Wednesday 21st September 2022

Wednesday 21st September 2022

Treraven Meadows: 1 Pectoral Sandpiper. (S Grose, M Lammas, A Langdon) Also, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 5 Curlew, 2 Nuthatch. (S Grose, M Lammas)

Marazion Marsh RSPB: 1 Richard’s Pipit. (Per County Recorder) 1 Wryneck near fence. (P Walsh) 4 (2m 2f) Stonechat, 2 Moorhen. (M Webb)

Marazion Beach: Mixed flock of 50 Ringed Plover and 80 Dunlin, 1 Sanderling, 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Curlew, 2 Little Egret, 12 Oystercatcher (C Taylor). Also a Curlew Sandpiper reported by slipway at 12:30.

Treveal: 1 Wryneck. Also 1 Garden Warbler at Clodgy. (A Lobb)

Predannack Wollas to Soapy Cove: Wryneck, 2 Chough. (S Ford)

Land’s End: Turtle Dove along cycle track this evening. (M Elliott)

Devoran, Point Green: 2 Osprey over, one bird subsequently went up river, other lost to sight over the houses. (M Wilson)

St Keverne: Firecrest NE of sewage works. (P Hopcroft)

Newlyn, Sandy Cove: Grey Phalarope offshore then headed into middle of bay, then seen from Jubilee Pool. (L Proctor)

Nanjizal: 1 Redstart, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Wood Sandpiper. Please keep to public rights of way. (K Wilson)

Penberth Valley: 2 Firecrest North of B3315. (J Eaton)

Siblyback: 3 Wheatear, 9 Teal, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Greylag Geese, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 4 Grey Heron, 26 Little Grebe (L Birtwistle) Also, 1 knot, 10 dunlin, 1 snipe, 2 greenshank, swallow, tawny owl, raven, stonechat, meadow pipit, 1 additional Curlew. (K Baum)

St Agnes Head: 2 Chough, 3 Wheatear, many Gannets over Dolphins and a Kestrel. (J&J Elvin)

Upper Tamar Lake: 1 Little Stint, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 22 Dunlin, 29 Ringed Plover, 1 Ruff, 1 Barnacle Goose, 410 Canada Goose, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, c100 Herring Gull, c60 Black-headed Gull, 35 Lesser Black-backed Gull. (R Lockwood)

Fowey Estuary: 2-3 Osprey. (R Kirkwood)

Porthgwarra: 1 Pomarine Skua, 1 Arctic Skua from Gwennap head this morning. Also 9 Snipe over Polgigga. (M Ferris) Also Wryneck reported at Roskestal.

Drift: 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Ruff, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Dunlin, 1 Wheatear, 1 Kingfisher, 2 White Wagtail, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Garganey, 45 Meadow Pipit. (J St Ledger, A McKechnie, D Flumm, S Williams, M James)

Trevilley: 2 Whinchat, 130 Meadow Pipit, Clouded Yellow butterfly. (D Flumm)

North Bowda: 1 Whinchat. (B Craven)

St Clements: Water Rail. (R Griffiths)

East Pentire: 2 Chough, 50 Meadow Pipit, 2 Wheatear, 1 Whitethroat. (B Bosisto)

Rame: Spotted Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher and 2 Cirl Buntings at coastguard cottages late afternoon. (A Payne)

Colliford Reservoir: 2 Little Stint, 9 Dunlin, 7 Barnacle Goose, 5 Great Crested Grebe, c80 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 1 ad Yellow-legged Gull. (P Roseveare)

Dozmary Pool: 1 Spotted Redshank, 6 Lapwing, 4 Shoveler, 37 Teal, c280 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Yellow-legged Gull. (P Roseveare)

Porthilly point: 29 Ringed Plover, 5 Turnstone, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 19 Dunlin, 4 Grey Heron, 11 Little Egret, 4 Cormorant, 77 Oystercatcher, 3 Curlew,19 Sandwich Tern, 167 Mediterranean Gull,1 Wheatear, 7 Rock Pipit, 5 Linnet, 3 Raven over. (S Grose)

Gannel Estuary: 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Kingfisher. (S Grose)

Wadebridge: 40 Redshank  9 Dunlin 1 Curlew Sandpiper 200 metres below bridge. (M Lammas)

Devoran Quay: (12.00 – 13.00) 2 Osprey (both headed up stream towards, Perranarworthal at 13.00), 6 Bar Tailed Godwit, 25(+) Black tailed Godwit, 96 Curlew, 16 Oystercatcher, 1 Greenshank, 39 Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 8 Teal, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 6 Little Egret. (A Nicholson)

Point Quay: 1 Osprey fishing (unsuccessful dive at 13.15, differentindividual to the Devoran birds), 3 Curlew. (A Nicholson)

Chacewater garden centre: 20+ Long-tailed Tit. (P Roberts)

Rinsey to Porthleven: 2 Chough @ 12.20 flying East & 2 Chough @ 14.25 flying East.  2 Wheatear. 3 Stonechat [1m / 2f]. 20+ Carrion Crow flying West. 50+ Rook in field near Mariners Memorial. (P K Bray)

Feeder Hide, Stithians Reservoir: 1 Kingfisher (mobbed by Magpie), 1 Grey Heron, 2 Moorhen, 3 Snipe, 2 (1m + 1 juv) Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 3 Great Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Robin, 1 Rabbit. (S Van Hear) Also 3 Curlew Sandpiper at North end. (J Lewis)

Calenick: 2 Firecrest. (J Lewis)

Camel Estuary, Wadebridge to Tregunna: 1 Pale-bellied brent goose, 250 Canada goose, 5 Greylag goose, 1 European white-fronted goose, 1 Bar-headed goose, 6 Mute swan, 13 Wigeon, 12 Mallard, 9 Wood pigeon, 75 Oystercatcher, 120 Curlew (including a bird that had been released on Dartmoor), 3 Bar-tailed godwit, 18 Black-tailed godwit, 1 Knot, 2 Curlew sandpiper, 10 Dunlin, 1 Common sandpiper, 65 Redshank, 4 Greenshank, 250 Black-headed gull, 4 Mediterranean gull, 1 Great black-backed gull, 9 Herring gull, 1 Lesser black-backed gull, 21 Cormorant, 4 Grey heron, 37 Little egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great-spotted woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 4 Rook, 55 Carrion crow, 4 Raven, 1 Coal tit, 1 Blue tit, 2 Great tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Starling, 9 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 8 House sparrow, 1 Pied wagtail, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Red admiral, 3 Clouded yellow, 3 Speckled wood. (M Scawen et al)

Wadebridge: 5 Cattle Egret reported.

Calstock Wetlands: 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper reported.

Late submission, 20/9, Nare Head: American Painted Lady photographed (first in Cornwall since 1876). (R Castillo-Nicholls)

Late submission, 20/9, Treraven Meadows: 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, not Ruff {re-identified from photos}. (D Dennis)

Late Submission, 20/9, Treyarnon/Constantine: 9 Mediterranean Gull, 6 Black Headed Gull, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 60+ Turnstone, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Egret, 20+ Herring Gull. (C Taylor)

Pectoral Sandpiper, Shaun Grose
Stonechat, Martin Webb
Stonechat, Martin Webb
Wryneck, Steve Ford
Wryneck, Steve Ford
Little Stint, Linda Birtwistle
Wheatear, Linda Birtwistle
Jack Snipe, Mark James
Jack Snipe, Alex Mckechnie
Jack Snipe, Tony Mills
White Wagtail, Dave Flumm
Garganey, Dave Flumm
Water Rail, Regina Griffiths
Osprey, Rupert Kirkwood
Osprey, Rupert Kirkwood
Ringed Plover, Shaun Grose
Firecrest, Jan Lewis
Pectoral Sandpiper, Adrian Langdon
Pectoral Sandpiper, Adrian Langdon
Curlew Sandpiper, Jan Lewis