Cornwall Birding

Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:
Penzance - *CATTLE EGRET* (9) still in fields at Boscreege Farm near Newmill. Purple Sandpiper (36+) on beach by jubilee pool.
Bude - *CATTLE EGRET* at Maer Lake early morning
Sennen - Iceland Gull (2w) in Cove and Purple Sandpiper (3)
Lands End - Icterine Warbler still in willows south of car park, […]

Todays Birding highlights on the Isles of Scilly include:
St Mary’s - Woodchat Shrike (male) on west side of pine belt on The Garrison at 12.30hrs. Iceland Gulls at Porthcressa and on Golf Course today. Also Rook still.
Bryher - Golden Oriole (5) on west side of Watch Hill at 14.15hrs and showing well and probable Icterine […]

A Red-rumped Swallow was at Nare Head in 1980 and Subalpine Warblers were at Skewjack in 1984 and Lands End in 1994. A Black Stork was over the Hayle Estuary in 1989.

Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:
Nanjizal - *WESTERN SUBALPINE WARBLER* at seaward end of valley in buckthorn by Faraway Cottage tho elusive. Also *EUROPEAN BEE-EATER* (11+) flew east at 11.10hrs.
The Lizard - *EUROPEAN BEE-EATER*(3) flew in off sea at Predannack head at 11.15hrs then flew towards Mullion. Woodchat Shrike at Kynance Cove on fence between […]

Todays Birding highlights on the Isles of Scilly include:
St Agnes - **PALLID SWIFT** still at Porth Killier and showing well.
St Martins - Golden Oriole (imm.male) at 14.30hrs.
Tresco - Golden Oriole at Middle Town and Blue-headed Wagtail on Cricket Pitch.

A Little Bittern was at Falmouth in 1964 and in the same year a White-winged Black Tern was at Melancoose Reservoir. The Hayle Estuary held a Black-winged Stilt in 1988 and a Boneparte’s Gull was at Marazion in 1994.