Kingsmill Lake: 1st-summer Bonaparte’s Gull late morning; park at China Fleet Country Club and follow the trail to the hide SX427608.
Ponsandane/Gulval: 7 Red Kite in off the sea at 07:20 heading NW inland. (J Hawkey)
St Just: 1 Red Kite east over town this morning. Later, possibly same bird being mobbed by Carrion Crow near Newbridge. (P Clarke)
New Mill: 2 Red Kite. (S Turner)
Hayle Estuary RSPB Reserve: 1 2cy Ring-billed Gull. (S Turner)
 Ring-billed Gull, Steven Turner |
 Ring-billed Gull, Steven Turner |
Bartinney Downs: 2 Cuckoo,1 male and 1 female, both calling, then mating, by pond. (B Toms)
Truro: 1 Red Kite west at 11am. (D Eva)
Towednack Hill: 1 Red Kite over at 4.30. (S Turner)
 Red Kite, Steven Turner |
 Red Kite, Steven Turner |
Cot Valley: 6 Red Kite over heading NE at about 14.30. Cuckoo calling in valley. (G Rogers)
Balnoon: 1 Red Kite. (P Fletcher)
Marazion Marsh RSPB: 1 Red Kite west 13:20hrs. (D Flumm)
Drift Reservoir (members only): 1 2cy Purple Heron again, also 1 Lesser Whitethroat singing near dam, 1 pair Moorhen still with 6 chicks (now 2 weeks old) at “Scrape”, 2 pairs Great Crested Grebe nesting, 10 Swift, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Greylag and 4 Canada Geese. (L Proctor, D Flumm, J Dustow)
 Purple Heron, Dave Flumm |
 Purple Heron, Steve Rowe, 25th May |
 Purple Heron, Steve Rowe, 25th May |
 Purple Heron, Steve Rowe, 25th May |
St Erth: 6 Red Kite N between 18:00 and 19:30. (MJ Spicer)
Marazion Marsh RSPB: 6 Mute Swan, 4 Canada Geese plus 5 & 3+ goslings, 1 hybrid goose, 6 Mallard plus 4 duckling, 1 Teal, 1 Cormorant, 12 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 5 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, c10 Swallow, 4 Swift, 2 Stonechat, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Reed Bunting, 2 Whitethroat and 7 Cetti’s Warbler plus Sedge and Reed Warblers. (DK Parker)
Cape Cornwall: 12 Red Kite over mid morning. (Sennen Cove Birdwatching)
Lands End: 1 m Sardinian Warbler still singing and showing intermittently in sallows east of car park, also 22 Red Kite over. (L Proctor, J Dustow)
Tresemple Pool: 1 Night Heron roosting deep in cover late morning and seen again 20:30 to 22:05. (J Chapple)
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