Notice: Please be aware that there will be a birding group using the Walmsley hides from 10 to mid afternoon tomorrow, Thursday 6th. Access is still available to members but there may be a lack of seats! Adrian.
Helston Boating Lake: 2 (adult Drake 1st winter Female) Lesser Scaup. (S Ford) (A Lea) (S Talbot) (S Rogers, T Newing) (A Lobb) (M Jones) Also 8 Shoveler, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sparrowhawk male. (T Wright) Also 4 (2m 2f) Shoveler, 30+ Mallard, 15+ Tufted Duck, 1pr Mute Swan, 4 Canada Goose, 30+ Coot, 8 Moorhen, 1 Common Sandpiper, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 15+ Herring Gull. (M Webb)
Hazlephron: Steppe Grey Shrike still present at 11:30. Hayle Estuary: 5 female Pintail, 425 Wigeon, 200+ Teal, 5 Dunlin, 67 Lapwing. Lizard Point: 8:30 to 11:00: 3 Manx Shearwater and a few hundred Kittiwakes, Gannets and auks. (A Lobb)
Truro: 1 Lesser Yellowlegs behind Tesco, 10:30am. (S Clawson)
Gunwalloe Reed Bed: 1 Kestrel (over), 1 Sparrowhawk (over), 8 Skylark. (J St Ledger)
Par Beach: 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 1 Cormorant (on the river), 1 Little Grebe, 5 Long-tailed Tit. (V Booth)
Newquay Boating Lake: 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher still. (D Ensor)
Cadgwith: Snow Bunting adjacent to coast path at Chough Ogo. (S Croft)
Camel Estuary, Wadebridge to Padstow: 14 Canada Goose, 6 Mute Swan, 8 Shelduck, 60 Wigeon, 35 Mallard, 4 Teal, 2 Goosander, 11 Wood Pigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Moorhen, 8 Little Grebe, 75 Oystercatcher, 4 Ringed Plover, 4 Lapwing, 45 Curlew, 16 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Common Sandpiper, 55 Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 9 Dunlin, 160 Black-headed Gull, 140 Herring Gull, 16 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 14 Little Egret, 4 Kingfisher, 4 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 5 Rook, 65 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Redwing, 6 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 4 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 9 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Speckled Wood. (M Scawen)
Downderry: 1 Red-throated Diver on the sea this morning; on the beach 1 Grey Wagtail and 1 Water Pipit. (A Payne)
Porthkerris: 07.45-09.30: 2000 Kittiwake, 4 Arctic Skua, 2 Manx Shearwater, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Black Redstart, 1 Firecrest. 14.10-16.10: 115 Mediterranean Gull south, 6 Manx Shearwater, 1 1st winter Common Gull, 1 Arctic Skua, 100s Razorbill with few Guillemot. Coverack: 2 1st winter Common Gull on shore, 1 Great Skua south. (D Collins)
Point Quay: 1 m Red-breasted Merganser. (T Wilson)
Porthoustock: 15:00-16:00 1 ad winter Black Guillemot, c40 Mediterranean Gull. (S Wood)
Widemouth Bay: 2 Snow Buntings still on Longbeak Point. (B Craven)
Padstow, Tregirls Beach: 6 Common Gull, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 18 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 19 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Curlew, 2 Dunlin, 9 Oystercatcher. Crugmeer: 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven. (S Grose)
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