Tuesday 21st March 2023

Tuesday 21st March 2023

Metherell: 1 Little Bunting again at 10.45, by stile, at Clampits. (P Kemp)

Mawgan Porth: 1 Russian White-fronted Goose. (RBA)

Kingsmill Lake: 1w Spoonbill, 43 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 7 Greenshank, 4 Turnstone, 1 Dunlin, 15+ Redshank, 143+ Teal, 29 Wigeon, 84 Shelduck & 11 Little Egret. (P Kemp)

Newlyn: 1 Glaucous Gull on south pier and 1 Iceland Gull at Tolcarne. (L Proctor and RBA)

Mousehole, St Clement’s Isle: 2 Glaucous Gull (both 2nd cal yr), 1 Iceland Gull (2nd cal yr). (M Elliott)

Rame, Maker Heights: 1 male Ring Ouzel. (B Taggart)

Predannack: 100+ Golden Plover, 1 Stonechat, 2 Swallow, 1 Merlin (f) pursuing Skylark after being mobbed by the Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff (1 singing), 2 Comma Butterfly and 1 young male Red Deer with short antlers in velvet. (J Evans)

College Reservoir: 100 Sand Martin, 5 Chiffchaff. (S Van Hear)

Long Rock Pool: 100+ Sand Martin. (S Rogers)

St Gothian Sands: 45 Sand Martin, Swallow and Wheatear. (M Spicer)

Towan Head: 7 Sand Martin. (B Bosisto)

Pendeen: 8 House Martin. (RBA)

Levant, Botallack: 2 Wheatear. (D White)

Lizard, Housel Bay: 1 Black Redstart. (RBA)

Looe: 1 Black Redstart. (RBA)

Truro, Victoria Gardens: 1 Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest. (A Nicholson)

Maenporth to Rosemullion: 1 Wheatear, 1 Hummingbird Hawkmoth, 1 Holly Blue. (M Broadbent, F Hutchinson)

College Res: 1 Scaup. (RBA)

Marazion Marsh RSPB: 3 Goldcrests, 4 Long Tailed Tits, 2 Canada Geese, 5 Teal, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti’s Warbler (song only), 10 Goldfinch, 2 Robins. (R Hamilton-Ahearne)

R. Tamar near Cothele: 1 Common Sandpiper, 12 Teal and 2 Mallard. (C and D Shields)

Boscundle woods, Tregrehan: 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Stock Dove. (I Stewart)

Mount – private garden: 2 Wood Pigeon, 1 Buzzard, 1 Pheasant, 2 Blue tit, 2 Great tit, 2 Coal tit, 15 House Sparrows, 8 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin, 6 Chaffinch, 1 robin, 2 Dunnock, 3 Collared Doves, 1 Yellowhammer, 7 Carrion Crows, 1 Rook, 1 Wren, 2 Magpie, 1 Blackbird. (J.Goodair)

Treraven Meadows: 2 Green Sandpiper, 11 Shelduck, 2 Marsh Tit, 3 Sand Martin. (S Grose)

Wadebridge, Gonvena: 1 active Rookery. (S Grose)

Rock: 1f Sparrowhawk through private garden. (S Grose)

Late submission, 20/3, Porth Reservoir: 1 fem/1w Lesser Scaup still present, ( the footpath linking both hides is now closed until Saturday for resurfacing but anglers footpath on far side is open). (S Grose)

Late submission, 20/3, Mousehole, St Clements Isle: 1 Kumlien’s Gull, 1 Glaucous Gull. (M Elliott)

Late submission, 20/3, Trevedran Cliffs, St Loy: 8 Common Tern west. (Birdguides)

Late submission, 20/03, St Minver holiday park: 2 active Rookery. (S Grose)

Late submission, 20/3, Rock: 1 Sparrowhawk, 1m Blackcap, 1 Great spotted Woodpecker, 17 Collared Dove (on wires), 5 Greenfinch. (S Grose)

 

TJW

 

 

Green Woodpecker – Iain Stewart