Cornwall Birding

Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:
Stithians Reservoir - **FRANKLIN’S GULL** (ad.sum) reported flying over reservoir west at 11.00hrs (Thanks D.eva and D.Jenkins)
The Lizard - *CATTLE EGRET* in ploughed field NW of National Trust car-park at Lizard Point at 20.10hrs. (Thanks S.Taylor)
Lands End - SHORT-TOED LARK singing in car-park early morning then flew in direction of […]

Todays Birding highlights on the Isles of Scilly include:
St Mary’s - WRYNECK at Telegraph late afternoon. WOODCHAT SHRIKE  on stone wall at end of lane on Penninis Head at 11.45hrs and SHORT-TOED LARK in ploughed field SW of millstone.
St Agnes - EUROPEAN BEE-EATER on woodpile on west side of lighthouse at 18.15hrs tho elusive.

Little Bitterns were at Sithney in 1964 and Bude in 1958 and a Squacco Heron was at Drift Resrvoir in 1994. A Long-billed Dowitcher was on the Estuary at Hayle in 1970 but by far the best rarity found on this date was the NORTHERN ORIOLE at Bodmin Moor in 1968.