Wednesday 15th November 2023

Wednesday 15th November 2023

Looe: Spotted Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper. (M Elliot) 2 Kingfishers, 3 Little Egret, 2 Heron, 1 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Cormorant, 1 Raven and 8 Oystercatcher. (J Johnson)

Drift Reservoir 10.15 – 11.45: 2 m&f Great Scaup, 1f Common Scoter, 1m Tufted Duck, 15 Mallard, 1 Pink-footed Goose, 180 Canada Goose, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Coot, 3 Cattle Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron. (M Webb)

St Johns Lake; Torpoint: 2 Great Northern Diver. (S.Eddy)

Saltash (08.00-11.00 falling tide): 28 Avocet, 1 Grey Plover, 25 Dunlin, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 16 Black-tailed Godwit, 22 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 16 Curlew, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, 1 ad Common Gull, 112 Black-headed Gull, 22 Herring Gull, 4 Shelduck, 8 Mallard, 59 Wigeon & 46 Teal at Kingsmill Lake (P Kemp) 1 Egyptian Goose. (K.Baum.) (14.00) Low Tide:  1 Spotted Redshank, 17 Redshank, 14 Mallard, 9 Teal & 1 Kingfisher at Forder. (P Kemp)

Four Lanes End, Maker: 28 Cattle Egret this afternoon. (B Taggart)

Swanpool: 4 Great Northern Diver. (S Ford) 3 Great Northern Diver close in. (S Van Hear)

Par, Spit beach: 11 Common Scoter, 7 Eider, 8+ Curlew, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, c.15 Oystercatcher. (R Hampshire) 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 11 Common Scoter,  30+ Oystercatchers,  3 Turnstone,  lots of mixed gulls.  (M Lammas)

St Austell Sewage Works: 1 Siberian Chiffchaff. (Birdguides)

Portscatho to Porthcurnick: 6 Great Northern Diver, 2 Long-tailed Duck, 40+ Turnstone. (J St Ledger, A Lea)

Tregew: 100 Chaffinch, 90 Skylark, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Stonechat. (D Eva)

Roundwood: 1cy Common Tern, 5 Greenshank, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Green Woodpecker. (D Eva)

Roseland:  50+ Chaffinch, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel. (J St Ledger, A Lea)

Goonhilly12 Stonechat m/f, 200+ Golden Plover, 1 Snipe, 2 Linnet, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush and 2 Chaffinch. (J Marshall)

Hayle Estuary: 33 Golden Plover. (T.Culmer)  1 Knot from Causeway. (M Lenney) 1 Greenshank, 1 Kingfisher 1 Goosander, 1 Mediterranean Gull. (D King) 1 Spoonbill late afternoon before flying west & 2 Goosander at Copperhouse Creek. (D King)

Carnsew Pool, Hayle Estuary: 1 Great Northern Diver. (M Lenney)

Gwithian: Grey Phalarope still. (D King) 1 Grey Phalarope, 2 Little Grebe, 20+ Tufted Duck, 55 Canada Goose, 2 m&f Stonechat, 1 Rock Pipit. (M Webb)

Porth Reservoir8 Great Crested Grebe, 30+Coots, 20+Moorhen, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 20+Mallard, 3 Great Tit, 6+ Red Admiral on rotten apples by the Mill. (V Booth)

Treraven Meadows: 1f Mandarin, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Greylag Geese, 289 Canada Geese, 2 feral/Domestic Geese, 1 Snipe, 3 Redshank, 4 Lesser Black backed Gull,19 Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail. (S Grose) 1 female Mandarin Duck, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 female Merlín (with prey), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Common Sandpiper, 250+ Canada Goose, 3 Greylag, 1 Green Sandpiper, 6 Lapwing, 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Teal. (D. Wilson)

Trebetherick: 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Green Woodpecker ,23 Skylark, 3 Linnet.(S Grose)

Bude: 3 Cattle Egret flew over private garden at 16:10pm. (N Bastin)

Camel Estuary, Wadebridge to Tregunna: 13 Canada goose, 9 Mute swan, 34 Shelduck, 55 Wigeon, 9 Mallard, 5 Pintail, 1 Pheasant, 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Little grebe, 75 Oystercatcher, 150 Lapwing, c.800 Golden plover, 4 Grey plover, 8 Ringed plover, 55 Curlew, 27 Bar-tailed godwit, 63 Black-tailed godwit, 45 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 1 Common sandpiper, 40 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 150 Black-headed gull, 3 Mediterranean gull, 27 Great black-backed gull, 80 Herring gull, 8 Cormorant, 1 Cattle egret, 2 Grey heron, 8 Little egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh harrier, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 12 Rook, 55 Carrion crow, 1 Blue
tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 8 Fieldfare, 23 Redwing, 5 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 House sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey wagtail, 3 Pied wagtail, 3 Meadow pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Bat sp.  (M Scawen et al).

Siblyback Reservoir: 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Wren,  2 Grey Heron,  6 Tufted Duck, 2 Pied Wagtail. (R Napp)

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Scaup – Martin Webb
Long-tailed Duck’s – Adrian Lea
Female Common Scoter – Martin Webb
Pink-footed Goose – Martin Webb
Great Crested Grebe – Vic Booth
Great Northern Diver – Rick Napp
Cattle Egret – Martin Webb
Grey Phalarope – Martin Webb