Wednesday 27th July 2022

Wednesday 27th July 2022

Drift Reservoir: Least Sandpiper in NW arm. (N Rogers, D Flumm et al) In addition, 3 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 7 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 13 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, fem/imm Garganey, Tufted Duck, Coot, 17 Moorhen, small ‘Dusky-type’ Canada Goose, 60 Swift, 10 House Martin, 4 Sand Martin. (D Flumm)

Nanpean: 1 Common Sandpiper. (B Bosisto)

Hayle Estuary RSPB, Ryan’s Field:  1 Kingfisher  2 Common Sandpiper,  4 (2ad 2juv) Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 70+ Curlew, 41 Canada Goose, 120+ Black-headed Gull 15.45 – 16.45. (M Webb, R Chiffers)

Sancreed: Pair Green Woodpecker with 2 juvs still. (D Flumm)

Tresillian to Tresemple Pool: 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Marsh Tit. (L Sampson)

Porth Reservoir: 11 Grey Wagtail, 14 Great-crested Grebe, 4+ Kingfisher, 2 Grey Heron , female Blackcap with Blue and Great Tit feeding from wild cherry tree, 3 Cormorant, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff and lots of Mallard. (D Dennis)

Siblyback Reservoir: 1 ad Dunlin, 7 Common Sandpiper, 34 Little Grebe, 5 Grey Heron, 7 Yellow-legged Gull (4 adult, 1 3cy, 1 juv). (P Kemp)

Colliford Reservoir: 4 3cy Yellow-legged Gulls with 46 Lesser Black-backed Gull in dam roost. (P Kemp)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Stint sp. briefly just after midday, 2 Redshank, 4 Dunlin, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Curlew. (S Kolodziejski) 2 Juvenile Buzzards, Sandpiper, Curlew, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 10 Little Grebes, 2 Grey Heron, 6 Little Egret, 15 Cormorants, 2 Swallow, Whitethroat (S.Hinkley) Ringed Plover, Gadwall. (Regina Griffiths)

Newlyn Harbour: 1 Yellow legged Gull, 5 Lesser Black backed Gull, 78 Great Black backed Gull (Inc regular birds ,L:FF3, L:FZ7, L:DF5 & P:89D) 1 Mediterranean Gull (on beach opp tolcarne Inn with yellow plastic ring on right leg:APEA. (S Grose)

Chymedden: 56 Carrion Crow, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 5 Turnstone. (S Grose)

Marizion Beach: 55 Sanderling, 1 Dunlin, 1 Black headed Gull with a metal ring on right leg (partially read: HA54.66 with the word “Lithuania”below the word”museum”. (S Grose)

RSPB Hayle Estuary: 8 Common Sandpiper from causeway. (S Grose)

St Gothian sands LNR: 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Dunlin, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Raven.(S Grose)

Hayle Kimbro: 2 Green Sandpiper. (D Collins)

Walmsley Sanctuary: 3 Cattle Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Water Rail, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kestrel. (J St Ledger, A Lea)

Burniere Hide: 6 Whimbrel, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Curlew (ringed), 1 Redshank, 1 Mediterranean Gull. (J St Ledger, A Lea)

Stithians Reservoir: 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 3 Curlew (at 07.20). (J St Ledger)

Rumps and Pentire: 2 Wood pigeon, 3 Rock dove/Feral pigeon, 4 Oystercatcher, 1 Greenshank, 6 Black-headed gull, 3 Great black- backed gull, 45 Herring gull, 2 Lesser black-backed gull, 5 Fulmar, 4 Manx shearwater, 1 Gannet, 5 Cormorant, 8 Shag, 1 Buzzard, 4 Kestrel, 1 Magpie, 2 Rook, 2 Carrion crow, 6 Skylark, 11 Swallow, 7
Whitethroat, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 5 Stonechat, 5 Wheatear, 3 House sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 8 Rock pipit, 20 Linnet, 5 Common dolphin, 2 Grey seal, 1 Small skipper, 1 Large white, 1 Small copper, 6 Common blue, 1 Peacock, 2 Dark green fritillary, 2 Wall brown, 24 Gatekeeper, 18 Meadow brown, 50 Six-spot burnet (M Scawen et al.)

Colliford res: 7 Common Sandpiper & 4 Redshank (P Kemp)

Upper Tamar Lake: 1 White-fronted Goose, 17 Grey Heron, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, c70 Canada Geese. (R Mudge)

Lower Tamar Lake: 1 Mute Swan, 4 Great Crested Grebe. (R Mudge)

plr/rjv

Least Sandpiper, Mike Spicer
Least Sandpiper, Steve Rowe
Least Sandpiper, Mike Spicer
Least Sandpiper, Mike Spicer
Least Sandpiper, Dave Flumm
Least Sandpiper, Nigel Rogers
Buzzard, Sandra Hinkley
Ringed Plover, Regina Griffiths
Greylag Goose, Regina Griffiths
Marsh Harrier, Adrian Lea
Marsh Harrier, Adrian Lea
Black-tailed Godwit, Adrian Lea
Cattle Egret, Adrian Lea
Curlew (tagged), Adrian Lea
Garganey, Nigel Rogers
Green Woodpecker, Dave Flumm
Garganey, Dave Flumm
Yellow-legged Gull. Shaun Grose
Grey Heron. Robin Chiffers
Grey Heron. Robin Chiffers
Kingfisher. Robin Chiffers
Common Sandpiper. Robin Chiffers
Common Sandpiper. Martin Webb
Curlew. Martin Webb