Cornwall Birding

A Night Heron was at Par Beach in 1990 remaining until 7th April.

Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:
Tehidy CP - **HUME’S LEAF WARBLER** still in scrub at back of cafe.
Ladock - *CATTLE EGRET* (5+) in cattle fields 0.5 miles NE of Ladock along B3275 on footpath to Downgate, past Fentonladock Farm. (thanks S.Taylor)
Drift - *CATTLE EGRET* (7) still in fields at Treganhoe Farm this morning.
Pendeen - ROSE-COLOURED [...]

Todays Birding highlights on the Isles of Scilly include:
St Mary’s -  **GREAT REED WARBLER** at Porth Hellick Pool in reed bottoms from Seaward Hide at 09.35hrs and still at 16.45hrs, 50yrds north of Stephen Sussex Hide in sallows east of boardwalk. (this bird has probably been present since Thursday). ROOK (2) still on Golf course [...]

Lands End produced a GREAT-SPOTTED CUCKOO in 2001.

No rarities have been found on this date in History

Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:
Tehidy CP - *HUME’S LEAF WARBLER** still in scrub at back of cafe (thanks S.Taylor)
Drift - *CATTLE EGRET* (5+) this morning at Treganhoe Farm still.
Stithians - *CATTLE EGRET* (2) on Golden Lion cutoff this morning (thanks S.Taylor) and RN Duck (fem) still.
Newlyn - ICELAND GULL (juv) still in harbour tho [...]

Todays Birding highlights on the Isles of Scilly include:
St Mary’s - Firecrest on Porth Hellick Loop and Grey Plover on Porth Hellick Pool. Lesser Redpoll (7) at Dump at 07.15hrs. ICELAND GULL (2 juvs) on Porthmellon. ROOK still on airfield.

Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:
Drift - *CATTLE EGRET* (9) still in fields at Treganhoe Farm this morning. ICELAND GULL (juv) on reservoir
Newlyn - ICELAND GULL (juv) still in harbour
Stithians - RING-NECKED DUCK (fem) still on southern cutoff and showing well. (thanks S.Taylor)
St Ives Island - Arctic Skua (1), GN Diver (2) and ‘Blue’ Fulmar [...]

No rarities have been found on this date in Cornwall.

Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:
Tehidy CP - **HUME’S LEAF WARBLER** still in scrub at back of cafe
Drift - *CATTLE EGRET* (10+) still in fields at Treganhoe Farm
Newlyn - ICELAND GULL (juv) and BN Grebe still in harbour
Sancreed - ICELAND GULL (juv) again in fields north of village
Siblyback - Sand Martin (30+) at reservoir today [...]

Night Herons were at Copperhouse and Loe Pool in 1990.

Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:
Tehidy CP - **HUME’S LEAF WARBLER** still in scrub near cafe today.
Drift - *CATTLE EGRET* (13) in fields at Treganhoe Farm again
Lands End - SHORELARK in field by dump at south end of cycle track late morning then flew north.
Newlyn - ICELAND GULL (juv) still and BN Grebe still.
Wadebridge - [...]

A Long-billed Dowitcher was on the Hayle Estuary in 1978 remaining until 26th April.

Todays birding highlights in Cornwall include:
Drift - *CATTLE EGRET* (8+) still in fields at Treganhoe Farm
Newlyn - ICELAND GULL still in Harbour.
Helston - Long-tailed Duck still at Loe Pool on Carminowe Creek this morning.
Porthgwarra - Willow Warbler this morning. Also Wheatear (10+) and Black Redstart (2)
Gwithian - Water Pipit again on flashes at St Gothian [...]

A Sardinian Warbler was on the Lizard in 1990 until March 26th.

Today birding highlights in Cornwall include:
Drift - *CATTLE EGRET* (5+) in fields at Treganhoe Farm still early afternoon.
Sennen Cove - ICELAND GULL (2w and 2 juvs) on Cowloe this evening.
Trevose Head - LAPLAND BUNTING (1) still opposite coastguard cottages. Also Corn Bunting (40+), Brambling (5) and Wheatear (3) (thanks C.Buckland)

Corn Buntings at Trevose Head today (photos: [...]

No rarities have been found on this date in Cornwall

Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:
Tehidy CP - **HUME’S LEAF WARBLER** still in scrub at back of cafe. Also Firecrest
Looe - *CATTLE EGRET* (6) still at Widegates opposite Downend Country house with single Little egret. (thanks J.Batey)
Drift - *CATTLE EGRET* (16) still in fields at Treganhoe Farm
Wadebridge - *CATTLE EGRET* (2) at Hay, flew towards Wadebridge late morning
Stithians [...]

Todays birding highlights on the Isles of Scilly include:
St Marys - Ring Ouzel on Golf Course, Jack Snipe at Lower Moors and White Wagtail (2) on the Garrison. Also Swallow over Porth Hellick Pool. ICELAND GULL (3w and 2 juvs) on Golf Course late afternoon and Wheatear (male) at Porthloo. COMMON BUZZARD flew over Old [...]

Boneparte’s Gulls were at St Ives in 1968 and Mounts Bay in 1981.