Wednesday 5th July 2023

Wednesday 5th July 2023

Porthgwarra: Wilson’s Petrel, 9 Storm Petrel, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 800+ Manx Shearwater, 1 Pomarine Skua. (H Archer) 4 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Sooty Shearwater this evening 1850-2015. (J Hawkey)

Roughtor Plantation: 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Great spotted Woodpecker, 2 Buzzard, 3 Coal Tit, 4 Siskin, 1 Treecreeper. (S Grose)

Torpoint, Marine Drive: 14 Mediterranean Gull. (S Eddy)

St Ives Island  08.30-09.15h: ca. 70 Manx Shearwaters/ minute, 12 Common Scoter. (G Jones)

Par, beach and pool: 42 Black-headed gull, 3 Mediterranean Gull (1 ad. 2 juv.) c.100 Herring Gull, 1 Tufted Duck (m.) 6 Swift, 8 Swallow. (R Hampshire)

Spit beach area: 1 (f.) Kestrel hunting from trees. (R Hampshire)

Siblyback Reservoir: 20+ Goldfinch; 4 Spotted Flycatcher; 2 Wren; 2 Grey Heron; 200 Canadian Goose; 2 Greenfinch;  4 Willow Warbler; 4 Chiffchaff. (R Napp)

Swanpool: 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Jay, 1 Dunnock, 3 juv Carrion Crow, 5 (3 ad, 2 juv) Little Grebe, 3m Tufted Duck, 12+ Mallard with 10 ducklings, 10 Coot with 10 juveniles, 3 Moorhen, 1pr Mute Swan, 1 Cormorant. (M Webb)

Stithians Reservoir: 5 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Teal (male), 1 Moorhen with 2 juveniles, 1 Mallard with 8 ducklings, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Swift. (J St Ledger, J St Ledger-Renfree)

Roseland, Bohortha: 5 Skylarks, 1 Buzzard, 2 Common Whitethroats, 2 Chiffchaff, 8 Swallows, 1 Blackcap. (J Lewis)

Bodmin: juv Cuckoo being fed by Meadow Pipit. (S Sanderson)

Rumps and Pentire: 1 Pheasant, 5 Wood pigeon, 4 Oystercatcher, 8 Kittiwake, 9 Black-headed gull, 6 Great black-backed gull, 25 Herring gull, 5 Guillemot, 4 Razorbill, 2 Fulmar, 5 Cormorant, 8 Shag, 3 Kestrel, 1 Rook, 8 Carrion crow, 9 Skylark, 12 Swallow, 9 Whitethroat, 2 Blackbird, 3 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 4 House sparrow, 4 Meadow pipit, 4 Rock pipit, 9 Linnet, 3 Grey seal, 8 Small white, 4 Red admiral, 5 Painted lady, 1 Peacock, 30 Gatekeeper, 22 Meadow brown, 2 Six-spot burnet (M Scawen et al.)

St Loy, Merthen Point: 4 Cory’s Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater 0450-0720.

Pendeen: 2 Storm Petrel this evening.

Chiffchaff, Martin Webb
Little Grebe, Martin Webb
Tufted Duck, Martin Webb
Moorhen, John St Ledger
Mallard, John St Ledger
Spotted Flycatcher, Rick Napp