Provisional list of birds seen in 2018.

No.	Species	Date	Notes
1	Barn Owl	1st January
2	Barnacle Goose		Of unknown origin
3	Bar-tailed Godwit
4	Blackbird
5	Blackcap
6	Black Redstart
7	Black-headed Gull
8	Black-necked Grebe
9	Black-tailed Godwit
10	Black-throated Diver
11	Blue Tit
12	Brent Goose
13	Bullfinch
14	Buzzard
15	Canada Goose
16	Carrion Crow
17	Cattle Egret
18	Cetti's Warbler
19	Chaffinch
20	Chiffchaff
21	Chough
22	Coal Tit
23	Collared Dove
24	Common Gull
25	Common Sandpiper
26	Common Scoter
27	Coot
28	Cormorant
29	Curlew
30	Dipper
31	Dunnock
32	Dunlin
33	Eider
34	Feral Pigeon
35	Fieldfare
36	Firecrest
37	Fulmar
38	Gadwall
39	Gannet
40	Glossy Ibis
41	Goldcrest
42	Golden Plover
43	Goldeneye
44	Goldfinch
45	Goosander
46	Great Black-backed Gull
47	Great Crested Grebe
48	Great Northern Diver
49	Great Spotted Woodpecker
50	Great Tit
51	Green Sandpiper
52	Greenfinch
53	Greenshank
54	Grey Heron
55	Grey Plover
56	Grey Wagtail
57	Guillemot
58	Hawfinch
59	Herring Gull
60	House Sparrow
61	Jackdaw
62	Jay
63	Kestrel
64	Kingfisher
65	Kittiwake
66	Knot
67	Lapwing
68	Lesser Black-backed Gull
69	Lesser Scaup
70	Linnet
71	Little Egret
72	Little Grebe
73	Long-tailed Duck
74	Long-tailed Tit
75	Magpie
76	Mallard
77	Marsh Tit
78	Meadow Pipit
79	Mediterranean Gull
80	Merlin
81	Mistle Thrush
82	Moorhen
83	Mute Swan
84	Nuthatch
85	Oystercatcher
86	Peregrine
87	Pheasant
88	Pied Wagtail
89	Pink-footed Goose
90	Pintail
91	Pochard
92	Purple Sandpiper
93	Raven
94	Razorbill
95	Redshank
96	Red-throated Diver
97	Redwing
98	Reed Bunting
99	Richard's Pipit
100	Ring-billed Gull
101	Ringed Plover
102	Robin
103	Rock Pipit
104	Rook
105	Ruff
106	Sanderling
107	Scaup
108	Shag
109	Shelduck
110	Shoveler
111	Skylark
112	Slavonian Grebe
113	Song Thrush
114	Snipe
115	Snow Goose		Of unknown origin
116	Sparrowhawk
117	Spoonbill
118	Spotted Redshank
119	Starling
120	Stonechat
121	Surf Scoter
122	Tawny Owl
123	Teal
124	Tufted Duck
125	Turnstone
126	Velvet Scoter
127	Water Rail
128	Whimbrel
129	Wigeon
130	Willow Tit
131	Woodpigeon
132	Wren
133	Yellowhammer
134	Avocet	2nd January
	Glaucous Gull
	Jack Snipe
	Rose-coloured Starling
	Yellow-legged Gull
	Brambling	3rd January
140	Caspian Gull
	Iceland Gull
	Manx Shearwater
	Pomarine Skua
	Red-breasted Merganser
	Water Pipit
	Yellow-browed Warbler	4th January
	Balearic Shearwater	5th January
	Grey Partridge
	Ring Ouzel
150	Woodcock
	Lapland Bunting	6th January
	Woodlark
	Stock Dove
	Mandarin
	Puffin
	Treecreeper
	Goshawk	7th January
	Egyptian Goose
	Green Woodpecker
160	Hen Harrier
	Sandwich Tern
	White-fronted Goose
	Lesser Redpoll	8th January
	Siskin	"
	Great White Egret	9th January
	Lapland Bunting	"
	Great Skua	10th January
	Greylag Goose
	Red-legged Partridge
170	Corn Bunting	11th January
	Dartford Warbler	14th January
	Short-eared Owl
	Marsh Harrier
	Sooty Shearwater	15th January
	Kumlien's Gulll		Identity unconfirmed - later bird(s) better candidates.
	Little Auk	19th January
	Green-winged Teal
	Cirl Bunting
	Pacific Diver	22nd January
180	Red-necked Grebe
	Whooper Swan	30th January
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	American Herring Gull	4th February
	Bittern	17th February
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	25th February
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	Sand Martin	12th March
	Wheatear	13th March
	Swallow	17th March
	Common Tern	"
	Hoopoe	18th March
190	Little Ringed Plover	19th March
	Willow Warbler	27th March
	Hooded Crow	29th March
	White-billed Diver	"
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	House Martin	4th April
	Alpine Swift	5th April
	Osprey
	Yellow Wagtail	7th April
	Whitethroat	8th April
	Turtle Dove	9th April
200	Tree Pipit	"
	Sedge Warbler	11th April
	Grasshopper Warbler
	Garganey
	Common Redstart
	Red-rumped Swallow	14th April
	Pied Flycatcher
	Reed Warbler	16th April
	Arctic Tern	17th April
	Little Tern	"
210	Purple Heron	19th April
	Bonaparte's Gull
	Western Subalpine Warbler
	Wood Warbler	20th April
	Common Swift	29th April
	Iberian Chiffchaff	30th April
	Garden Warbler
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	Cuckoo	1st May
	Ring-necked Parakeet	"
	Golden Oriole	"
220	Tree Sparrow	"
	Serin	6th May
	Nightingale	"
	Woodchat Shrike	"
	Bee-eater	7th May
	Ortolan Bunting	8th May
	Roseate Tern	11th May
	Red Kite	14th May
	Hobby	"
	Honey Buzzard	21st May
230	Long-tailed Skua	27th May
	Baird's Sandpiper	28th May
	Nightjar	29th May
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	Storm Petrel	1st June
	Wilson's Storm-petrel	6th June
	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	12th June
	Pacific Golden Plover	26th June
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	Franklin's Gull	1st July
	Arctic Skua	18th July
	Marsh Sandpiper	26th July
240	Great Shearwater	28th July
	Cory's Shearwater	"
	Pectoral Sandpiper	"
	Wood Sandpiper	"
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	Trindade Petrel	1st August	With BBRC
	Fea's Petrel	11th August
	Melodious Warbler	18th August
	Lesser Whitethroat	22nd August
	Black Kite	"
	Little Gull	23rd August
250	Little Ringed Plover	25th August
	Scarlet Rosefinch	"
	Yelkouan Shearwater	28th August
	Aquatic Warbler	29th August
	Syke's Warbler	30th August
	Whinchat
	Curlew Sandpiper	31st August
	Cackling Goose	"	Possible
	Spotted Flycatcher
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	Red-breasted Flycatcher	4th September
260	Citrine Wagtail	"	?
	Crossbill	9th September
	Bulwers' Petrel	13th September	With BBRC
	Little Stint	"
	Glossy Ibis	"
	Red-backed Shrike	14th September
	Common Crane	"
	Leach's Storm-petrel	18th September
	Lesser Yellowlegs	19th September
	Red-eyed Vireo	20th September
270	Madeiran Storm-petrel	"	With BBRC
	Black Tern	21st September
	Grey Phalarope	"
	Sabine's Gull	"
	Spotted Crake	24th September
	Tawny Pipit	"
	Dotterel	29th September
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	Brown Shrike	1st October
	Wryneck	"
280	Little Bunting	8th October
	Short-toed Lark	14th October
	White-rumped Sandpiper	"
	Grey Catbird	15th October
	Penduline Tit	"
	Frigatebird sp.	"
	Ring-necked Duck	16th October
	Corncrake	"
	Red-breasted Flycatcher	"
	Snow Bunting	18th October
290	Dusky Warbler	21st October
	Temminck's Stint	22nd October
	Little Owl	23rd October
	Olive-backed Pipit	28th October	Probable
	Barred Warbler	29th October
	American Buff-bellied Pipit	"
	Pallas's Warbler	"
	Pied Wheatear	11th November
	Pallid Swift	18th November
	Red-crested Pochard	29th November
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	Siberian Chiffchaff
	Pale-bellied Brent Goose	4th January
	Escapes/exotics (Cat C) -
	Black Swan
	Muscovy Duck
	Bar-headed Goose
	Mandarin Duck -		Breeders white morph
	Ferruginous Duck		Presumed escape
	Golden Pheasant
	Quail	3rd March	Presumed escape
	Additional
	Red-throated Pipit		(Meadow Pipit)
	Audouin's Gull		(Presumed red-billed Herring Gull)
	American Golden Plover		(Grey Plover)

This is a working list, all records are subject to ratification by county rarity panel or BBRC/BOU for acceptance to the official county list/county record.

Additional notes – Red-throated Pipit, January – interesting bird, proved to be a Meadow Pipit from photos. Audouin’s Gull, January – it should be noted that there were good records of a red-billed Herring Gull in the county around this time.

The Cornwall County List 2017 can be found in the members area >HERE< 

 

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