St Ives: (06.05 – 09.20): 3 Wilson’s Petrel, 160+ Storm Petrel, 75+ Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 3 Balearic Shearwater, 12 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Common Tern. (B Nason et al). Also, (12.38 – 15.15) 4 Wilson’s Petrel, 40+ Storm Petrel, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater. (L Langley)
St Ives: 1 distant Sabine’s Gull at 10.40. (RBA)
Pendeen: 13 Wilson’s Petrel, c150 Storm Petrel, 58 Cory’s Shearwater, 2 Great Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 12 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Arctic Skua, c180 Whimbrel, 2 Sandwich Tern. (P Marshall et al)
Newquay, Fistral Beach: 9 Sandwich Tern, juvenile Arctic Skua, 5 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Storm Petrel offshore early this morning. (B Bosisto)
Newquay: 12 Chough on the Golf Course this morning. (D Kendle)
Stithians, Golden Lion Hide: 1 juvenile Little Ringed Plover, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin. (S Van Hear, J St Ledger, E St Ledger-Renfree)
Walmsley Sanctuary: 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Cattle Egret, 6 Gadwall, 7 Mute Swan (2 ad and 7 juv), 3 Canada Goose, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Common Pochard, 1 Willow Warbler. (A Swanson)
Walmsley Reserve: 1 adult + 2 juv Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 1 Cattle Egret (also 3 by Trewornan Bridge), 1 Little Egret, 2 adult + 1 juv Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 2 adult + 5 juv Mute Swan, 2 adult + 1 juv Moorhen, 1 Buzzard, 3 Swallow, 7 House Martin, 60+ Mallard, 1 Green Sandpiper heard. Plus 1 Kestrel above Trewornan Bridge. (C Taylor)
Middle Amble: 3 Marsh Harrier (2 ad, 1 juvenile), 14 Common Linnet, 8 Goldfinch (mix of adults and juveniles), 5 House Martin. (A Swanson)
Downderry: 0600-0755. More than 370 Gannet moving west, but at one stage 220+ feeding in presence of a few Common Dolphin. Also noted were 2 Storm Petrel, 3 Fulmar, 3 Balearic Shearwater, a Whimbrel and 12 Mediterranean Gull west and 23 Cormorant east. (A Payne)
Dodman: 3 Goldfinch, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Kestrel, 25 Cormorant (adult & juvenile), 1 Kittiwake, 1 Fulmar, 50+ Herring Gull. 1 Wall, 5 Common Blue, 5 Painted Lady. (I Sowerby)
Tresillian to St Clement (19.50 – 21.20, low tide:): 30 Redshank, 8 Greenshank, 25 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Whimbrel, 20+ House Martin, 6 Swallow, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron. (A Nicholson)
Godrevy Point: 1m Kestrel, 1m Stonechat, 2 Jackdaw 14.10 – 14.45. (M Webb)
Lanivet: 6 Herring Gull, 7 Goldfinch, c15 Woodpigeon (1 juv), 8 House Martin, 5 Magpie, 1 Buzzard, 6 House Sparrow, 5 Carrion Crow (2 ad 3 juv), 35+Jackdaw, 1 Blackbird, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Rook, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Kestrel, 11 Starling, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Robin and 1 Green Woodpecker (heard). (B Crowle)
Late submissions 4/8:-
Pendeen Watch 08:30-11:30: 85 European Storm Petrel, 2 Wilson’s Petrel, 1 Redshank, 3 Turnstone. (A Bayly) 14:02-19:39: 17 Wilson’s Petrel, 162 European Storm Petrel, 1 Great Shearwater, 7 Sooty Shearwater, 3 Balearic Shearwater, 3 Sandwich Tern, 11 Whimbrel, 130 Fulmar. (L Langley) Also, 3 Yellow Wagtail and 1 Fea’s type Petrel (14:30). (P Cambridge)
St Ives Island 15:00-20:45: 5 Wilson’s Petrel, 150+ European Storm Petrel, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Cory’s Shearwater, 4 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Long-tailed Skua, 1 Arctic Tern, 6 Sandwich Tern, 19 Sanderling, 1 Whimbrel, 19 Mediterranean Gull. (B Nason, A Lobb, A Holmes, G Jones)
Porthgwarra 06:00-14:00: 12 Cory’s Shearwater, 5 Great Shearwater, 4 Balearic Shearwater, 23 Sooty Shearwater, 175 European Storm Petrel, 17 Wilson’s Petrel, 1 Sandwich Tern, 2 Puffin. (P Marshall, S Rogers et al)
Wadebridge; (Camel estuary between Old bridge and the viaduct, low tide, 19.40 – 20.25): 72 Redshank, 5 Common Sandpiper, 7 Curlew, 4 Oystercatcher, 5 Little Egret, 25+ House Martin (several still coming in to feed young in nests), 1 Swallow. (A Nicholson)
TJW
