Wednesday 5th October 2022

Wednesday 5th October 2022

Pendeen: juv Woodchat still present opposite coastguard cottages. (L Proctor) Also, seawatch (0900-1800): 5 Leach’s Petrel, 4 Sabine’s Gull, 6 Grey Phalarope, 5 Great Shearwater, 6 Cory’s Shearwater, 19 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Pomarine Skua, 4 Arctic Skua, 5 Great Skua, 3 Arctic Tern, 3 Sandwich Tern, 114 Balearic Shearwater (all pale/intermediate type late afternoon), c300 Manx Shearwater, 1 Little Gull. (P Marshall, N Rogers, M Elliot, J Overfield, R Wilkins et al.) 

Treraven Meadow: Glossy Ibis late pm. (D Julian)

Lizard Point (8:30-11:30): 150 Great Shearwater, 66 Balearic Shearwater, 48 Manx Shearwater, 8 Sooty Shearwater, 26 Arctic Skua, 2 Long-tailed Skua, 2 Storm Petrel, 1 Arctic Tern. (D Collins, T Blunden, J Foster)

St Ives Island: 1 Snow Bunting, 11 Oystercatcher, 4 Turnstone, 1 Grey Phalarope, 1 Long-tailed Skua (15:42), 2 Arctic Skua, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 10 Sandwich Tern, 2 Common Tern, 2 Little Tern, 1 Black Tern, 10 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk (P. Nason).

Fistral; Newquay (1720-1730): 200 Kittiwake, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 6 Manx Shearwater, 2 Leach’s Petrel. (B Bosisto)

Chynhalls point, Coverack (0715-1100): 459+ Great Shearwater , 4+ Cory’s Shearwater , 25 Sooty Shearwater , 49 Balearic Shearwater , 18 Manx Shearwater , 17 Arctic Skua and 3 Med Gull. ( P. Laney)

Cape Cornwall (0910-1110): 29 Balearic Shearwater, 10 Manx Shearwater, 1 Sooty Shearwater

Levant: 1 Cory’s Shearwater at 1315. (P Fraser)

Crowlas: 5+ Cattle Egret still between here and Marazion at Bowgyheere farm. (L Proctor)

Cot Valley: Yellow-browed Warbler in sycamores opposite Bosorne farm. (P Allen)

Mullion: 1 Chough over head and calling, 2 Kestrel hunting, imm Stonechat, 12+ Magpie. (R&B Walter)

Wadebridge, Treraven Meadow & Bridge Bike Hire: 30+ Teal, 1 Wigeon, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 78 Redshank, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Curlew. (D Wilson)

East Pentire: 17 Balearic Shearwater, 28 Manx Shearwater, 2 Grey Phalarope, 2 Arctic Skua, 1 Pomarine Skua, 600+ Kittiwake, 2000+ Auk sp, 2 Wheatear late pm. (S Rowe)

Tresillian: 2 Curlew Sandpiper still. (L Sampson)

Newlyn: 1 Dipper. (A McKechnie)

Hayle Estuary RSPB, Ryan’s Field: 1 Greenshank, 2 Little Egret. (R Chiffers)

Penryn: Yellow-browed Warbler still at the uni campus.

 

 

Wigeon, Darren Wilson
Cormorant, Darren Wilson
Curlew Sandpiper, Lawrie Sampson
Dipper, Alex Mckechnie
Little Egret, Robin Chiffers
Greenshank, Robin Chiffers
Woodchat Shrike, Nigel Rogers