LESSER YELLOWLEGS - 35 recorded since 1936.
1936 Marazion 17 Sep – 19 Nov.
1952 Par 14 Sep
1954 Walmsley 6 – 12 Sep
Tamar 24 – 27 Sep
1961 Trewornan Bridge, River Amble 18 – 20 Sep
1964 Trewornan Bridge, River Amble 3 – 7 Oct
1966 Hayle 29 Aug – not in BBRC
1968 Amble Dam, Camel Est 9 Nov – 6 Dec
1969 Stithians 17 – 30 Oct
1972 Amble Dam, Camel 12 – 19 Sep `
Hayle Kimbro 23 – 30 Sep
Stithians 12 Oct
1974 Truro River 1 Nov
1975 Calenick Creek, Truro 1 – 22 Oct
1980 Drift 17 Aug – 4 Sep
Stithians 25 Sep
Hayle Kimbro Pool 10 Oct + Marazion 11 – 23 Oct
1981 Egloshayle Wadebridge 26 Sep – 11 Oct
Drift 12 – 18 Oct
1982 Gannel 23 – 26 Oct
1989 Drift first year 21 Aug – 5 Sep
Stithians first year 30 Sep – 4 Oct + 8 – 9 Nov and also seen Hayle 5 Oct – 7 Nov + 10 – 20 Nov
1990 Nanjizal flyover 14 Oct – rejected by BBRC
1995 Drift 25 Aug.
1997 Hayle on 28 Aug – 12 Sep.
1998 Lands End 18 – 28 Aug + Nanjizal 19 Aug
1999 Drift 1yr 25 – 29 Sep
2000 Hayle 1cal 30 Sep – 3 Oct
Loe Pool 1cal 23 – 28 Sep
2001 Devoran River 30 Aug – 5 Sep
Walmsley adult 9 – 21 Sep
2002 Crowdy Res 14 Oct
2003 Hayle 1cal 20 Oct – 31 Dec
Land’s End 1 Oct
2004 Clapper Bridge 10 Jan
Drift Res 25 Sep – 4 Oct
Egoshayle 3 – 12 Jan
Last year’s Hayle bird to 3 May
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1. Lesser Yellowlegs - Porthellick Pool, St Mary’s IOS, October 2003 (photographer not known)
2. Lesser Yellowlegs - Hayle Estuary, march 2004 (photo:J.H.Johns)
3. Lesser Yellowlegs - Hayle Estuary 2004, (record shot:M.Halliday)