Wednesday 28th September 2022

Wednesday 28th September 2022

Bray’s Cott, Lizard: 2cy m Pallid Harrier seen again this afternoon.

Pendeen (seawatch lower slope 0820-0950): 2 Leach’s Petrel (0830 & 0918), 7 Balearic Shearwater, 18 Manx Shearwater, 10 Common Scoter, 2 Mediterranean Gull. 6 Chough. (D Flumm) Also Cory’s Shearwater, Sabine’s Gull, 2 Grey Phalarope, 2 Sooty Shearwater reported.

Penryn campus: imm Red-breasted Flycatcher reported still.

Kynance – Soapy Cove: Melodious Warbler still present, showing well at 1025, Whinchat, 2 Clouded Yellows. (M Scott-Ham)

Cape Cornwall: 3 Cory’s Shearwater, 7 Balearic Shearwater, 6 Common Scoter, 1 Great Skua, 1 pale-bellied Brent Goose. (N Wheatley)

Porthgwarra: Yellow-browed Warbler in 60ft cover. (M Wallace)

Drift Reservoir: Juvenile Whooper Swan, Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Grebe, Cattle Egret flew in 1115hrs and settled on east bank, 2 Tufted Duck, 5 Teal, Kingfisher. (D Flumm) Also Garganey reported still

Spit Beach; Par: 31 Ringed Plover, 6 Sanderling, 30 Dunlin, 37 Curlew, 7 Bar-tailed Godwit, 165 Oystercatcher, 2 Knot, 16 Turnstone, 1 Little Egret, 6 Eider (5 drake, 1 female). (B Bosisto, R Hampshire)

Par Beach Pool: 1 juvenile Little Stint, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Ringed Plover. (B Bosisto)

Par Bay: (pm) 1 Osprey over. (R Hampshire)

Gwenter: 9 Swallow (S. Wood)

Lizard: 2 Yellow-browed Warbler below Housel pond. (D Collins)

Pendeen: 1 Ring Ouzel (P Combridge)

Bass Point, Lizard: (0845-0900): 10 Balearic Shearwater, 10+ Harbour Porpoise. (M Scott-Ham)

Stithians Golden Lion end: 11 Golden Plover, 13 Ringed Plover, 8 Dunlin, 15 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit. (R. Bowyer) Also 1 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Snipe, 5 Ruff (J. St Ledger)

Devoran: 2 Osprey; 1 Curlew sandpiper; 1 Greenshank; 1 Common sandpiper; 8 Bar-tailed godwit; 6 Black-tailed godwit; 12 Dunlin; 72 Curlew; 9 Siskin over. (M Rolfe) 2 Osprey, circling together, 9 Sandwich Tern, 1 Kingfisher. (J St Ledger & A Lea) Also 2 Little Stint reported.

Crowlas: 3 Cattle Egret from layby that sells wood carvings on A30 – Longrock side of Crowlas. (L Proctor)

Restronguet Creek: 6 Little egret, 1 Grey heron, 7 Cormorant, 3 Sandwich Tern. 1 Osprey flew over from Pandora direction and headed north-east at 1200 hr. (B Penny)

Dobwalls: 1 House Martin (C&J Duffy)

Nanjizal: Short-eared Owl and Merlin hunting, also juv Whooper Swan in off sea, headed NE, then W, then E and lost from view at approximately 10.30am. (G Pullan)

Newlyn: 1 Firecrest NNE of Penlee Quarry this evening. (G Pullan)

Downderry: moving west, 0725-0810, were 177 Gannet, 16 Balearic Shearwater, 6 Little Egret, 3 Arctic Skua, 103 Kittiwake, 1 Common Gull and 2 Mediterranean Gull. (A Payne)

Treraven Meadows/ Shooting range platform: 1Marsh Tit, 1 Shelduck,1 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Curlew, 22 Black tailed Godwit, 5 Greenshank, 1 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 21 Redshank,20+ Dunlin, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Jay, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Bullfinch. (S Grose)

Guineaport: 1 Little Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper. (S Grose)

Wadebridge: 19 Cattle Egret with herd in field at Blable Gate. (S Grose)

Newquay Boating Lake: 1pr Grey Wagtail, 1 Kingfisher. (S Grose)

Hayle Estuary RSPB, Copperhouse Creek Black Bridge: 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Greenshank, 1 Redshank, 14 Teal, 4 Wigeon, 400+ Canada Goose. (M Webb) Also 4 Curlew Sandpiper reported at Copperhouse Creek. Ryan’s Field: 2 Kingfisher (m&f), 2 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 1 Redshank. (M Wilkinson, W Ambler)

Bodmin Moor: juv Cuckoo. (S Sanderson)

Camel Estuary, Wadebridge to Tregunna: 1 Pale-bellied brent goose, c.250 Canada goose, 5 Greylag goose, 18 Mute swan, 1 Shelduck, 34 Wigeon, 25 Mallard, 9 Wood pigeon, 75 Oystercatcher, 6 Ringed plover, 55 Curlew, 7 Bar-tailed godwit, 11 Black-tailed godwit, 1 Knot, 1 Curlew sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, 3 Common sandpiper, 42 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, c.300 Black-headed gull, c.220 Mediterranean gull, 15 Great black-backed gull, 80 Herring gull, 1 Lesser black-backed gull, 6 Cormorant, 2 Grey heron, 14 Little egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 5 Rook, 85 Carrion crow, 3 Raven, 1 Blue tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 12 House sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 Grey wagtail, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Comma, 1 Speckled wood (M Scawen et al.)

RSPB Scillonian Wildlife Cruise: 3 Cory’s Shearwater, 1+ Leach’s Petrel, 1 Storm Petrel, prob Pomarine Skua, 2 Arctic Skua, 2 Great Skua, 1 Balearic Shearwater. (M Elliot)

Late news, 26/09, Navax Point (11.35-12.35): 1602 Auk sp., 92 Kittiwake, 14 Manx Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Fulmar, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Grey Phalarope. (T Polglase)

Late submission, 27/09, The Kelseys: 1 female wheatear. (J Savage)

Late submission, 20/9, Tresemple Pool: Osprey, Chiffchaff, Curlew Sandpiper with Redshanks. (J Goodair)

Late submission, 15/09, Walmsley: Great White Egret with faded orange/red ring. (D Thomas)

Osprey, Jasmina Goodair
Osprey, Jasmina Goodair
Osprey, Jasmina Goodair
Osprey, Adrian Lea
Whooper Swan, Dave Flumm
Cattle Egret, Dave Flumm
Grey Wagtail, Martin Webb
Redshank, Martin Webb
Greenshank, Martin Webb
Golden Plover, Rebecca Bowyer
Golden Plover, Rebecca Bowyer