Wednesday 20th September 2023

Wednesday 20th September 2023

Porthgwarra: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler (car park), 1 Melodious Warbler (Trevean), 1 Wryneck, 1 Whinchat, 3 Willow Warbler, 3 Wheatear after morning rain. (M Wallace)

Porthgwarra (0945-1230): 350+ Cory’s Shearwater, 200+ Great Shearwater, 3 Balearic Shearwater, 200+ Sooty Shearwarer, 40+ Storm Petrel, 1 Leach’s Petrel, 3 pale ad Arctic Skua, 2 Sandwich Tern, 2 1w Yellow-legged Gull. (M Elliott) 3 Leach’s Petrel reported flew past.

Nanjizal: juv Red-backed Shrike trapped and ringed early afternoon; Melodious Warbler seen. (K Wilson)

Penlee Point (07.15-12.45): Wilson’s Petrel at 09.45, & it or another at 10.00. Also, 84+ Storm Petrel, 16 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Great Shearwater, 37 Balearic Shearwater, 40+ Manx Shearwater, 2 Long-tailed Skua, 27 Arctic Skua, 1 Pom Skua, 1 Great Skua, 2 Commic Terns & 1 juv Little Gull (P Aley, P Kemp et al)

Hannafore Point: 07:50 – 14:30: 1 Drake Eider, 2 Cory’s Shearwater, 6 Manx Shearwater, 5 Balearic Shearwater, 3 Sooty Shearwater, 16 European Storm Petrel, 1 Wilson’s Petrel (at 09:20), 1 Leach’s Storm Petrel (at 08:03), 600+ Gannet, 10 Cormorant, 4 Shag, 4 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Peregrine, 9 Oystercatcher, 5 Turnstone, 8 Curlew, 2 Whimbrel, 1 dark phase Pomarine Skua, 5 Arctic Skua, 1 ad.w.Mediterranean Gull, 9 Kittiwake, 5 Common Tern, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 bull Grey Seal. (M & R Frost)

Marazion Marsh RSPB: 1 juv Woodchat Shrike again, 1 Whinchat. (P Taylor, H Mitchell)

Pendeen (1300-1630): 49 Cory’s Shearwater, 24 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater,, 17 Sandwich Tern, 23 Storm Petrel, 3 Grey Phalarope, 1 Great Skua, 5 Arctic Skua, 2 Arctic Tern. (P Brinton, M Elliott, S Rogers)

St Ives: 10 Cory’s Shearwater, 9 Storm Petrel, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 30+ Balearic Shearwater, 2 Chough. (A Lobb)

Marazion: Hoopoe still off Green Lane in the small horse paddock north of the pump station. (DK Parker, A McKechnie) 8 Pale-bellied Brent Goose on beach before being flushed. (C Ellis)

Hayle Estuary RSPB: Garganey, 12 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, Ringed Plover, Whimbrel. (C Ellis) Little Stint reported still.

Stithians Reservoir: 6 Curlew Sandpipers, Ruff, 5 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin and Kingfisher. (C Ellis)

Penberth: 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3-4 Raven flkying back and forth over valley. On the beach and rocks, 4 Turnstone and 1 Common Sandpiper. (T Mills)

East Pentire: 2 Arctic Skua, 3 Sandwich Tern , 3 Common Gull late pm. (S Rowe, M Lammas)

Tresillian to St Clement (low tide): 1 Osprey still, (over Tresemple Pool at 16.15 then flew down river), 6 Common Sandpiper, 38 Redshank, 24 Curlew, 7 Greenshank, 1 Snipe (Tresemple Pool), 1 Dunlin, 7 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Teal, 16 Swallow, 52 Carrion Crow on the mudflats in loose flock at St Clement. (A Nicholson)

Porthilly Point: 1 Osprey (flew from cant cove towards Padstow harbour at 12.56pm), 19 Sandwich Tern, 37 Mediterranean Gull, 156 Oystercatcher, 7 Little Egret, 49 Carrion Crow, 3 Turnstone, 7 Curlew, 4 Rock Pipit. (S Grose)

Davidstow Airfield: 1 Sanderling amongst flock of Ringed Plover. (G Williams) 1 Sanderling, 14 Ringed Plover, 1 Yellow legged Gull. (B Craven)

St Erth: Kingfisher. (M Yelland)

Church Cove: Pied Flycatcher. (J Foster)

Swanpool (17:25-19:00): 45 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Great Shearwater, 1 Large Shearwater sp, c150 Manx Shearwater, 1 Pomarine Skua, 15 Storm Petrel, 2 Sandwich Tern. (M Broadbent, F Hutchinson, L Parkerson, C Murphy)

Stithians Reservoir; Stuart Hutchings hide: 6 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 2 Common Sandpiper, 12 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, 9 Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 18 Curlew. (J St Ledger and others)

Maer Lake: 1 Canada Goose, 12 Mallard, 8 Teal, 2 Curlew (very strong winds and rain birds all huddled down in culm grass not showing). (N Bastin)

Bude Pitch & Put Green: 7 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew. (N Bastin)

Lowertown, Helston: 2 Firecrest (A Witheywood)

Polzeath: 2 Chough. (M Taylor)

Lizard Point (1200-1345): c2,000 Great Shearwater, c50 Cory’s Shearwater, 13 Balearic Shearwater, 84 Sooty Shearwater. (B Aspin)

Pendeen: Hooded Crow still at Higher Bojewyan.

Pendennis: Leach’s Petrel reported 1610.

Crows-an-Wra: Hoopoe reported.

Late news, 19/9, St Blazey LNR: 2 Teal, 1 Wigeon, on duckpond. (R Hampshire)

Late news, 19/9, Trago Mills, Liskeard: 3 House Martin (1 flying up to nest, 7+ nests in total) (C&J Duffy)

Late news, 19/9, Looe: ad m Eider feeding by jetty. (G Motley)

Late news, 19/9, Hayle Estuary RSPB: Osprey caught a fish 1700. (C Dale)

Late news, 18/9, Stithians Reservoir: 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Little Stint, 1 Ruff, 2 Common Sandpiper, 7 Pintail (L Parkerson, B Hancock-Smith, F Hutchinson, J Drage Hubert)

Late news, 18/9, Penryn Estuary: 2 Ruff, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Dunlin (L Parkerson, B Hancock-Smith, F Hutchinson, J Drage Hubert)

Late news, 18/9, Wadebridge: Curlew Sandpiper, Greenshank. (K Hawkridge)

Late news, 18/9, Gwithian,: 1 Hoopoe at 7:30am. (P Bawden)

Late submission, 18/9, Poltesco: Hoopoe photographed in private garden. (S Moss)

Late submission, 18/9, Cardinham: Ring-necked Parakeet photographed. (Per J Rance)

Late news, 14/9, Tresillian: 2 Greenshank, 19 Curlew. (D Newbitt)

Hoopoe, Dave Parker
Firecrest, Andrew Witheywood
Pintail, Louis Parkerson
Curlew Sandpiper, Kevin Hawkridge
Kingfisher, Martin Yelland
Sanderling, Gavin Williams
Hoopoe, Alex Mckechnie
Greenshank, David Newbitt
Common Sandpiper, Tony Mills
Woodchat, Phil Taylor
5 Curlew Sandpiper & Ruff, John St Ledger
Hoopoe, Chris Ellis
Garganey, Chris Ellis