Cornwall Birding

Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:
Sancreed - *CATTLE EGRET*(3) east of Sancreed at Treganhoe Farm, flew south at 08.30hrs
Drift - *CATTLE EGRET* (1) still in field north of access road to Tresvennack Farm, late morning.
Hayle Estuary - GW Teal (drk) still on main estuary.
Penzance - Purple Sandpiper (18) on rocks near Jubilee Pool this morning. No […]

No rarities have been found on this date.

Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:
Hayle Estuary - Green-winged Teal (drk) still and Med Gull (2ads and 2w) on estuary.
Marazion - PACIFIC DIVER reported again today in Mounts Bay tho distant. Marsh Harrier (male) still at Marazion Marsh, plus Med Gull (ad) on beach and RT Diver in bay.
The Lizard - Whooper Swan still at […]

No rarities have been found on this date.

Stithians Reservoir is undoubtedly the best area of open water for birdwatching in the county, equalled arguably by some, only by Drift Reservoir. The highest numbers of birds in winter and during passage times. Most of the reservoir is pretty shallow and dabbling rather than diving ducks dominate with 100 each at least of Teal […]

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Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:
Drift - *CATTLE EGRET* (3) west of Drift in cattle field viewable distantly from Sancreed Beacon.
The Lizard - *CATTLE EGRET* (2) at Cross Lanes, Mullion in cattle field opposite Skewes Farm. Park in lane between pub and farm and view from gate, SW.691.216.
Truro - Avocet (4) and Greenshank at St […]

No rarities have been found in Cornwall on this date.

Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:
Helston - LT Duck (fem/1w) still at the Loe Pool this afternoon
Truro - Avocet (4), Greenshank (1) on river at St Clement
Millbrook Lake - Med Gull (6ads, 2×2w, 1w)
Marazion - PACIFIC DIVER again off Long Rock beach towards St Michaels Mount at 12.30hrs. Firecrest and Siberian Chiffchaff on east side […]

A Desert Wheatear was at Torpoint in 1994, staying in the area until 16th December

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Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:
No further news on possible Northern Waterthrush at Mevagissey
Drift - *CATTLE EGRET* (2) again in cattle field along Chyenal Road.
Penzance - PACIFIC DIVER (ad) still off Marazion in Mounts Bay this afternoon tho elusive. Plus Water Pipit and Jack Snipe at Marazion Marsh.
Falmouth - Med Gull (ad and 2w) along […]

A Northern Parula at Hain Walk, St Ives in 1967 was a county first and only the second record for Britain. 

Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:
Mevagissey - wholly unconfirmed report of a small thrush possibly fitting description of Northern Waterthrush in a private garden in Mevagissey today. No further information available at this time.
St Austell - SURF SCOTER off beach between Carlyon Bay and Spit Beaches at 12.45hrs (thanks N.Best)
Tamar Bird Cruise - Red-throated Diver […]

No rarities have been recorded on this date.

Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:
College Reservoir - Med Gull (ad), Kingfisher (1), Marsh Tit (2) (thanks H.Cook)
The Lizard - Whooper Swan at Goonhilly Downs on Croft Pascoe Pool late morning
Lamorna - Firecrest (2) in cove this morning
Marazion - Possible PACIFIC DIVER again in Mounts Bay off Station Inn car park and BT and GN […]

No records of any rarities found on this day in History.

Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:
Hayle Estuary - Green-winged Teal (drk) still in main channel from causeway at 07.15hrs (thanks L.Proctor) Med Gull (2 ads) plus Med Gull (ad) at Copperhouse Creek.
St Buryan - *CATTLE EGRET* (2); one NE of St Buryan in horse field from B3283 opposite Higher Trevorrian; one in fields NE of Higher […]

A first cal. Male Lesser Scaup started a long stay in the county at Stithians Reservoir in 1996, moving to Argal Reservoir for the New Year then back to Stithians until 30th April 1997. A Dusky Warbler was at Mayon Pit, Sennen in 1998 and a Bonepartes Gull was at Marazion in 2006.

Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:
Falmouth - *CATTLE EGRET* (2) again this morning at 07.30hrs flew upstream along Penryn River at Trevissome. Firecrest still at Swanpool.
Drift - *CATTLE EGRET* (2) SE of Drift along Chyennal Road in Cattle field at Tresvennack Farm.
St Buryan - *CATTLE EGRET* still NE of St Buryan by B3283 in horse […]