Colour-ringed Greenshank and Common Gull

More reports here of colour-ringed migrants in the Camel area

 

 

New: Simon Taylor's Stithians blog

 

 

New page added 1st Oct: Articles

Colin Selway kicks off with a note about the wintering singing Black Redstarts of Wadebridge.  All contributions welcome - send to webmaster@cbwps.org.uk

 

 

Field meetings - update (1st Oct):

15th Nov: Stithians will now be an all-day walk around the reservoir starting at 9.00am

 

 

Colour-ringed Black-tailed Godwit

Click here for the fascinating history of the travels of an Icelandic Black-tailed Godwit which pitched up at Walmsley Sanctuary in early September (thanks to Colin Selway for details)

 

 

Field meetings for October to December here

 

 

New birding guide to Cornwall and Scilly  by CBWPS membership secretary Sara       McMahon (Cornwall) and the secretary to British Rirds Rarities Committee, Nigel Hudson (Scilly).

 

   

 

"The 208 pages that make up Best Birdwatching Sites: Cornwall & Scilly are a "must have" and even birders in and around Cornwall and Scilly may find out about one or two little nooks and crannies that they may choose to investigate in the future." - Mark Golley, Birdguides (read the full, mouth-watering review here)

 

 

"Birds in Cornwall"

 The situation regarding the outstanding annual bird reports is here.

 

 

Outstanding rarity descriptions

 

These birds were all reported on Birdguides but no descriptions have been received by the County       Recorder or the secretary of BBRC.  If you can provide a written description of any of them (and especially if you were the finder), please forward to the Recorder.

* NEW REQUESTS 28th July *

Lesser Scaup - 3 Drift 3rd Feb
Balearic Woodchat Shrike - Polgigga 5th -10th May
Baird's Sandpipier - Carnsew Pool 22nd August
Desert Lesser Whitethroat - Porthcurno 2nd - 17th Nov
Blyth's Pipit - Sennen/Nanjizal/Land's End area - 20th Oct - 24th Dec
Blyth's Pipit (Different bird?) Pendeen 19th Oct
Buff-bellied Pipit - Land's End/Trevescen/ Nanjizal - 26th Oct-17th Nov
Madeiran Storm Petrel - Pendeen 15th Sept
Madeiran Storm Petrel - Sennen Cove 16th Sept

Black Stork - Sennen/Porthcurno area 11th - 16th Sept 2007

(Hume's?) Yellow-browed Warbler  8th Jan - 1st Feb 07 - Bridge, Portreath. Description and/or photos needed please.

Cattle Egret: numerous.  Please remember that Cattle Egret still qualifies as a species whose records need to be assessed by the BBRC - though probably not for much longer!  Descriptions are requested for all records.

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Interested in car-share?

 

Is anyone from the east of the county planning to go on any field meetings down west?

 If so, why not car-share? Please contact David Palmer:

 davidpalmer1 at blueyonder.co.uk (substitute @ for at - device to avoid spammers!)

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For sale: Nikon HG DCF 8x32 binoculars. Top of the range from Nikon, with case, boxed and in near mint condition. Significant saving on new. Price reduced to £395 ono. Phone: 07919 226954

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Field Meetings - Volunteers needed

 

 We run regular field meetings, often in conjunction with the RSPB Cornwall Group.  We are looking for a few extra volunteers to lead an occasional meeting in their area.  You don't need to be an expert, just reasonably competent at identifying common birds.  If you would like to help, please e-mail here.

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