Wednesday 2nd March 2022

Wednesday 2nd March 2022

Late news, 22/2, Perranporth: Brown Booby found exhausted at Droskyn Castle car park, taken to Mousehole Wild Bird Hospital where sadly later died.

Newlyn Harbour: ad Kumlien’s Gull still, 1 Red-throated Diver, ad Yellow-legged Gull. (L Proctor, N Rogers)

Swanpool: Black Guillemot still offshore by pink buoy, also Pomarine Skua flew west, and c.30 Common Dolphin. (E Cornelius)

Walmsley sanctuary: 1 Bittern, 8 Glossy Ibis, 48 Cattle Egret, 6 White-fronted Goose, 1m Ring-necked Duck, 1f Pintail, 4 Little Egret, 50 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Tufted Duck, 6 Gadwall, 7 Mute Swan, 5 Grey Heron, 7 little Grebe, 20 Shoveler, 1 Ruff, 29+ Teal, 12 Mallard, 50+ Wigeon, 2f Goosander, 21 Canada Goose, 4 Lesser Black-Backed Gull, 3 Greater Black-Backed Gull, 75 Herring Gull, 12 Black-headed Gull, 9 Shelduck,2 Buzzard, Moorhen, Coot, 35 Curlew, Goldfinch, 4 Cormorant, 3 Barn Owl, 2 Stonechat, 4 Meadow Pipit, 4 Snipe, 1 Chiffchaff, 8 Greenshank, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 6 Pied Wagtail, 2 Song Thrush. (I Grant/F Were)

Hayle Estuary RSPB: ad Ring-billed Gull still 1545.

Portscatho: 3 Slavonian Grebe (one in summer plumage) , 6 Black-throated Diver (one in summer plumage). (B Bosisto)

St Eval: 30+ Yellowhammers, large flock Chaffinches, Meadow Pipits, Skylarks, Golden plover, 2 Canada Goose. (D Dennis)

Callestick: 1 Firecrest in private garden. (T Wilson)

Lower Tamar Lake: 10 Goosander 3m 7f, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2m Tufted Duck, 1 Willow Tit, 1 Marsh Tit. (R Mudge)

Kingsmill Lake: 3 Grey Heron; 1 Little Egret; 1 Great Crested Grebe; 94 Teal; 13 Wigeon; 37 Shelduck; 22 Avocets; 21 Curlew; 31 Black-tailed Godwits; 2 Greenshank; 14 Redshank; 1 Dunlin; 4 Oystercatchers; 27 Herring Gull; 17 Black-headed Gull; 2 Great Black-backed Gulls; 10 Redwing; 2 Blackbirds; Rooks; Jackdaws; Crows; 2 Robins; 1 Blue Tit; 2 Chaffinch; 1 Bullfinch; 8 Goldfinch. (A. Parker)

Bartinney: several flocks of Golden Plover, also Sparrowhawk being mobbed by Crow. (R Chiffers)

Camel Estuary, Wadebridge to Tregunna: 1 Red-legged partridge, 4 Canada goose, 35 Mute swan, 1 Whooper swan, 18 Shelduck, 12 Wigeon, 4 Mallard, 2 Teal, 5 Wood pigeon, 1 Collared dove, 1 Little grebe, 40 Oystercatcher, 14 Grey plover, 7 Ringed plover, 45 Curlew, 50 Dunlin, 1 Common sandpiper, 35 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 65 Black-headed gull, 30 Great black-backed gull, 150 Herring gull, 2 Lesser black-backed gull, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey heron, 4 Little egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great-spotted woodpecker, 3 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 8 Rook, 45 Carrion crow, 3 Raven, 2 Blue tit, 2 Great tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Starling, 6 Blackbird, 2 Song thrush, 3 Robin, 12 House sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Grey wagtail, 1 Pied wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch (M Scawen et al.).

Golden Plover, Robin Chiffers