Walmsley Sanctuary: Please note there will be a visiting group of birders from Devon at the hides tomorrow morning from 9 am. It’s part of our educational access for our stewardship. Members can continue to use the hides as normal but be prepared for the extra numbers. Thanks, Adrian (Walmsley Warden)
Walmsley Sanctuary: 1 Bittern, 6 White-fronted Goose, 50 Cattle Egret, 1 Ring-necked Duck. (A Tomkins) Also, 23 Cattle Egret, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Bittern, 2 Gadwall, 40+ Wigeon, 30+ Curlew, 12 Shoveler, 2 Shelduck, 1 Cormorant, 3 Little Grebe, 34 Starling, 16 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck. (C Taylor)
Newlyn Harbour: ad Kumlien’s Gull, juv Glaucous Gull, Red-throated Diver all still present. (L Proctor, P Fraser) Also 3 Shag, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 31 Turnstone. (M Webb)
Kumlien’s Gull, Pete Fraser
Hayle Estuary RSPB: 1 Ring-billed Gull (adult), 5 Goosander (3 male, 2 “redhead”), 1 Greenshank (N R Rogers) Also 2w Caspian Gull reported again.
Siblyback Lake: Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Goldeneye, 22 Tufted Duck, 2 (m&f) Ring-necked Duck. (R Napp)
Chapel Amble: 9 Glossy Ibis (C Taylor, B Craven, D Thomas)
Lower Boscaswell: 1w male Rosy Starling reported still.
Cape Cornwall: Iceland Gull still at bottom of Cot Valley. (T Wheatley) Also Whimbrel still. (N Wheatley)
Raftra Farm, Polgigga: Iceland Gull. (M Wallace)
St Gothian Sands: 1 Snow Bunting still. (P Fraser)
Bodmin Moor: Red Kite. (B Pilkington, B Craven)
Kingsmill Lake: 12 Avocet, 48 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank, 37+ Redshank, 48 Curlew, 30 Shelduck, 7 Grey Heron, 1 Lapwing & 1 1w Mediterranean Gull (P Kemp)
Carnewas to Park Head: 2 Skylark, 5 Meadow Pipit, pair Stonechat, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, c35 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Fulmar. (D Ricketts)
Tywarnhayle: (11.00 – 11.30). 10 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch. (RB & PC Girling).
Malpas: 1 Brambling under our feeders with 5 Goldfinch, 6 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Siskins and 1 Blackcap plus tits. Also, 1 Starling, our first garden record in eight years here. (A. Hill)
Skewjack: Lesser-type Canada Goose still, 1 Woodcock from Polgigga-Land’s End road. (R Veal)
Towan Head: 9 Red-throated Diver, 20 Purple Sandpiper, 19 Turnstone, 8 Oystercatcher. (S Rowe)
Lands End, Armed Knight Rock: 400+ Guillemot, 60+ Razorbill, 1 Kestrel (over). (J St Ledger & R Bowyer)
Lizard Point: 12,000 auks estimated flying west between 08.05 and 09.05 based on two 5 minute sample counts. Several thousand more in the next hour. Approximate ratio of 2 Guillemot to 1 Razorbill. Also 1 Red-throated Diver and 1 Black-throated Diver past. (D Collins)
Tintagel: several groups of Guillemots, 30+ Fulmars on the cliffs, 2 Ravens, 1 Kestrel, 20+ Skylark, c10 Meadow Pipit, 2 Stonechat and 10+ Linnets. (A Myram)
Rocky Valley: 1 Dipper and 1 Grey Wagtail. (A Myram)
Wadebridge: Whooper Swan with group of c10 Mute Swans (seen from the Camel Trail under the bridge). (A Myram)
Camel Estuary, Wadebridge to Tregunna: 13 Red-legged partridge, 1 Pheasant, 2 Canada goose, 8 Mute swan, 1 Whooper swan, 43 Shelduck, 34 Wigeon, 5 Mallard, 9 Wood pigeon, 1 Collared dove, 1 Little grebe, 55 Oystercatcher, 4 Grey plover, 4 Ringed plover, 55 Curlew, 3 Black-tailed godwit, 25 Dunlin, 3 Common sandpiper, 45 Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 250 Black-headed gull, 1 Common gull, 6 Great black-backed gull, 120 Herring gull, 2 Lesser black-backed gull, 6 Cormorant, 1 Shag, 5 Cattle egret, 6 Little egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 25 Rook, 75 Carrion crow, 5 Blue tit, 6 Long-tailed tit, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 27 Starling, 9 Blackbird, 2 Song thrush, 1 Robin, 5 House sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 2 Pied wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch. (M Scawen et al.)
St Austell: Yellow-browed Warbler reported still at sewage works