Mousehole: 1 Pacific Diver off Rock Pool Cafe. (R Murphy)
Helston Boating Lake: 2 Lesser Scaup and 9 Shoveler. Also, 12 Chiffchaff at the sewage works. (R Veal)
Bude Marshes: 2 Tundra Bean Goose with Canada Geese on fields adjacent to Rodds Bridge (c1540). (K Hannavy)
Truro: 2 Avocet, 5 Knot, 122 Black-tailed Godwit at Sunny Corner. 1 Lesser Yellowlegs and 1 Common Sandpiper near Tesco. (D Eva)
Hayle Estuary: 2 Ring-billed Gull (ad + 1w) at Lelant Station. (Many obs). At Copperhouse Creek: 30+ Mallard, 2 Goosander (M and F), 18 Shelduck, 2 Curlew, 4 Teal, 20+ Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 1 Collared Dove. (J Dobbyn). Also, 1 Caspian Gull on saltings (R Veal et al) and 1 Water Pipit from Birdies Bistro and at Ryan’s Field. (S Grose)
Hayle: 8 Goosander, 2 Ring-billed Gull (ad at Lelant Saltings, juv at Copperhouse Creek), 1 Great White Egret (Ryan’s Field), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (Carnsew), 1 Great Northern Diver (Carnsew), 2 Water Pipit (Copperhouse Creek), 1 Yellow-legged Gull (Copperhouse Creek), 2 Greenfinch, 6 Robin, Woodpigeon, 16 Goldfinch, 4 Redwing, 3 Blue Tit, Jackdaw, 300+ Wigeon, 100+ Lapwing, 80+Teal, 1 Sparrowhawk, 100+ Great Black-backed Gull, many Black-headed Gull, 8 Goosander, c90 Redshank, 55 Dunlin, 60 Curlew, House Sparrow, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Blackbird, 1 Gadwall, 4 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 6 Magpie, 1 Dunnock, 3 Kingfisher, 28 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Mallard, 24 Shelduck, Carrion Crow, Rook, 32 Cormorant, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 47 Ringed Plover, 4 Turnstone, 5 Grey Plover, 2 Knot, 5 Little Grebe, 3 Great Tit, 1 Rock Pipit, 12 Pied Wagtail, 4 Greenshank, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Collared Dove, c80 Canada Goose, 1 Wren. (C & G Horsley, S Grose). Additionally, 3 ad Yellow-legged Gull, 39 Common Gull (ad with red darvic on left leg, but not read), 1 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Carrion Crow feeding on dead Lapwing. (S Grose, I Prentice, R Veal)
Lizard: 9 Russian White-fronted Goose still on Grade Marsh. (R Veal)
Pentewan Valley: 1 Siberian Chiffchaff in trees next to sewage treatment depot with 1 Firecrest and 3 Goldcrest. Approx. 15 Chiffchaff and a possible additional Siberian Chiffchaff seen beside tree overhanging river halfway between sewage works and first campsite also 2 further Firecrest. (N Best)
Tehidy Country Park: 1 fem Ring-necked Duck. (I Prentice)
Hannafore: 2 Slavonian Grebe, a Ringed Plover, 9 Turnstone and a Firecrest. (A Payne)
Loe Pool: 1 ad Little Gull, 12 Goosander, 9 Pochard. (R Veal)
RSPB Marazion Marsh: 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Snipe, 1 Bullfinch, 30+ Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 3 Moorhen, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing. At Long Rock Pool, 1 Greater Scaup, 1 Goldeneye (F) still, 2 Little Grebe. (R Hamilton-Ahearne)
Feock, Loe Beach: 1 Black-throated Diver, 2 Great Northern Diver, 1 Shag, 2 Cormorant, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Red-breasted Merganser. (S Talbot)
St Erth: 1 Cattle Egret at Treloweth lane. (R Veal)
Sennen: 39 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull in ploughed field opp Paradise Farmhouse. (S Grose)
Gunwalloe: 2 Great Northern Diver, 80 Lapwing. (R Veal)
Garras: 1 Woodcock over road 0750. (R Veal)
St Just: 250+ Lapwing in field next to Semmens Fuel sign. (S Grose)
Carn Gloose: 1 m Goosander over, 180 Gannet on the sea, 2 Chough, 2 Stonechat, 6 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush. (S Grose)
Bude, Maer Lake: 1 Water Rail, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Song Thrush and 1 Chiffchaff. (C Judge)
Tregilliowe Pools: 1 Fieldfare, 2 Firecrest. (R Veal)
Praa Sands: 3 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Oystercatcher among 100+ Black-headed Gull on the green. (J Evans)
Greenberry Downs, Newtown: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest, 20 Redwing, 3 Bullfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin heard calling. (J Evans)
Late submission, 29/12, Roundwood Quay: 15 Teal, 4 Shelduck, 4 Curlew, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker. (A Nicholson)
Late submission, 25/12, Tresillian: 1 Woodcock at dusk by Pencalenick road lay-by. (A Nicholson)
TJW
