Cornwall Birding

Todays seawatching highlights in Cornwall include:
Coverack (prior to 09.00hrs) -  Cory’s Shearwater (60), Balearic Shearwater (8), Manx Shearwater (20), Storm Petrel, Great Skua and Arctic Skua from Chynalls Point. (Thanks D.Wood)
Porthgwarra (12hrs) - Cory’s Shearwater (18), Balearic Shearwater (9), Sooty Shearwater (2), Manx Shearwater (468) and Storm Petrel (9) off Gwennap Head. (Seawatch SW)
Fowey - Cory’s Shearwater [...]

Birdwatching Events and Field Trips with CWBPS, RSPB, CWT and Cornwall CC in August include: 

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Todays Birdwatching highlights in Cornwall include:
Hayle Estuary - Red-breasted Merganser (fem) still. Also Common Sandpiper (8) and Whimbrel this afternoon (Thanks D.Jenkins)
Falmouth - Little Tern (2 juvs) along Penryn River this morning. Med Gull again at Swanpool.
Gwithian - Common Tern (10) on beach north of St Gothian Sands NR this morning (Thanks D.Jenkins)
Marazion - Med Gull (6) on beach [...]

Todays seawatching highlights in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly so far include:
The Lizard (07.30 - 15.00hrs) - Cory’s Shearwater (710+), Great Shearwater (25) and Balearic Shearwater (10) past Lizard Point.
Coverack (2hrs early afternoon) - Cory’s Shearwater (62) past Chynalls Point. Also Balearic Shearwater (4), Manx Shearwater (20), Arctic Skua (3) and Ocean Sunfish (2). (Thanks D.Wood)
St Austell [...]

Sailing at 5 am on 10th August from Penzance, only £95 for a full day of excellent seabirds. See HERE for booking details.

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Those of you who saw the Spoonbill on the estuary at Hayle yesterday might be interested to know that it was ringed in the nest at Besné (Loire Atlantique, France) on the 27/5/2008 (metal ring CA 68965), this is the first sighting of the bird since it was ringed. Thanks to Dr Loïc Marion, CNRS-Université de [...]

Todays Seawatching highlights in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly include:
Porthgwarra  (13hrs) - Cory’s Shearwater (205), Great Shearwater (1), Sooty Shearwater, Balearic Shearwater, Storm Petrel (8), Arctic Skua (5), Great Skua (10) and Med Gull (3) past Gwennap Head.
St Mary’s, IOS (15.40 - 16.00hrs) - Cory’s Shearwater (7) flew west past Peninnis Head. Plus 28 [...]

Todays Birdwatching highlights in Cornwall include:
Hayle Estuary - Red-breasted Merganser (fem) again in main channel this morning (Thanks S.Taylor)
Stithians - Little Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Little Egret and Teal (3) from southern hide (Thanks D.Jenkins)
Wadebridge - Little Egret (3), Greenshank (3), Green Sandpiper (2), Swift (9), Little Ringed Plover (1), Stock Dove [...]

This evening pelagic on board the MV Sapphire, 6mls south of St Mary’s produced:
*WILSONS PETREL* (1), Cory’s Shearwater (2) and Great Skua.

Todays Birdwatching highlights in Cornwall include:
Hayle Estuary - SPOONBILL (juv) until 15.20hrs. Red-breasted Merganser (fem) in main channel at high tide, Little Tern  (5), Common Tern (3), Little Egret (8), Common Sandpiper (5+), Med Gull (Ad, 2nd Sum and Juvs). (P.Freestone) Also Curlew Sandpiper reported this morning on Carnsew Pool and Crossbill over late afternoon [...]

This evenings pelagic on board the MV Sapphire, 6mls south of St Mary’s produced:
Sabines Gull (ad), Pomarine Skua and Storm Petrel (30+).

Todays Seawatching highlights from Cornwall include:
Padstow -* WILSON’S PETREL* (2) from boat 11mls NNW of Padstow. Also Balearic Shearwater (2), Storm Petrel (100+), Manx Shearwater (60+), Puffin (2) and Common Scoter (20). (J.Hanlon)
Porthgwarra - Balearic Shearwater (19), Sooty Shearwater (2), Manx Shearwater (527), Storm Petrel (2) and Med Gull (8) off Gwennap Head.

Todays Birdwatching highlights in Cornwall include:
Gwithian - Wood Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper and Shoveler (fem) at St Gothian Sands at 07.45hrs (P.Freestone)

Wood Sandpiper, Rock Pipit and Stonechat at Gwithian (Photos: P.Freestone)
Stithians - Raven (6), Ringed Plover (1), Common Sandpiper (7), Green Sandpiper (1), Teal (4), Redshank (1), Willow warbler (1). (thanks S Taylor et al)
Med Gulls reported [...]

Todays seawatching highlights in Cornwall include:
Porthgwarra (12hrs by Seawatch SW)  - Balearic Shearwater (19), Manx Shearwater (1920), Great Skua (3) and Med Gull (5) past Gwennap Head.
Lamorna - Balearic Shearwater (2), Manx Shearwater (7), Storm Petrel (16) and Arctic Skua from Marinelife English Channel Pelagic.
Padstow - Sabines Gull, Great  and Arctic Skua from boat 10mls [...]

Todays Birdwatching highlights in Cornwall include:
Truro - Greenshank (13) and Whimbrel (2) on river at Tresillian (Thanks S.Wilcock)
Torpoint - Med Gull (66) including BH Gull x Med Gull hybrid (2) on Torpoint foreshore this afternoon (per C.Selway)
Sennen Cove - Med Gull (8) in cove this evening. Also Balearic Shearwater on sea in bay.
Marazion - Common [...]

Todays seawatching highlights in Cornwall include:
Porthgwarra (12hrs by Seawatch SW) - Balearic Shearwater (9), Sooty Shearwater, Manx Shearwater (620), Arctic Skua (2), Great Skua (4), Storm Petrel (2), Common Scoter (2) and Puffin (3) past Gwennap Head.
St Austell - Whimbrel (6), Common Sandpiper (1), Balearic Shearwater (1), Med Gull (2 juvs) at Gorren Haven this [...]

Todays Birdwatching highlights in Cornwall include:
Gwithian - Common Sandpiper (1) and Greenshank (1) at St Gothian Sands NR late morning. (P.Freestone)
Marazion  - Red-necked Grebe on Long Rock Pool this evening. Med Gull (7) on beach.
Wadebridge - Med Gull (47 ads, 12x 2nd sum, 12x 1st sum and 6 juvs) at Tregirls Beach, Camel Estuary this [...]

No Wilsons Petrels this evening but Sooty Shearwater (2), Storm Petrel (40), Great Skua (2) and Arctic Skua recorded  from the MV Sapphire, 6 miles south of St Mary’s.