Land’s End: 1 Richard’s Pipit or Blyth’s Pipit over at c9.50am. (C Mason)
Wadebridge, Guineaport: 1 Glossy Ibis heading down river at dusk this evening at 1900hrs. (W Delacour)
Drift Res: 1 Jack Snipe still, 1 Garganey, 2 Common Sandpiper and 1 Wheatear. (L Proctor)
Pendeen: 1 Osprey, 1 Wryneck and 1 Hobby. (P Combridge)
Devoran Quay: 1 Osprey, 30 Redshank, 10 Oystercatcher, 45 Curlew, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 12 Teal. (S Van Hear)
Point Quay: 2 Osprey – 1 on marker buoy, 2nd caught large mullet which it carried off into trees, 12 Dunlin. (J St Ledger)
Gweek: 1 Osprey near seal sanctuary.
St Gothian Sands LNR: 3 Wigeon, 1 Ruff, Dunlin, 3 Wheatear and 1 Water Rail. (D Flumm)
Trevaran meadow: 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 2 Little Egrets, 4 Curlew, 1 Grey Wagtail. (D Dennis) Also a Pectoral Sandpiper identified from photos. (D Dennis, D Julian)
Camel Trail: 1 Bar-headed Goose. (D Dennis)
Carnewas: 2 Choughs heading North at 13:45, 2 Choughs heading South at 14:30. (S Ashby)
Skewjack: 1 Common Redstart. (M Wallace)
St Levan: 1 Vagrant Emperor. (M Wallace)
Downderry: Willow Warbler and Clouded Yellow this afternoon. (A Payne)
Hannafore: 1 Redshank, 14 Turnstone, 6 Dunlin, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 8 Ringed Plover, 4 Rock Pipit. (L Birtwistle)
Lowland Point: 23 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Whimbrel and 1 Wheatear. (Anthony)
Kenidjack Valley: 1 Firecrest in tit flock above sewage works from public footpath at 1210. Also, 1 Clouded Yellow further down valley, c10 Blackcap, 15 Chiffchaff, 10 Meadow Pipit and 2 Grey Wagtail. (D Scanlan)
Stithians Reservoir Feeder Hide: 7 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Great Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1m Blackbird, 3 (2m 1f) Chaffinch, 3 Magpie, 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Heron and 1 Brown Rat with 4 young under the feeders 13.00 – 14.00. (M Webb)
Wadebridge: 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 59 Redshank,10 Dunlin, 5 Black tailed Godwit, 5 Black tailed Godwit behind Bridge bike hire. (S Grose)
St Agnes Head: 1 Minke Whale reported.
Perranporth, Cligga Head: 2 Chough, 10 Common Dolphin and 3 Harbour Porpoise. (P Mitchell)
Lowland Point (Between Coverack and Porthoustock): 25+ Mediterranean Gull, 1 Dunlin, 1 Curlew, 1 Wheatear, 5+ Stonechat, 1 Snipe, 1 Firecrest, 4 Clouded Yellow, 1 Wall Brown and c8 Risso’s Dolphin. (R Evershed)
Kynance Farm: 1 Spotted Flycatcher. (S Wood, A Witheywood)
Buttermilk Hill: 9 Whinchat, 14 Stonechat, 7 Willow Warblers, 43 Meadow Pipits, 12 Linnets, 14 Golden Plovers, 12 Swallows, 3 House Martins, 4 Common Buzzards, 6 Ravens. (V Stratton)
Rame Head – Penlee: 41 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Wheatear, 6 Goldcrest, 25+ Meadow Pipit, 25+House Martin, 10 Swallow, 1 Sparrowhawk. (Keith Pellow, Ren Hathway)
Late submission, 19/9, Tresemple Pool: 2 Osprey (one fishing), 2 Peregrine, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher. On river 32 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwits. (P. Pearson)
Late submission, 19/9, Crousa Downs, St Keverne: 1 Whinchat. (R Evershed)
Late submission, 18/9, Gurnard’s Head: 20+ Chough. (I and C Sowerby)
Late submission, 17/9, Looe Island: 3 Wheatear, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 4 Canada Goose. (D Spooner)
Late submission, 16/9, Looe Island: 3 Rock Pipit, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Grey Heron, 12 Little Egret. Large flock of Gannets feeding (over 50 birds), far out to sea. (D Spooner)
Late submssion, 15/9, Looe Island: 1 Kestrel, 5 Oystercatcher, 4 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 3 Curlew, 5 Little Egret, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Raven, 1 Mediterranean Gull. Also, numerous Cormorant, Shag, Great Black-backed Gull and Herring Gull, not counted on this and succeeding days, though Herring Gull numbers in particular clearly adversely affected by avian flu. (D Spooner)
Tresemple Pool: Video of Osprey from John Chapple 20/9:
Osprey catches a fish at Tresemple Pool near Truro. – YouTube
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