Sennen: No sign so far of Paddyfield Pipit in cut maize field behind the shop at c.SW361257 earlier reports were apparently erroneous. View only from public footpath from 4th field southwest of Sennen School, please park sensibly and do not obstruct the minor road. As per the landowners request please do not walk in the field.
River Lyhner, Wacker Quay: 1 Spotted Redshank and 1 Whimbrel. (D Julian) Drake Green-winged Teal reported this morning way down along the creek also c30 Avocet. Sconner Farm: 21 Lapwings,14 Redshanks,5 Snipe,2 Little Egrets. (C Buckland)
Spotted Redshank – Chris Buckland
St John’s Lake: 19 Brent Goose (10 dark and 9 pale phase), 2 Red-breasted Merganser and 17 Great Crested Grebe. (D Julian)
St. Germans: 2 Spoonbill,1 Bar tailed Godwit. Also 1 Firecrest in garden. (A Blonden)
Cot Valley: Pallas’s Warbler still present. (N Wheatley)
Stithians Reservoir: 1w Lesser Scaup still (M Pass)
Drift Reservoir (members only): 2 Great White Egret perched in tree in NW arm, plus Long-tailed Duck and Great Northern Diver again. (R Veal, JD Swann)
Sancreed: 2 Great White Egret in fields east of village 13:30 on wards (same as reported at Drift earlier). Also 1 Little Egret. (D Flumm)
 Long-tailed Duck – L Proctor |
 Great White Egret – Dave Flumm |
Long Rock CP: f/imm Velvet Scoter, 3 Greater Scaup, Tufted Duck, 3 Wigeon, Red-throated Diver, 50+ Common Scoter on the sea between here and the Mount. (P St Pierre) 8+ Greater Scaup. (P Clement)
1 Red-breasted Merganser. (L Proctor)
Carn Gloose: Snow Bunting at end of public road.
Vellandreath: 1 Stonechat showing characters of Continental Stonechat (nominate rubicola), 1 Great Northern Diver high NE inland. (R Veal)
Penzance Harbour: Great Northern this morning. (A McKechnie)
Great Northern Diver – A McKechnie
Crowlas: 1 Brambling low over 7:15. (R Veal)
Porthgwarra: Snow Bunting at Roskestal. Also, Black-tailed Godwit and 2 Woodcock. (M Wallace)
Stepper Point: 3 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Common Gull, 16 Meadow Pipit, 3 Raven, 1 Yellowhammer, 5 Oystercatcher, 7 Kittiwake, 9 Fulmar,also 3 Blackcap halfway along footpath down to Hawkers Cove. (S Grose)
Roche: Male Blackcap in private garden. (J Rance)
Swanpool: 3 Yellow-browed Warblers reported at Swanvale NR.
Malpas: Firecrest, in private garden. (A Hill)
 Pink-footed Goose – J St Ledger |
 Greater Scaup – J St Ledger |
Chapel Amble: 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Water Pipit. (J St Ledger)
Hayle Estuary RSPB: 4 Pink-footed Goose, 2 Pintail, 1 Knot, 3 Grey Plover at dusk. (R Veal)
Tregoss: 1 Woodcock flew over 17:15 (B Bosisto L Payne)
Washaway: 1 Barn Owl, & 2 Tawny Owl heard. (S Grose)
Cotehele Quay: 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Water Rail and 2 Marsh Tit. (R.Smaldon)
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