Lanlivery: Just a few new species to round the year off:

Grey Wagtail – one over on 21st September
Kingfisher – one calling from neighbour’s pond on 1st October
Stonechat – three in adjoining field from 2nd October and throughout the month. First for over 10 years as habitat is recovering after heavy grazing.

Brings the total to 66 species. Notable omissions this year are Whitethroat, which have disappeared from this area, and Peregrine.

Many thanks and Happy New Year! (Phil McVey)

Crowlas: Meadow Pipit, Siskin, Fieldfare, and Tawny owl takes my final total to 50. (Gary Healey)

Coverack: A cracking Christmas present in the form of a Firecrest in the Mahonia. Fieldfare sightings have continued after the first for the year a few days ago, and I’ve managed Snipe from the house for the second successive winter now. (Dan Beadle)

St Germans: A Barnacle Goose was back with the Canada flock, today (77). Then, another first for the creek, when an Egyptian Goose flew over and landed on the marsh (78). – And we still have two Great White Egrets! (Andy Blonden)

Coverack: A proper bit of garden gold! Merlin for 55, racing over the garden after a flock of Redwing. (Dan Beadle)

Coverack: It’s been a quieter year for garden listing, with most of my time spent out of county at uni, travelling or on placement. Pleased to add Fieldfare for 54, hopefully the start of adding a few more species over Christmas. (Dan Beadle)

St Germans: Another surprise: while watching the Great White Egret earlier, an Avocet came by! There’s never before been one this far up. It was running up with the tide on a fairly steep bank of mud, feeding ‘on-the-go’ in the water like a Greenshank. No. 76. That brightened up an otherwise dreary morning. (Andy Blonden)

Feock: Please could you add Canada Goose and Black-headed Gull to my list, bringing the total to 31. (Rosalind Smith)

St Germans: We’ve had two more to take us to 75: a Firecrest was in the garden on 12 Nov. and a Great White Egret on the marsh opposite, this morning (1 Dec.). (Andy Blonden)

Carbis Moor: We moved into our ‘new’ house at Carbis Moor near St Austell on 10th October. The house is quite isolated and surrounded by lots of old established trees and Cornish hedges. First job was to put up the feeders and from day one they have been busy all day. So far, in between jobs on the house, we have counted 38 species on the feeders and around the garden. (Vic Booth)

Feock: Please can you add Redwing to my list. Huge flocks flew over this morning. (Rosalind Smith)

Grampound Road: Two additions: 51. Golden Plover & 52. Lapwing. (Rob Nicholls)

St Germans: A Fieldfare was in the garden this morning. (73). (Andy Blonden)

Helston: Fieldfare for 21. (Steve Ford)

Grampound Road: 49. Firecrest. 50. Black Redstart. (Rob Nicholls)

St Germans: Two Redwing were in the garden early this morning, which, with the humble feral Pigeon which stopped for a quick drink in the river on 22 Sept., brings  our total to 72. (Andy Blonden)

Helston: A hunting Sparrowhawk for my 20th. (Steve Ford)

St Germans: A very welcome Curlew Sandpiper – the first for some years – was among the Redshank and Dunlin in the creek, this morning; making 70. (Andy Blonden)

Lanlivery: Sand Martin – 5 over our ‘airspace’ on 16th September. Brings total to 63 species. (Phil McVey)

Coverack: A Tree Pipit went over N calling as I was getting into the car – a garden tick! (Dan Beadle)

Crowlas: Whimbrel takes me to 46. (Gary Healey)

St Germans: Jackpot: a new bird for us both yesterday afternoon, when a Serin came to the feeders, then to the birdbath, followed by a juvenile. Amazing! (69). (Andy & Trish Blonden)

St Germans: The long-awaited (young) Grey Wagtail turned up at the pond this morning – 68. (Andy Blonden)

St Germans: We came back at lunch-time to find a young Bar-tailed Godwit feeding on the mud opposite. Most unusual for this end of the estuary, but a real privilege to watch such an exquisite bird from the comfort of a lounger on the patio. (67). (Andy Blonden)

Trethurgy: Here is our updated list:

Cormorant, Grey Heron, Canada Goose, Mallard, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Pheasant (heard), Moorhen, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black-headed Gull, Collared Dove, Woodpigeon, Feral Pigeon, Cuckoo (heard), Tawny Owl, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Swallow, Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Redwing, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler (heard), Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit, Willow Tit, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Nuthatch, Jay, Magpie, Rook, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Raven, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Siskin, Linnet, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting and Yellowhammer. (53 species)

The Moorhen was a new species for our garden and spent several days here during the hot spells. (Geoff and Jacky White)

Tresillian: One more for my list: Hobby flying over this afternoon. (Andrew le Masurier)

Tresillian: Two more to add to my list: Kingfisher and Yellowhammer. (A le Masurier)

St Germans: Unusually, we saw no Whimbrel in the first half of the year, but this morning there were three  –  looking very elegant in the morning sunshine. (65) (Andy Blonden)

St Germans: Sadly, no House Matins nested along our road, this year. Tonight, however, a huge number of Swallows and Martins were flying together over the marsh and roosting (precariously) on the rigging of an abandoned boat. So that’s 64. (Andy Blonden)

Crowlas: House Martin, Swift, Black-headed Gull, Mediterranean Gull and Linnet takes my total to 45. (G Healey)

St Germans: A brief evening flyover by a Kestrel brings up 63. (Andy Blonden)

St Germans: Two Stock Dove this morning take me to 62. (Andy Blonden)

Feock: Please could you add Swift to my list bringing my total to 28.
Still no swallows or martins though. They really seem elusive this year. (Rosalind Smith)

Liskeard: At least 15+ Swifts and 5+ House Martins hawking insects over the bungalow this evening. The swifts even gave a short, spine tingling scream. Wonderful.
These birds give me a total of 29 and 30 respectively for my garden listing. (Deena Sharp)

Grampound Road: Two new records to add to my list, 47. Green Woodpecker & 48. Nuthatch (Rob Nicholls)

Tresillian: Two more to add to my list from today. Juvenile stonechat and spotted flycatcher.

St Germans: During June, I’ve only been able to add a Willow Warbler, on 16th, briefly feeding on rose bush aphids (61).

(Andy Blonden)

Coverack: Linnet over for 52.

(Dan Beadle)

Coverack: Five more to add to the list: Pheasant, Swift, House Martin, Cuckoo & Blackcap. 51 now.

(Dan Beadle)

Summercourt: Please add a (single) Greenfinch to my tally, which will bring me to 30.

Very exciting as we used to have lots, but this is the first I have seen for more than three years.

(Nick Wilkins)

Liskeard: Great excitement! A juvenile Nuthatch came into the garden! The first I’ve ever seen here. My total is now 28.

(Deena Sharp)

Liskeard: Could you please update my listing to #27, as a Tawny Owl was heard across the valley in the early hours this morning.

(Deena Sharp)

Liskeard: Could you please update my listing to #26, as a Great Black Backed Gull has flown up the valley towards town.

(Deena Sharp)

Tresillian: A further 5 to add to my list: Blackcap, Little Egret, Skylark, House Martin & Swift.

Liskeard: Please update my total to 25.

Additions of 17.4.22 = Chiffchaff (22), Blackcap (23).
7.5.22 = Swallow (24)
22.5.22 = Sparrowhawk = (25).

(Deena Sharp)

Grampound Road: 46. Great Black Backed Gull.

(Rob Nicholls)

St Germans: A House Sparrow and today’s Swift brings up 60.

(Andy Blonden)

Liskeard: #24 – Swallow.
So pleased to see this welcome Summmer visitor passing over the garden this morning, which now brings by total to 24.

(Deena Sharp)

Summercourt: Can you please add five more for me – which will bring me to 29.

Skylark, Chiffchaff, Pheasant, Swallows (7) & and a gaggle of Canada Geese over.

Not sure I’ll get many more now, but I’ll keep watching and listening!

(Nick Wilkins)

Lanlivery: Belated update for March and April and early May. A frustrating couple of months, with migrants few and far between. New species:

Grampound Road: 44. Swallow and 45. House Martin. (Rob Nicholls)

Tresillian: Two more for my list: Swallow and Greenfinch. (Andrew le Masurier)

Coverack: 5 more added during a brief return to Cornwall over Easter – Swallow, Sedge Warbler, Grey Heron, Mallard and Great Black-backed Gull. (Dan Beadle)

Polbathic: And a Swallow – 58. (Andy Blonden)

St Germans: On 11th April, a male Blackap began coming to hang upside-down feeding on ivy berries. Then, at last, on 22nd, the previously ever-present Common Sandpiper appeared and today’s brief visit by a Whitethroat brings our total to 57. (Andy Blonden)

Summercourt: Had a magpie in my garden this morning (regrettably just one) so I’m now up to 24! (Nick Wilkins)

Summercourt: Can you please add a (male) Blackcap to my list – lovely bird (which takes me to 22). (Nick Wilkins)

Tresillian: 6 more for my list as follows. Lesser Black-backed Gull, Kestrel, Shelduck, Black-headed Gull, House Sparrow, Grey Heron. (Andrew le Masurier)

Crowlas: Swallow and Feral pigeon takes me to 40. (G Healey)

Grampound Road: 43. Grasshopper Warbler. (Rob Nicholls)

Liskeard: Please add # 21 to my garden listing. Canada Geese have just flown over the bungalow, en-route from Looe to Siblyback. (Deena Sharp)

Grampound Road: 41. Kestrel & 42. Mallard. (Rob Nicholls)

Crowlas: Grey Heron takes me to 38. (G Healey)

St Germans: Two ‘crackers’ on top of this morning’s spring tide: a Green Sandpiper and – a 47-year first from the garden – a gorgeous male Pintail! So 54 now. (Andy Blonden)

Grampound Road: Here are my new recent sightings to add: 39. Buzzard & 40. Skylark. (Rob Nicholls)

Crowlas: Red Kite takes me to 37. (G Healey)

Crowlas: Please add Great Tit, Chiffchaff and Greenfinch to my list; total now 36. (G Healey)