Cornwall Birding

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 […]

Lingering rarities included the Ring-necked Duck at Stithians and the flock of Cattle Egrets at Drift. The Ring-billed Gull was seen intermitantly at Stithians and the Hume’s Leaf Warbler was at Tehidy on the 1st. Elsewhere on the 1st, Iceland Gulls were at Sennen, Newlyn and Walmsley Sanctuary and a Glaucous Gull was at Crowdy […]

A very quiet month compared to 2007 with very little in the way of new rarities. Cattle Egrets remained around the Drift and Sancreed area and also at Stithians Reservoir. The Hume’s Leaf Warbler continued its stay at Tehidy Country Park. The Bittern was still at Stithians Reservoir until mid month and Iceland Gulls were […]

Traditionally a quiet month, with maybe the exception of 2007, February didn’t disappoint. Many of January’s rarities lingered into this month, including the Hume’s Leaf Warblers at Tehidy and Cot Valley and up to twenty Cattle Egrets at Treganhoe Farm, Drift.

The Cattle Egrets still dominated the Cornwall Birding news on New Years Day 2008, the largest flock being 20 birds at the regular Treganhoe Farm location between Drift and Sancreed.

The Cattle Egret influx continued to gain momentum throughout December. Total numbers seem to be between 35-40 birds reported countywide, but how many more slipped through un-noticed? The largest flock were 19 birds at St Ives, near Halsetown and 15+ at Treganhoe Farm, Drift and at least 30 birds were still present in the county […]

Ater a relatively quiet October, November started with a bang with last months BLYTH’S PIPIT flying over at Nanjizal and a Dusky Warbler in scrub at Porthcurno on the 1st. This was joined by a ‘Desert’Lesser Whitethroat that remained in the area for just under two weeks.

The Pectoral Sandpiper was still at St Gothian Sands NR on the 1st despite constant disturbance by dogwalkers and at Davidstow Airfield the Buff-breasted Sandpiper remained mobile. Another Buff-breast was reportedly seen flying over the A30 at Land’s End. A Great White Egret was at Ryan’s Field briefly at 09.00hrs. A Demoiselle Crane set pulses […]

A relatively quiet start to the month saw a Hobby at Nanquidno and last month’s eclipse drk Garganey still on the estuary at Hayle on the 1st. There were 32 Greenshank and 5 Ruff at Kingsmill Lake on the 2nd and a Blue-headed Wagtail with 40 Yellow Wagtails at Windmill Farm reserve.

Wader movement started slowly at the Hayle Estuary with Green Sandpiper  and 7 Common Sandpipers on th 1st and 24 Common Scoter flew past Rame Head. A juvenile Little Ringed Plover was at Ryan’s Field on the 2nd and an Egyptian Goose was at Millbrook Lake. The 3rd produced Ruff and 2 Green Sandpipers at […]