Late news, 30/10, Mousehole: Dusky Warbler & Yellow-browed Warbler still on Love Lane; Dusky or Radde’s Warbler in garden of Old Coastguard restaurant briefly at 11am.
Late news, 30/10, Polgigga: 1 Short-toed Lark & 2 Lapland Buntings in field W of path between Bosistow & Higher Bosistow farms. Possible Sykes’s Wagtail (beema) briefly on roof of Higher Bosistow farm, also 2 Black Redstarts.
Late news, 30/10, Porthcurno: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler in sallows S of car park.
Late news, 30/10, Cot Valley: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler.
Late news, 30/10, St Just: swift sp flew over Princess St at 1:45pm.
Gunwalloe: 2 Yellow-browed Warbler (1 by churchyard, the other by entrance to National Trust car park), 1m Black Redstart at Halzephron. (R Doggart)
Morvah: 15 Lapwing and c200 Chaffinch in flocks in off the sea, c50 Siskin. 1 Great Skua offshore harrying Kittiwakes, 1 Balearic Shearwater west and 2 Porpoise offshore at Levant. (R Phillips)
Hayle Estuary RSPB: 1 Franklin’s Gull on the estuary from the bridge 15.50 to 16:00, when it flew off south, 143 Golden Plover and 1 Curlew Sandpiper from same spot earlier (B Field) 1 Cattle Egret. (M Halliday, R Farnes, J St Ledger) Mediterranean Gull with green leg ring (R Farnes) Also 1 Spoonbill, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Grey Plover. (J St Ledger)
Curlew Sandpiper, Rod Farnes |
Curlew Sandpiper, Mark Halliday |
Cattle Egret, Mark Halliday |
Cattle Egret, Mark Halliday |
Cattle Egret, Mark Halliday |
Cattle Egret, Rod Farnes |
Cattle Egret, Rod Farnes |
Cattle Egret, John St Ledger |
Mediterranean Gull, Rod Farnes |
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Franklin’s Gull photos, Brian Field
Lamorna Cove: 1 Black Redstart. (M McKee)
Siblyback Lake: 1 Bar-headed Goose among c200 Canada Geese on western side in pasture. (L Ford).
Sancreed: 1 Black Redstart, 5 Lapwing, 3 Snipe. (D Flumm)
Porthgwarra to Nanjizal: 2 Chough, one with three ID rings, 1 female Merlin predating Meadow Pipit, pair of Kestrel, 3 Grey Seal and 1 Stoat, (H & A James – photos)
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Newquay: 1 Chough, calling, over Pargolla Road. (K Johns)
Cot Valley-Boscregan Farm: birds moving south-east 07:30-11:30: 835+ Chaffinch, 5 Siskin, 1 Crossbill, 3 Reed Bunting, 560+ Starling, 40+ Skylark, c80 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, 3+ Mistle Thrush and 6 Stock Dove. Also seen: female/juvenile Hen Harrier (north at 08:43), 1 Merlin, 2 Woodlark, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 2 Firecrest, 1 Whinchat and 1 Black Redstart (in St Just). (N Wheatley)
Jupiter Point, River Lynher: 3 Spoonbill on Beggar’s Island at 8am. (M Beer, C Buckland)
Truro: Black Redstart at Kirby Road on Malabar Estate.
Pendeen: Barred Warbler & Yellow-browed Warbler at Manor Farm. (P Combridge) Also Common Swift over coastguard cottages. (J Swann)
Kenidjack Valley: Probable juv Common Swift (initially thought to be possible Pallid Swift), later drifted N & seen over Truthwall & Botallack. Also Red-breasted Flycatcher by the engine shed. (T Bird)
Porthgwarra: 1 Common Whitethroat. (T Bird)
Sennen: 1 Common Swift, simultaneously with the Kenidjack bird. (K Wilson)
Nanjizal Valley: 4 Yellow-browed Warbler, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 10 Chiffchaff, 17 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, & 1 Robin bearing Norwegian ring trapped & ringed. (K Wilson)
Perranuthnoe: Hudsonian Whimbrel still at Boat Cove.
Camel Estuary: Dalmatian Pelican on N bank 1.5 miles W of Wadebridge still. (J D’Arcy)
St Tudy, Bodmin: 2 Cattle Egret at Tinton Manor Farm at 8:15am.
Bedruthan Steps: Dark-bellied Brent Goose 2 over, 1 Black Redstart on rocks and several flocks of Chaffinches and Skylarks coasting westwards. (T Wilson)
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