (P Wiltshire)
Wadebridge: 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 66 Redshank, 1 Curlew (ring – J5), 1 Dunlin, 4 Oystercatcher, 19 Mediterranean Gull, 1m Kingfisher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, all behind Bridge bike hire. (S Grose)
Castle an Dinas: 1f Kestrel, 9 Stonechat, 11 Meadow Pipit, 7 Linnet, 135 Lesser Black backed Gull, 1 Brown Hare. (S Grose)
Porth Reservoir: 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Wigeon, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 juv Great Crested Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 12 Cormorant (one has metal ring on right leg and blue darvic on left leg), 3 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker. (S Grose)
Malpas to St Clement: 12 Oystercatcher, 3 Grey Heron, 6 Curlew, 4 Greenshank. (D Maasdorp)
Late submission, 13/10, St Clements to Tresillian: 50+ Canada Goose, 5 Cormorant, 4 Shelduck, 12 Curlew, 18 Redshank, 5 Greenshank, 30+ Mallard, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Robin, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 8 Carrion Crow, 50+ Woodpigeon, 1 Wren, 2 Oystercatcher, 10 Black-headed Gull. (A, E & G Chapman)
TJW
